A Closer Listen’s Best Electronic Albums of the Decade

While the mainstream charts reflect a love for steady beats, the underground features an industry rife with reinvention.  Few of the artists below have hits, but in a perfect world, they would.  Their music has influenced film scores, commercials and

Audio-Visual Immersion: The Case of Montreal’s Mutek + Elektra

The 16th edition of Montreal’s Mutek festival of electronic music and arts has just begun, running 27-31 May 2015.  After living in Montreal for five years, Mutek has become a personal highlight kicking off the summer festival season, alongside the

Montreal: Mutek 2013 Preview

The 14th edition of Montreal’s Mutek festival is about to kick off.  Look for a review of the festival next week.  If you happen to be in Montreal, I’d recommend you try to catch the following: Dromos – Running throughout

ACL 2012: Electronic Observations

The first annual report. I tend not to make New Year Resolutions, partly because I think that 1/1 is a fairly arbitrary date to start anything but mostly because I’m terrible at keeping them. My resolution to not make any