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“Tundra” is both abrasive and oddly beautiful. Thick slabs of bass oscillations growl and snicker in sinking sludge in an endless loop. Andreas Brandal pulls the world apart piece by piece, scattering sonic remnants into deep space where they freeze on contact. Cold, sterile undercurrents crack under enormous pressure on “Tundra,” scavenging the darkest corners […]
The day is bright on “Bloom,” the latest single from Blue Lake’s forthcoming Sun Arcs. Using a hand-built 48-string zither, guitars, cello, woodwinds, percussion, and more, Jason Dungan creates an expansive, resonant landscape glittering beyond the horizon. Emergent melodies fold into each other, sending cascading harmonies skyward as the piece takes on an effervescent hue. Dungan […]
Underground root networks bloom into synthetic patterns on “Grain,” the latest single from Matthewdavid’s forthcoming Mycelium Music. Neon shapes move with a hypnotic lull in this video, heightening the time-traveling explorations bubbling through oscillating swells and flickering atmospherics. As we travel deeper into the hole, vivid imagery transforms our thoughtforms into sentient universes gleaming with moving […]
Rorschach-like imagery bleeds into the hollowed-out, esoteric sound waves of “Reality Opposition” to form lasting impressions in our minds. Christina Giannone’s latest for Room 40 grinds through tactile darkness. Quiet crackles creep through our periphery, pointillist remnants from a spectral, unconscious stream. This feels like being encased in ice as the temperature keeps dropping, and […]
A sense of urgency blossoms in the synthetic waves of Apologist’s “Skin Like Ghosts” from her upcoming album, Everything Feels Brighter. Subtle shifts in the sonic terrain cast prismatic shadows against a swaying backdrop of electronic glimmers. This music has an edge, as though it cuts through a barrier holding back emotional crests. Everything is trying […]
NYC multi-reedist Doug Wieselman takes a captivating approach on his upcoming album, WA-Zoh. He crafts a sonic wonderland of alien landscapes using birdsong recordings taken everywhere, from his apartment in Brooklyn to the Père Lachaise cemetery in Paris. “Fourvière” sings beneath a dense rainforest canopy. Tonal flutters skip through fuzzy mazes where woodwind serenades get lost […]
Siavash Amini envelops listeners in harmonic shades through expansive tonal corridors exploring and engaging with different tuning systems (particularly Safi-al-din Urmav’s 17-tone scale). The Iranian composer, a self-described tuning obsessive, creates compelling sonic spaces on “Instantia” where harmonics resonate and intersect almost suffocatingly. Parched resonances spread through languid, emotive drones, toying with dissonance and harmony, […]
Waves lap the shores, hidden within a shimmering resonance. Light filters through the wistful drones, spreading ethereal glimmers across a quiet city in the early morning hours. “Brilla Deserto” sings without words, part of Renato Fiorito’s poignant and beautiful tribute to Naples, Lustra. Melodies intermingle with the cool breeze, stretched from the darkest nights into the […]
There’s anticipation and a sense of drama from the opening chord progressions of schntzl’s “Silk” echoes in the rollercoaster-ride video. Fading neon tinges the palette as tension builds into a combination of joy and wistfulness, searching for sentimental dreams around the next turn. Rhythms become a cascading catharsis with alternating patterns glossing through the simmering […]