Category Archives: Electronic
Forma ~ Semblance
Peter Burr’s cover is a perfect reflection of the music: man and machine, improvisation and code. In visual terms, this is a stark departure from the prog look of 2016’s Physicalist, although half of those tracks would feel at home here.
Forma ~ Semblance
Peter Burr’s cover is a perfect reflection of the music: man and machine, improvisation and code. In visual terms, this is a stark departure from the prog look of 2016’s Physicalist, although half of those tracks would feel at home here.
Precocious Mouse ~ Virginia Creeper
Virginia Creeper‘s hisses are an invasive presence, souring air and constricting oxygen. Ringing with the shrill clang of an alarm instead of a polite purr, Virginia Creeper‘s continuing hiss is a communion, a slasher in line with the Scream series or Point
Precocious Mouse ~ Virginia Creeper
Virginia Creeper‘s hisses are an invasive presence, souring air and constricting oxygen. Ringing with the shrill clang of an alarm instead of a polite purr, Virginia Creeper‘s continuing hiss is a communion, a slasher in line with the Scream series or Point
Various Artists ~ Solstice/Peaks
Today is the summer solstice, the longest day of the year, known as the first day of summer and (oddly) midsummer. We’ve come to know the Archives and Faint labels for their winter music, but their two new compilations stretch
Various Artists ~ Solstice/Peaks
Today is the summer solstice, the longest day of the year, known as the first day of summer and (oddly) midsummer. We’ve come to know the Archives and Faint labels for their winter music, but their two new compilations stretch
Venetian Snares x Daniel Lanois ~ Venetian Snares x Daniel Lanois
You’d be forgiven for looking at the two artists responsible for this album and thinking ‘W…wait… What??’ Because if you are familiar with the individual output of Daniel Lanois and Aaron Funk a.k.a. Venetian Snares (and I guess as a
Venetian Snares x Daniel Lanois ~ Venetian Snares x Daniel Lanois
You’d be forgiven for looking at the two artists responsible for this album and thinking ‘W…wait… What??’ Because if you are familiar with the individual output of Daniel Lanois and Aaron Funk a.k.a. Venetian Snares (and I guess as a
Lapsihymy ~ Collections 02
We’ve been championing the career of Finnish artist Lapsihymy since he was a teen, and with Collections 02 he’s continued to perfect his sound. His mastering continues to be crisp and loud, his tunes enveloping, swirling like Amazonian butterflies. He deserves to be as
Lapsihymy ~ Collections 02
We’ve been championing the career of Finnish artist Lapsihymy since he was a teen, and with Collections 02 he’s continued to perfect his sound. His mastering continues to be crisp and loud, his tunes enveloping, swirling like Amazonian butterflies. He deserves to be as
Siete Catorce ~ Agnosia
Siete Catorce is a Mexican producer closely associated to the ‘ruidosón’ movement, a musical reaction to a country torn apart by war, all the once joyful dances bathed in neon lights of border cities now a ghostly presence amidst bullet-riddled
Siete Catorce ~ Agnosia
Siete Catorce is a Mexican producer closely associated to the ‘ruidosón’ movement, a musical reaction to a country torn apart by war, all the once joyful dances bathed in neon lights of border cities now a ghostly presence amidst bullet-riddled
*Press A* ~ The Music of the Sonic and Mario Rivalry (pt. 2)
Videogame soundtracks continue to rise in quality and prominence, with many now available digitally or physically to appreciate as stand-alone works. *Press A* is an article series on A Closer Listen celebrating the finest the medium has to offer, past
*Press A* ~ The Music of the Sonic and Mario Rivalry (pt. 2)
Videogame soundtracks continue to rise in quality and prominence, with many now available digitally or physically to appreciate as stand-alone works. *Press A* is an article series on A Closer Listen celebrating the finest the medium has to offer, past
*Press A* ~ The Music of the Sonic and Mario Rivalry (pt. 1)
Videogame soundtracks continue to rise in quality and prominence, with many now available digitally or physically to appreciate as stand-alone works. *Press A* is an article series on A Closer Listen celebrating the finest the medium has to offer, past
*Press A* ~ The Music of the Sonic and Mario Rivalry (pt. 1)
Videogame soundtracks continue to rise in quality and prominence, with many now available digitally or physically to appreciate as stand-alone works. *Press A* is an article series on A Closer Listen celebrating the finest the medium has to offer, past
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