Posts Tagged: Subtext
ACL 2024 ~ The Year’s Best Packaging
There’s something special about a physical release ~ the package arriving in the mail (or if one is fortunate, purchased from a shoppe); full-sized art to appreciate, liner notes to pore over; the scent of new vinyl, the pops and
ACL 2024 ~ The Year’s Best Packaging
There’s something special about a physical release ~ the package arriving in the mail (or if one is fortunate, purchased from a shoppe); full-sized art to appreciate, liner notes to pore over; the scent of new vinyl, the pops and
V/A ~ Cybernetics, Or Ghosts?
The arrival of ChatGPT has accelerated the discussion of the relationship between art and A.I. Are the words we are reading “real,” and what does “real” mean? In time, will the average human being be able to tell the difference
V/A ~ Cybernetics, Or Ghosts?
The arrival of ChatGPT has accelerated the discussion of the relationship between art and A.I. Are the words we are reading “real,” and what does “real” mean? In time, will the average human being be able to tell the difference
Başak Günak ~ Rewilding
Those familiar with the work of Başak Günak as Ah! Cosmos may be caught slightly off guard by the sound of Rewilding, which eschews beats in favor of intricate textures. But there have always been other influences in Günak’s productions, for example
Başak Günak ~ Rewilding
Those familiar with the work of Başak Günak as Ah! Cosmos may be caught slightly off guard by the sound of Rewilding, which eschews beats in favor of intricate textures. But there have always been other influences in Günak’s productions, for example
Pyur ~ Lucid Anarchy
Lucid Anarchy is an album in search of itself. Unlike Oratorio for the Underworld, it offers more textures than beats, more questions than answers, and more experience than clarity. Pyur sets out on a path of self-discovery but instead finds awe. Everything
Pyur ~ Lucid Anarchy
Lucid Anarchy is an album in search of itself. Unlike Oratorio for the Underworld, it offers more textures than beats, more questions than answers, and more experience than clarity. Pyur sets out on a path of self-discovery but instead finds awe. Everything
ACL 2022 ~ The Top 20 Albums of the Year
Thousands of submissions, hundreds of reviews, and it all comes down to this: The Top 20 Albums of 2022! Our headlines: women dominate, filling the top five spots, and a former champion returns to the top. The top three albums
ACL 2022 ~ The Top 20 Albums of the Year
Thousands of submissions, hundreds of reviews, and it all comes down to this: The Top 20 Albums of 2022! Our headlines: women dominate, filling the top five spots, and a former champion returns to the top. The top three albums
KMRU & Aho Ssan ~ Limen
We haven’t reviewed a lot of drone over the past two years, and were wondering if the genre was dying down. Limen restores our hope, and serves as a reminder of what great drone music sounds like. Of course, it’s not entirely drone,
KMRU & Aho Ssan ~ Limen
We haven’t reviewed a lot of drone over the past two years, and were wondering if the genre was dying down. Limen restores our hope, and serves as a reminder of what great drone music sounds like. Of course, it’s not entirely drone,
ACL 2021 ~ Top Ten Electronic
Due to lockdowns and quarantines, most of us have not gone clubbing for years. Thankfully, electronic artists have kept making music during the pandemic ~ although not all of it for dancing. They can imagine an alternate universe in which our
ACL 2021 ~ Top Ten Electronic
Due to lockdowns and quarantines, most of us have not gone clubbing for years. Thankfully, electronic artists have kept making music during the pandemic ~ although not all of it for dancing. They can imagine an alternate universe in which our
Rắn Cạp Đuôi ~ Ngủ Ngày Ngay Ngày Tận Thế
Is Ngủ Ngày Ngay Ngày Tận Thế (Sleeping Through the Apocalypse) drone, trap, future pop, experimental, industrial, electronic? Yes, all of these. Vietnamese band Rắn Cạp Đuôi is “thirsty for fresh combinations of sounds,” and comes through in a big way, aided
Rắn Cạp Đuôi ~ Ngủ Ngày Ngay Ngày Tận Thế
Is Ngủ Ngày Ngay Ngày Tận Thế (Sleeping Through the Apocalypse) drone, trap, future pop, experimental, industrial, electronic? Yes, all of these. Vietnamese band Rắn Cạp Đuôi is “thirsty for fresh combinations of sounds,” and comes through in a big way, aided
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