A physical work of beautiful noise as it is one that vacillates in its own improv juices. The compositions are jagged and oblique, but fun […]
Author: TJ Norris
Richard Garet :: Four Malleable (and/OAR)
A bit of a luminescent drone collage harkening early Thomas Köner. Lapping and drifting, then soaring, it’s quite oceanic in scope, and a bit of […]
Taylor Deupree :: Shoals (12k)
By using the edges and surfaces of Gamelan instruments there’s a peculiar tonal wave that comes from the slow caress of these objects. As part […]
Ember :: Aurona Arona (Ahornfelder)
Quiet moments throughout emphasize an assimilation of human interaction, its power dynamics rising to the occasion in curious hot spots, and whispering with solace, reflection. […]
pq :: You’ll Never Find Us Here (Expanding)
Strings and other things make it go, and effuse like a fine ether. The Belgian duo pq (Samir Bekaert and Maarten Vanderwalle) build a classic […]
Vernon & Burns :: Mort Aux Vaches (Staalplaat)
It’s all quite vintage, warm good fun — all packaged in raised copper with coinage and frills its imprint keeps its distance but teases of […]
Machinefabriek :: Daas (Cold Spring)
The record is dotted with rustic crackle and tiny ignition sparks that fall from the grid, patternless at times. This is Machinefabriek (Rutger Zuydervelt) at […]
Cheju :: Broken Waves (Boltfish)
A great balance of smoothing out the edge of old-school electronica, drawing attention to tempos without sacrificing the smart edge of its pop sensibility. Cheju‘s […]
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