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.
Haunted visages become welcoming beacons in the skeletal fragments of Avi C. Engel’s “Bones Beguiling.” Guitar-plucked melodies dance in grayscale, their voice a hypnotizing beacon pulling us forward. The atmosphere is fixed with layers of shade and winter silhouettes following a strange, enchanting figure moving through the motions. A solemn, distorted lead cuts through any […]
Unexpected collaborations with hi-octane, prismatic results are the kind of fuel I crave. Free jazz improvisation trio Dromedaries (Keir Neuringer, Shayne Dulberger, and Julius Masri) join forces with writer and vocalist Alex Smith (Alexoteric). “The Burning Bright Light” floods the zone with frenetic, charging rhythms blazing the ground floor with a tangled fury. Movement is […]
Every year, life feels like it’s moving even faster. I’m not sure how, since everything is always in the red, but each time put on Brian John McBrearty’s lilting gem, “Believing,” stops everything in its tracks. Repeating, simple chord progressions provide a foundation rooted in stillness and ease where warm timbres spiral skyward through Matt […]
On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s the return of Jeff Tobias!! In this first REMIXED episode, we tackle a whole new list of questions. We also talk about his busy 2024, the “Mandatory Liberation Vol. 1” compilation he released with Gold Bolus, and plenty more. After that, we get into Lindsey Buckingham’s […]
Time nearly stops on “New Earth,” the latest offering from Osaka’s Yuri Urano. Whispered drones change shape and position, using subtle shifts in patterns and timbres to tether our spirits to the soil. “New Earth” fuses the natural and synthetic, finding base connections through intertwined sonic reflections. As chords rise and fall, the soft sounds […]
Looking over the last few years, I go back and forth between posting year-end recaps in December vs. January. Outside forces (of my own making) pushed 2024’s into January, but if I think about it too much, I do wish year-end list season was early January. I get all the reasons it isn’t (everyone needs […]
On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s YATTA! Even though we had to fight through some technical difficulties throughout, we had a great time talking about YATTA’s latest album, “Palm Wine” (one of the albums of the year), the Palm Wine genre, making music videos, and more. Once we get to the questions, […]
On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Jeff Parker! Look, when it comes to favorite guitarists, Jeff is on my Mount Rushmore. A few years ago, he put together one of the best bands around with his ETA 4tet – Jeff, Anna Butterss, Josh Johnson, and Jay Bellerose, and they’ve got a new […]
Dragon’s Eye Recordings continues pushing boundaries and finding new ways to connect audiences with the sonic reverie they release. With Coming Up Like A Flower, the label kicks off a new series of annual mixtapes curated by one of its artists to present unreleased music from the label’s roster. For this inaugural release, vessitt uses […]