Foxy Digitalis
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From the opening moments of “Makam Fantôme,” with Linda Oláh’s voice piercing the sky in unison with Alan Regardin’s trumpet, time stands still. The air bristles with an intense energy as No Tongues growls to life. This music is visceral and feels eternal, as though it was dug from the ground, left to flicker and […]
Sonically and visually, Michelle Moeller’s “Leafless” encourages listeners to be still and let this playful electronic world unfold around them. Whimsy spills out in pointillistic tone patterns, each harmonic layer stretching skyward like colorful flowers following the sun’s arc. It’s so engaging and immersive through every twist and turn. Moeller weaves tender threads to the […]
Static frequencies permeate the ephemeral, electronic veil on France Jobin’s “Unified Quantum State,” like cryptic morse code messages being sent from in between worlds. A harsh resonant field saturates our synapses, burrowing into the smallest granules where lives flash in and out in the blink of an eye. Jobin harnesses the microscopic for an outsized […]
Whispering pipe organ patterns morph through repetition into a soundworld that’s both immersive and ephemeral. Root timbres may be recognizable in certain forms on “M-3,” but as the piece bounds forward, new energies emerge. The sounds coagulate into cathartic voice expressions and emotionally-dense aural arrangements, even while an airy, free-floating sonic landscape grows around us. […]
I previously wrote about Stefan Christoff’s fantastic Air, that it sparks “our imaginations beyond the infinite refractions of our limited perception,” and in the contemplative explorations of “A River Below The Skyscraper,” it is staring us in the face. Samer Najari’s video heightens this feeling with its archival Super 8 footage, leaving us flitting between two diverging […]
Wide-eyed arrangements are born from the remains of impossible questions, left in ruins so that emotive soundworlds can rise toward the stars. missing scenes carefully pieces electronic layers into a slow-motion, enveloping harmonic whirlwind. Sharp leads rise higher and higher. Behind, the shadows that make us question ourselves begin to dissipate, obscured by elegiac chord […]
Lost in the faded neon vapor, shadows obscure neon lights in the distance, all of it pulling us forward on a resonant string. “Dank U” tries to find its footing, its sonorous glow, but everything is stuck in slow motion. Distractions glide through errant melodies and follow disintegrating guitar lines into an inviting void. Adriaan […]
Watras-TwoBeTwo from Leilehua Lanzilotti on Vimeo. A quieting disposition resonates in the lilting melody of “to be two,” fluctuating connection points that bend with the gentle cadence. Violist Melia Watras, joined by Michael Jinsoo Lim on violin, embodies the magnetic spirit of Leilehua Lanzilotti’s piece. The shifting flows and choreographed movements between the two musicians […]
There’s a feeling woven into Kira McSpice’s “Knife Like a Spile” where after listening to it a single time, it’s as if it’s been a part of the universe forever. The first single from her new album, The Compartmentalization of Decay, cuts a valley into calloused skin, to try and cauterize the growing rot at its […]