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Asher tells stories through sound, and on his latest release, Untitled Fictions, this narrative impulse is more vivid than ever. Interwoven soundworlds unfold into fluid, expressive forms, shaping emotive landscapes with searing oscillations, dub-inflected shadows, and melodic reflections. “The idea of sound recordings as fiction, as imaginary landscape art—an invention—has been central to my work […]
A gentle melancholy drifts ashore in “CADUX / Plectere I” from Stefano Pilia’s new album, Lacinia. Three flutes—performed by Manuel Zurria—rise toward a muted sun, twisting through the air in languid patterns and a sympathetic cadence. The Italian composer channels ancient echoes into wistful, introspective melodies, harmonizing with the stillness of impermanence. Like the churning, […]
Scattered sonic remnants drift through flickering hollows—piano repetitions and metallic clatter spelling out secret codes. Sadie Powers weaves these disparate strands into a taut, meditative hymnal, where lightness lingers in each layer, mirrored by the hypnotic visuals of Freida Abtan’s video. As sharper timbres emerge, the messages blur, revealing an undercurrent of weight—a dichromatic journey […]
Ethereal melodies flicker beneath a star-kissed sky on “nueve,” the latest from Argentinian artist Barbarelle. Piano arrangements linger like ghosts, their lilting chords evoking faded memories just beyond reach. A soft haze blurs the edges, with Barbarelle’s voice floating weightlessly, as if tethered to the cosmos by a thread. Images of hidden gardens, silhouettes dancing […]
The space between the present and our memories is where dreams take root. Manuel Carbone’s “In Superficie” drifts through melancholic chords and sonic gradients, igniting vivid haze and quiet introspection. Repeating progressions sink deep, sparking wistfulness and wonder. TiND (This is NotDesign) expands on this atmosphere with a mesmerizing video—shapeshifting patterns burrow into the subconscious, […]
Repeating cello phrases form secret codes and hidden narratives within the hypnotic presence of “Light in the Grotto.” Theresa Wong’s upcoming album, Journey to the Cave of Guanyin, draws from Chinese folklore, inspired by Guanyin—the deity whose name translates to “the one who perceives all the sounds, or cries, of the world.” Wong crafts a […]
A warm, enveloping palette drifts on vocal ether as Hiram’s “Heartwood” reveals a soft, living core. Hiram’s voice is an invitation floating above a foundation of sonorous drones. The way melodies are blurred into one another to resonate deep within the soil, moving forward slowly, but with purpose. Rich soundworlds bloom from every corner of […]
“The Number of the Sund” finds Lea Bertucci and Olivia Block mining shifting harmonics for elegiac dissonance and ghost textures. In this excerpt from the side-long piece, stoic sonorities melt away through through howling synth tones and tape-mangled vocal hexes. Bertucci and Block slink through the unease with sharp frequencies and controlled feedback, levying a […]
“Roxa 1,” the opening track on Nick Storring’s ninth album, Mirante, is a buoyant homage to Brazil. Opening with a glowing sharpness, like dissonant halos echoing in all directions, it blooms into a lithe, rhythmic reverie. This is music that floats weightless and lush steeped in whimsical melodies. Storring layers countless percussive timbres to keep […]