Category Archives: Electronic
Djrum ~ Portrait With Firewood
The portents for Portrait With Firewood are unusual to say the least, particularly for a producer more associated with a series of releases that mostly combined cinematic samples and atmosphere with a dubstep-inspired late-night wooziness. Instead, Felix Manuel, who records
Djrum ~ Portrait With Firewood
The portents for Portrait With Firewood are unusual to say the least, particularly for a producer more associated with a series of releases that mostly combined cinematic samples and atmosphere with a dubstep-inspired late-night wooziness. Instead, Felix Manuel, who records
Puce Mary ~ The Drought
Copenhagen’s Puce Mary makes her first showing on our site with her best album to date. Torbjørn Rødland’s striking cover imagery is reminiscent of Kirk Weddle’s work on Nirvana’s Nevermind. The comparison is even more apt when one links Frederikke Hoffmeier and Kurt Cobain as
Puce Mary ~ The Drought
Copenhagen’s Puce Mary makes her first showing on our site with her best album to date. Torbjørn Rødland’s striking cover imagery is reminiscent of Kirk Weddle’s work on Nirvana’s Nevermind. The comparison is even more apt when one links Frederikke Hoffmeier and Kurt Cobain as
Max Cooper ~ One Hundred Billion Sparks
Max Cooper is already having a great year. Fresh from the success of his multi-media Emergence album and tour, he’s released his first mix compilation, Balance 30, and contributed a remix to one of the year’s finest albums, Floex and Tom Hodge’s A Portrait of
Max Cooper ~ One Hundred Billion Sparks
Max Cooper is already having a great year. Fresh from the success of his multi-media Emergence album and tour, he’s released his first mix compilation, Balance 30, and contributed a remix to one of the year’s finest albums, Floex and Tom Hodge’s A Portrait of
Dustin Wong ~ Fluid World Building 101 With Shaman Bambu
‘World building’ is a concept I’ve seen used mostly in literature and videogames, but there’s a rarely recognized limited measure of it that’s been used in popular music, primarily in prog rock, in which fantasy and sci-fi have historical significance
Dustin Wong ~ Fluid World Building 101 With Shaman Bambu
‘World building’ is a concept I’ve seen used mostly in literature and videogames, but there’s a rarely recognized limited measure of it that’s been used in popular music, primarily in prog rock, in which fantasy and sci-fi have historical significance
Fall Music Preview ~ Electronic
Our Fall Music Preview comes to a close with the largest of our five articles. Together, we’ve listed an average of four albums a day for the next two months. And since we’ve only included pre-September announcements, we’re expecting the
Fall Music Preview ~ Electronic
Our Fall Music Preview comes to a close with the largest of our five articles. Together, we’ve listed an average of four albums a day for the next two months. And since we’ve only included pre-September announcements, we’re expecting the
Grúska Babúska ~ Tor
Filled with music boxes, glockenspiel and peculiar percussion, the latest release from Icelandic female trio Grúska Babúska bubbles with abundant charm. This is the same band whose debut was a USB stick embedded in a babushka doll. Much has happened since
Grúska Babúska ~ Tor
Filled with music boxes, glockenspiel and peculiar percussion, the latest release from Icelandic female trio Grúska Babúska bubbles with abundant charm. This is the same band whose debut was a USB stick embedded in a babushka doll. Much has happened since
Haiku Salut ~ There Is No Elsewhere
Derbyshire’s all-female trio Haiku Salut has one of the happiest sounds around, one that doesn’t ignore current events but transcends them. For this band, life is about moving past enmity and discord toward harmony and acceptance. The music conveys this message
Haiku Salut ~ There Is No Elsewhere
Derbyshire’s all-female trio Haiku Salut has one of the happiest sounds around, one that doesn’t ignore current events but transcends them. For this band, life is about moving past enmity and discord toward harmony and acceptance. The music conveys this message
rj lake ~ Muddledash! OST
What music do you get when you’re a cute cartoon octopus and you get together will all your friends to play some races and celebrate your birthday? Muddledash! is brimming with the joy of friendship, a sweet, pop album of
rj lake ~ Muddledash! OST
What music do you get when you’re a cute cartoon octopus and you get together will all your friends to play some races and celebrate your birthday? Muddledash! is brimming with the joy of friendship, a sweet, pop album of
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