Foxy Digitalis
Of the many things about “Souna” that sticks with me, the visceral power of Namian Sidibé’s voice rises above. Borne from the sumu (or praise singer) tradition and imbued with an earthy timbre, the Malian artist sparks melodies to life and turns them into an eternal ether. Her cousin, Jules Diabaté, accompanies on acoustic guitar, […]
When an artist can take an already-memorable piece of music and rework it, it completely rewires how our brains think about the track. worriedaboutsatan’s (aka Gavin Miller) “Orbain Irekiak” remix is one such track. “I did the remix just as I was finishing up my next satan record, The Pivot, so was in a weird in-between […]
Once “Trust Lanes” finds its groove and gets into a steady, progressive flow, there are no limits to the air Mute Duo – Skyler Rowe and Sam Wagster – can catch. A bass line crawls along the floor, and the foundation builds from there. Vibraphone and pedal steel resonance lilt in the spaces carved out […]
Staran Wake is the UK-based duo of Andrew Bunsell and Tom Relleen. On their self-titled debut, four years in the making, they create engaging arrangements built on repetition, texture, and introspection. Vivid soundscapes move with languid animation where emotional resonance builds in the cracks and shadows. This music, with precise architecture, allows sonic flourishes to […]
“Neural” rises and falls in slow motion, like a great beast lumbering backward toward the darkness. Dafeldecker, along with Nicholas Bussmann and Judith Hamann on cello and John Heilbron on double bass, wield subtle dissonance with a sharp edge. Tension builds throughout the piece; though it has purpose, it never searches for release. Countless repetitions […]
Loren Chasse and Juho Toivonen’s “telekinetic long-distance collaboration” turn details into spacious soundworlds from the rumbling water to reflective guitar incantations. Natural elements blend into tonal whispers, connecting roots beneath the soil to the ether echoing above the air. Drones flicker in the distance like illuminated shapes, spelling out secret messages from ancient texts. So […]
A reserved sense of grandeur floods through “Prophecy,” the latest single from Jack Prest’s The Risk Of Hyperbole – Vol.2 – Object. Whimsical facades fade into an aura of sonic fog buoyed by expressive accouterments and a sense of the dramatic. Lilting piano and string arrangements feed into the supernatural feel weaving into the song’s crevices, […]
Animals join the chorus with Milan’s Rosso Polare on the enigmatically uplifting “albanella” from their forthcoming album, Bocca D’Ombra. Birds chirp, and dogs howl while the duo, Anna Vezzos and Cesare Lopopolo, craft sonic shadows through a series of whispers and breaths. Organ melodies drift in the open spaces as if pulled from another time to […]
The fun house comes alive on Jeugdbrand’s “Do you want to move in with all of us?” Dennis Tyfus and Jeroen Stevens concoct scrambled sonic riddles with various percussive instruments (Stevens) and voice (Tyfus). Angular tone patterns scatter behind Tyfus’s breath as though the duo is hunting and haunting each other, daring each to make […]