Author: Luca Bevacqua

nnirror :: yondis (Evel)

One does not need context or production acumen to enjoy these tracks, and to feel emotionally attached to them—these pieces grab your attention beyond the extent of any techy or compositional trick, and linger once they’re done playing, like fizzy crisp air after a summer shower.

Marina Herlop :: Dja Dja (Self Released)

While continuing the legacy and wholly unique style introduced in Nekkuja and in 2022’s breakthrough Pripyat (both released on PAN), Dja Dja, her first self-released album, sees a much stronger architecture and development: almost double the length of its predecessors, the album is configured as an epic, and directly inspired by the monomyth of the hero’s journey.

Hello Spiral :: Detached Objects (Moonside Tapes)

Hello Spiral’s Detached Objects (Moonside Tapes) blends noise, dark ambient, computer music, and musique concrète to defy easy categorization. By severing sounds from familiar meanings, it creates an unsettling atmosphere of estrangement, embodying Viktor Shklovsky’s idea of “making the stone stony” and challenging passive listening.