Tag: Shoegaze

Cosmos in Collision :: Unwound EP (Sun Sea Sky)

Cosmos in Collision’s Unwound arrives two years after The Passage of Time and confirms the direction of an ever-evolving project, capable of building dense and cinematic atmospheres. The cover artwork is an original watercolor by Cosmos in Collision, visually translating the narrative arc of the record: three chromatic fields blending from indigo to black, crossed by a white thread that slowly thins until it disappears.

The Bug / Dis Fig :: Ladybug 1 EP (Pressure)

The finest quality of Ladybug 1 comes from its ability to treat dub as an art of emotional memory. Each return of the theme seems to erase something and make it more vivid at the same time. In the leaner versions, rhythm becomes a heavy step through smoke, reverbs widen like liquid metal, silences speak with the same intensity as the impacts.

Mana ERG :: Concealed Under A Strange Tongue (XBDA)

Concealed Under A Strange Tongue suggests an elegant, diversified, and pleasant listening experience where meandering emotional chords meet spacious ambient electronica, processed field recordings, occasional sampled voice elements with a near new-age tone, and a neo-psychedelic/cosmic Americana feeling (for the sunlit psych-country-esque guitar sequences), along with near Steve Tibbetts-influenced mystic grooves.

Seefeel :: Sol.Hz (Warp)

Seefeel return with Sol.Hz, their first full-length in fifteen years. Mark Clifford and Sarah Peacock — the core duo that’s anchored the band since its formation in the early 1990s, are back, and they haven’t strayed far from the blueprint. Seefeel built their reputation on blurring the line between shoegaze and electronic music, fusing guitar-based textures with ambient techno and dub production techniques.

The OO-Ray :: Marginals (Beacon Sound)

An album that stands apart through its simplicity and its willingness to be open. In a time saturated with noise and urgency, The OO-Ray has created something patient and enduring. Marginals is a work of care and contemplation, a reminder that even in the shadow of disaster, there is beauty in not forgetting.