Cognitive Dissonance is aptly named because the tracks induce a sense of confusion and awe—they somehow manage to be simultaneously stripped-back and fiendishly intricate at […]
Tag: Phoenecia
In Rotation :: May 2020
In rotation for the past several days/weeks/months, this multi-view column reveals the latest sonic landscape from several talented musicians. Plenty of brittle, glitch, abstract, noisy, […]
Releases we now consider classics
It’s absolutely true that the sheer volume of music that falls into the category of Electronica/IDM is so vast that it is daunting if not […]
Phoenecia :: Brownout (Schematic Music Co.) — A retrospective synopsis
“This is not cold, lifeless, machine music. It draws the listener into a vast sound chamber where certain features remain constant, but others are restlessly […]
Defunkt Unofficial Day For Night Afterparties :: Dec. 16-17 (Houston, TX)
While the Day For Night festival is set to heat up Houston for a long weekend, the real action for fans of more adventurous electronic music […]
Wake :: Am Diamond (Schematic Music Co.)
A well-executed 14-track album that chisels its way through an electrical, beat-invested avalanche of epic proportions. Wake, aka Matthew M. Hettich, sets up an account […]