Foxy Digitalis
I never really know where an interview will lead, but it all starts with a curiosity about an artist’s journey and practice. Matt Weston’s double album, Four Lies in the Eavesdrop Business, opened my ears to this expansive, percussive sound world, unlike anything I’d previously heard (though he reminded me that I wrote about an old […]
An exploratory sense saturates Ibukun Sunday’s music. The Nigerian artist crafts each sonic pattern to capture hidden meanings and investigate the spirit underlying the outer world. Sunday puts his life on display using expressive synth timbres and notable field recordings. On his newest album, Mantra, these introspective stories take on drifting aural shapes. This music is […]
Lunar Corp’s Dandyano Zentveldt creates a lush and inviting world on his debut album, Tourism. Beyond the effervescent, gentle atmospheres, Zentveldt’s knack for wistful, memorable melodies stands out. Vaporous arrangements drift beneath us as we’re transported from world to world in a cloud of musical spells. The spine of Tourism, though, is the emotional depth and intentions […]
Rio de Janeiro’s Bella is an instrument builder and sound artist. Her latest album, Tinku, is a collaborative opus, bringing together all Latin American artists – Ale Hop, Ava Rocha, Inés Terra, and Raquel Dimanta – to create their own sonic language. Recorded during the height of the pandemic, most of this work was done remotely, […]
The journey Guy Barash takes us on with his new album, Killdeer, is remarkable and dizzying at times. His years-long collaboration with author and poet Nick Flynn fully pays off here. Joined by an all-star ensemble, they create a world where big ideas like generational trauma and parenthood are explored through small, visceral moments. Spoken word […]
Foxy Digitalis depends on our awesome readers to keep things rolling. Pledge your support today via our Patreon or subscribe to The Jewel Garden. Over the last decade, it’s difficult to overstate Zakè’s (aka Zach Frizzell) impact on ambient and drone music. Whether it’s his solo work, collaborations, or the mountain of beautiful releases on Past Inside the Present, there’s […]
Foxy Digitalis depends on our awesome readers to keep things rolling. Pledge your support today via our Patreon or subscribe to The Jewel Garden. I spent some time over the holidays and into the early part of 2023 going back through Chris Abrahams’s discography, relistening to favorites, and further exploring albums I needed to become more familiar with. Beyond his […]
Foxy Digitalis depends on our awesome readers to keep things rolling. Pledge your support today via our Patreon or subscribe to The Jewel Garden. For as long as I have been listening to it, christina vantzou’s music has been a gentle, immersible force. Her ability to craft sonic environments that are simultaneously tactile and ephemeral creates extraordinary spectacles where the […]
Foxy Digitalis depends on our awesome readers to keep things rolling. Pledge your support today via our Patreon or subscribe to The Jewel Garden. Sunik Kim is a musician, writer, and filmmaker based in Los Angeles. Their work is dynamic, ever-evolving, but always striking a visceral edge where the emotive threads within become a grounding point amidst chaos. This spirit […]