Foxy Digitalis
Brad Rose is a multi-disciplinary artist and dad based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He previously ran the Digitalis label from 2003 to 2015. He is the principal writer and editor-in-chief of Foxy Digitalis.
I heard about this beautiful slab of pedal steel and synth drone from Jen Powers and it’s been getting me into a calmer headspace this week. Wagster molds these two extended pieces into soaring space music pressing toward the endless horizon. “Falling Into Itself” smooths out the sonic edges, drifting like an enchanted aural river. […]
When I first saw the name of Émile Zener’s latest for Critique of Everyday Life, I immediately envisioned futuristic underwater landscapes and bioluminescent sea life. Reading more about the inspiration behind the album, it makes even more sense. Using an array of electronics, field recordings, and other sound sources, Zener explores the ‘psychogeographical map of […]
Welcome to the weekly video recap. Well, I hope it’ll be weekly, but if not it will be close. This week there’s unreal live footage of Karen Dalton and a killer video from the new Black Twig Pickers. 14 minutes of Karen Dalton live (h/t to Greg Davis for sharing!) and well… be prepared to cry. Just incredible! Black […]
Technically this came out a little while ago, but with the recent vinyl edition and Heather Leigh getting it up on bandcamp, I’m taking it as an opportunity because it’s one of my favorite albums from the last year. Glory Days is a record that harnesses the rawness surrounding the fear, confusion, and general sense […]
An interview with Mari Maurice about histories, soul mates, & what it means to connect. Plus a couple favorite cocktail recipes for good measure! There are moments on Mari Maurice’s latest album as more eaze, yearn, that make time stop cold. She has this innate ability to mix wide-ranging elements and influences into beautiful, emotion-filled pop collages. […]
I will never get tired of these extended pieces KMRU keeps putting out. With falling dreams, his guitar is ready to break your heart. This sounds like being lost in an alien world where the oceans are grey and the sun is nearly invisible behind thick, dark clouds. You are alone. In the distance, as […]
Bardo Pond’s Gibbons brothers return as Vapour Theories with a scorching suite of soaring guitar anthems at a time when the world needs them most. With Celestial Scuzz, the duo is pulling music down from a higher place, channeling the sonic heavens into a living, breathing sonic aural monument. Shifting between mind-melting electric guitar blowouts […]
Shuffling through Colin Fisher’s extensive discography is eye-opening and intimidating. He has done a vast array of work for countless labels, with endless collaborators, and in different styles. Chameleonlike in some aspects so that he can shapeshift and plug into so many zones, Fisher also has an uncanny ability to put his own stamp on […]
You know what I can’t get enough of right now? Joy. Even if this week feels less bleak than a few months ago, there’s still so much downward pressure and heaviness that is trying to grind everything into dust. Senegal’s Wau Wau Collectif’s Yaral Sa Doom laughs in the face of it, tempting the fates […]