Category Archives: Electronic
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
V.A. ~ Notes From the Underground: Experimental Sounds Behind the Iron Curtain
Ever from the Dostoevskian name of this intriguing compilation, there’s a drive to articulate all these avant-garde expressions from beneath the Iron Curtain in the 1970s and 1980s as a form of resistance to the totalitarian utopianism born from the
V.A. ~ Notes From the Underground: Experimental Sounds Behind the Iron Curtain
Ever from the Dostoevskian name of this intriguing compilation, there’s a drive to articulate all these avant-garde expressions from beneath the Iron Curtain in the 1970s and 1980s as a form of resistance to the totalitarian utopianism born from the
Sculpture ~ Nearest Neighbour
Over the past decade, we’ve become accustomed to experiencing Sculpture (musician Dan Hayhurst and visual artist Reuben Sutherland) as a vinyl/video combo. Nearest Neighbour flips the script with tape and graphic novel. For those who prefer the old ways, there’s still a video
Sculpture ~ Nearest Neighbour
Over the past decade, we’ve become accustomed to experiencing Sculpture (musician Dan Hayhurst and visual artist Reuben Sutherland) as a vinyl/video combo. Nearest Neighbour flips the script with tape and graphic novel. For those who prefer the old ways, there’s still a video
Dean Valentine ~ Ventricular Beats
With much of the Northern hemisphere sweltering in at times overwhelming heat, an intense electronic set inspired by a desert makes a fitting soundtrack. Oppressive and kinetic, Ventricular Beats is derived from the soundtrack to a 2016 film, Tiger Raid,
Dean Valentine ~ Ventricular Beats
With much of the Northern hemisphere sweltering in at times overwhelming heat, an intense electronic set inspired by a desert makes a fitting soundtrack. Oppressive and kinetic, Ventricular Beats is derived from the soundtrack to a 2016 film, Tiger Raid,
a closer listen 