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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
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
A Closer Listen’s Best Ambient Albums of the Decade
Our Best of the Decade lists begin today! These lists celebrate the power ~ and the idiosyncrasies ~ of the individual. Each of our staffers was invited to list their favorite album of the decade in each of seven categories,
A Closer Listen’s Best Ambient Albums of the Decade
Our Best of the Decade lists begin today! These lists celebrate the power ~ and the idiosyncrasies ~ of the individual. Each of our staffers was invited to list their favorite album of the decade in each of seven categories,
Sugai Ken ~ UkabazUmorezU
We had our first taste of UkabazUmorezU with the “Wochikaeri to Uzume” video, an oddly pulsating piece filled with laughter, TV samples, knocks, boings, screams, water, soda, gamelan and a ticking clock, all wrapped in a bubble surrounded by dancing letters. The
Sugai Ken ~ UkabazUmorezU
We had our first taste of UkabazUmorezU with the “Wochikaeri to Uzume” video, an oddly pulsating piece filled with laughter, TV samples, knocks, boings, screams, water, soda, gamelan and a ticking clock, all wrapped in a bubble surrounded by dancing letters. The
ACL 2015: The Top 20 Albums of the Year
Rich picked Matana Roberts, Chris picked Michael Price, James picked Ian William Craig, David picked Holly Herndon and Joe picked Heroin in Tahiti. But this year’s #1, one of the longest albums ever recorded, drew support from across the board.
ACL 2015: The Top 20 Albums of the Year
Rich picked Matana Roberts, Chris picked Michael Price, James picked Ian William Craig, David picked Holly Herndon and Joe picked Heroin in Tahiti. But this year’s #1, one of the longest albums ever recorded, drew support from across the board.
Holly Herndon ~ Platform
“The future is geopolitical,” declares Holly Herndon in her video for “Interference.” Or perhaps “declares” is the wrong term, as the words on the screen are not part of the song. Metahaven’s video also includes blank ads, miming the boxes that interfere with our
Holly Herndon ~ Platform
“The future is geopolitical,” declares Holly Herndon in her video for “Interference.” Or perhaps “declares” is the wrong term, as the words on the screen are not part of the song. Metahaven’s video also includes blank ads, miming the boxes that interfere with our
Bing & Ruth ~ Tomorrow Was the Golden Age
Four years on from City Lake, the timbre of New York based ensemble Bing & Ruth has changed. The vocals, lap steel, percussion and vocals are gone, carrying with them most of the crescendos. Composer and pianist David Moore brings only six of
Bing & Ruth ~ Tomorrow Was the Golden Age
Four years on from City Lake, the timbre of New York based ensemble Bing & Ruth has changed. The vocals, lap steel, percussion and vocals are gone, carrying with them most of the crescendos. Composer and pianist David Moore brings only six of
ACL 2012: The Top 20 Albums of the Year
Thousands of releases, hundreds of reviews, and it all comes down to this: the Top Twenty instrumental and experimental releases of 2012. This isn’t just the one percent; it’s a small percent of a percent, the cream of the crop.
ACL 2012: The Top 20 Albums of the Year
Thousands of releases, hundreds of reviews, and it all comes down to this: the Top Twenty instrumental and experimental releases of 2012. This isn’t just the one percent; it’s a small percent of a percent, the cream of the crop.
ACL 2012: Top Ten Electronic
It would appear that the Electronic section of A Closer Listen is the poor relation of the site, which in a way is no bad thing; certainly the remit when the site was founded was to give those artists who
ACL 2012: Top Ten Electronic
It would appear that the Electronic section of A Closer Listen is the poor relation of the site, which in a way is no bad thing; certainly the remit when the site was founded was to give those artists who
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