Foxy Digitalis
Nonconnah is the duo Magpie and Denny Corsa (with occasional guests), but there’s something about the project that makes it seem like so much more. They create music that is rich in depth and details, fluid and exploratory. Electronics burst into life across melodic fieldscapes, underlit by waves of emotion. Their latest, Unicorn Family, is an […]
Hyunhye Seo’s new solo album, Eel, is visceral and somewhat disturbing, but there’s a satisfying timbre that saturates every movement. Dark motifs scatter when any stray beam of sunlight focuses in, pouring water over decaying, angular frameworks. Her part in Xiu Xiu always made such a strong impression, so I was thrilled when she began making […]
Infinite River’s debut album, Prequel, will carry you away to a calmer place. There’s a drift-like feel to its six improvised tracks, with the band’s four members — Gretchen Gonzales Davidson (guitar), Joey Mazzola (guitar), Warren Defever (harmonium and tanpura), and Steve Nistor (percussion) — adding what they can to keep the music moving forward and […]
Céline Gillain’s unique sonic approach loudly comes through on her stellar new record, Mind is Mud. Relentless and intense rhythms lay a concrete foundation for otherworldly vocal experiments and ephemeral synth arrangements. Mantras slither through looping patterns to become ingrained in our minds as the music itself engages our bodies and makes us want to move. […]
I7HVN is the moniker of Ishan Gaur, an artist and composer from Bangalore, India. His latest album, Youthful, explores the transition into adulthood through an inventive blend of various sonic forms. Electronic environments fuse with understated influences from Gaur’s home country, and buoyant rhythms push this music through a emotional exploration. Youthful is out now on Qilla Records. […]
I have said and written a lot about Yann Novak’s music (and his new album, The Voice of Theseus, in particular), but somehow we had never connected for an interview until now. I admire the vulnerability Yann shows in his work. It is a thread that ties together so much of his work even as the […]
I generally get excited when an artist I like goes on a bit of a detour into new realms, expanding their approach and palette in one fell swoop. On The Pivot, worriedaboutsatan (aka Gavin Miller) does just that. It’s such a massive album that keeps offering new and different pathways from repeated listens, opening up secret, sonic […]
Time stands still inside the spacious melodies and emotive structures of Estrella del Sol’s new album, Figura de Cristal. The Mexico City-based songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, best known for her work in Mint Field, winds a gossamer spirit through the open spaces of the album, using that delicate intricacy to tease out buried emotional threads. At times, […]
I can’t overstate the vastness and intensity in every thread of Nicol Eltzroth Rosendorf’s new album, Internal Return. Musically, it’s detailed and immense. But the emotional core? That’s another monster entirely. Rosendorf stitches together stirring narratives through resonant fields that are heavy and filled with dramatic tinges, but the complexity is never overwhelming or inaccessible. His […]