As Drownded flows, it wavers between freeform exploration and meditative stillness, riding an arc that’s as hypnotic as it is grounded.
Tag: Lounge
Anderdog :: The Way of the Dog (Mestnost)
The Way of the Dog stands as a tribute to the enduring legacy of martial arts cinema, drawing its spirit from the golden age of kung-fu films that defined the last century.
OKADOSH :: Through All (Self Released) — [concise]
An eleven-part odyssey of decayed textures and fragmented circuitry—a collage of unpredictable tempos, splintered environmental echoes, and primal rhythmic relics spiraling in every direction.
Earthen Sea :: Recollection (Kranky)
Combining calming dub, shoegaze (shoegauze), and sinuous psychedelic/guitar inflections, Recollection delivers an emblematic return to some familiar sounds, easily pulling in fans of these genres, and others besides.
Sciuridae :: \\\Sciuridae/// (Woodland Creatures)
The eponymous Sciuridae release for Woodland Creatures is dotted with crunchy blips and a sparse techno theme that breaks apart into delectable atmospheric chapters.
Viktor Van River :: Mania (Self Released)
Mania embodies downtempo approaches to construct its unique message while straddling multiple genres without adhering to any one.
Mike Gale :: Hey Presto (Self Released)
Mike Gale’s Hey Presto, a lightened long-player that tip-toes between lounge, downtempo, shoegaze, and laid-back soundscapes that are cool to the touch, was released in April 2024.
getdizzzy :: Also, the Remixes (Kracfive)
A maze of drifting, if not dizzying, electronic morsels remixed and refined with deep field modular and acid acrobatics that simultaneously resuscitates the IDM name tag from yesteryear.
Lusine ICL :: A Pseudo Steady State Reissue (Ant-Zen)
The album is a diverse and playful exploration of jazz, lounge, hip-hop and IDM electronica carefully molded, shaped and pressed into eleven tracks of signature Lusine ICL sound.
Rico Casazza :: Escandon EP (Perimeter Junk)
These five selections shake and shimmy through downtempo layers with a pseudo-lounge cadence.
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