Category Archives: Electronic

Various Artists ~ Tension/Release 2

This month marks the five-year anniversary of Portland, OR’s Errorgrid Records, and to celebrate the occasion, they have teamed up with Heterodox Records to produce Tension/Release 2, a sequel to 2021’s Gridworks 1: Tension/Release.  Some of the artists are the same

Various Artists ~ Tension/Release 2

This month marks the five-year anniversary of Portland, OR’s Errorgrid Records, and to celebrate the occasion, they have teamed up with Heterodox Records to produce Tension/Release 2, a sequel to 2021’s Gridworks 1: Tension/Release.  Some of the artists are the same

lullahush ~ Ithaca

Traditional Irish folk music has withstood the test of time. Its origins predate written records, and many of the basics of the genre’s form have remained since before the 17th century. Some aspects have changed to accommodate evolving audiences and

lullahush ~ Ithaca

Traditional Irish folk music has withstood the test of time. Its origins predate written records, and many of the basics of the genre’s form have remained since before the 17th century. Some aspects have changed to accommodate evolving audiences and

Sinemis ~ Farewell

Turkish Injazero label head Sine Buyuka steps out as Sinemis to deliver a devastating diatribe against the government of her home country.  Farewell is also heartbreaking, pulsating with love and loss, the artist now in London, looking back on a once-thriving democracy and

Sinemis ~ Farewell

Turkish Injazero label head Sine Buyuka steps out as Sinemis to deliver a devastating diatribe against the government of her home country.  Farewell is also heartbreaking, pulsating with love and loss, the artist now in London, looking back on a once-thriving democracy and

Poly Chain ~ Nemesis

Poly Chain (Kyiv-born Sasha Zakrevska) has been making music for a dozen years, and on Nemesis she takes inventory of her journey.  The tracks span that entire length.  Shifting from ambience to club music and back again, the album also symbolizes

Poly Chain ~ Nemesis

Poly Chain (Kyiv-born Sasha Zakrevska) has been making music for a dozen years, and on Nemesis she takes inventory of her journey.  The tracks span that entire length.  Shifting from ambience to club music and back again, the album also symbolizes

Lila Tirando a Violeta ~ Dream of Snakes

Kate Bush once sang, “let me sleep and dream of sheep.”  In contrast, Uruguayan composer Lila Tirando a Violeta dreams of snakes.  But in true gothic-industrial fashion, she welcomes the vision, connecting it with her ancestors while translating it into

Lila Tirando a Violeta ~ Dream of Snakes

Kate Bush once sang, “let me sleep and dream of sheep.”  In contrast, Uruguayan composer Lila Tirando a Violeta dreams of snakes.  But in true gothic-industrial fashion, she welcomes the vision, connecting it with her ancestors while translating it into

V/A ~ Fundraiser Compilation “24.2.25”

How does one even begin to comprehend a 5 hour, 40 minute, 68-track compilation?  (There’s also a 3 hour, 48 minute mix.). A more pointed question to ask is “How does one even begin to comprehend a three-year invasion?”  Ukraine

V/A ~ Fundraiser Compilation “24.2.25”

How does one even begin to comprehend a 5 hour, 40 minute, 68-track compilation?  (There’s also a 3 hour, 48 minute mix.). A more pointed question to ask is “How does one even begin to comprehend a three-year invasion?”  Ukraine

Odalie ~ Optimistic Nihilism

A long spiral path at the Museum of Natural History traces the history of earth from its humble origins to the present day.  Around and around the circle goes, yielding no sign of humanity until one arrives at a minuscule

Odalie ~ Optimistic Nihilism

A long spiral path at the Museum of Natural History traces the history of earth from its humble origins to the present day.  Around and around the circle goes, yielding no sign of humanity until one arrives at a minuscule

Tekamolo ~ best tunes for your answering machine

Here’s a curious sonic nugget from Estonia’s Hidden Harmony Recordings: a beat tape on wax from an established artist operating under a pseudonym.  In light of this knowledge, we can’t call it an intriguing debut album; we just don’t know

Tekamolo ~ best tunes for your answering machine

Here’s a curious sonic nugget from Estonia’s Hidden Harmony Recordings: a beat tape on wax from an established artist operating under a pseudonym.  In light of this knowledge, we can’t call it an intriguing debut album; we just don’t know