Foxy Digitalis
Beneath a roiling veil of darkness, a burning sibilance and embedded urgency fuse together, forming a cathartic gravity pulling us toward an intersection point. Even though we constantly deviate from our forward path, the call beckons us back. Slow-moving bass drones slither beneath the surface, a shifting foundation that holds “Tralineation” in an amorphous cocoon. […]
Chicago’s Dominic Voz twists countless disparate sonic threads into something unique and beguiling. His forthcoming album, Right to the City, is an intoxicating blend of ambient, spoken word, classical, and deconstructed electronic music alive in a world of glitches and gorgeous landscapes. “Oxycodone” spills from glitching corridors, vapor-infused keys mixing with expressive strings and chopped-up phrases […]
I love that this piece is called “Clouds Over Sintra” because, sonically, it’s crystal clear. Deniz Cuylan spins hypnotic waves through his exquisite guitar technique and compositional acumen. Repeating patterns shift slightly in the billowing Mediterranean air with reflective and inquisitive tones, building their own language. This is intimate, almost hidden music but swims with […]
Tension shimmers like a silver thread on Starlight Assembly’s magical ‘Violent Needs’ remix of Location Services & Derek Hunter Wilson’s “Delicate Need.” Ethereal drama from the original melts into the shadows. Matteo Uggeri holds the spirit of the original while imbuing it with a newfound sense of cinematic spectacle to become a playground for Dominic […]
Walking sharp edges back from the brink becomes a finely-tuned machine on the volatile catharsis of Luna Honey’s “Smirk.” Lead songwriter Maura Pond rains fire across the solid concrete sonic foundations, buoyed by Kamyar Arsani’s explosive daf rhythms. Pond’s voice glows like a specter pulling the strings of this angular puppet show, hanging above the […]
A wistful thread runs through the winding guitar arrangements of Matthew J. Rolin’s “Fourth Street.” Without a word, lifetimes pass imbued with dichotomies and a grateful sheen. Through the years, Rolin has shown he can play anything on a guitar. His technical ability glows throughout Passing, his forthcoming record on American Dreams, but affective depth and […]
Vocal silhouettes grow into secret worlds filled with expressive magic on Bailey Miller’s captivating “Into What,” the latest single from her forthcoming debut, Still Water. Unfamiliar landscapes overflow from the corridors built from Miller’s lilting melodies, imbued with a quiet determination to find a forgotten light. Electronics whisper and hum ageless questions and sweet nothings through […]
On the second single from their forthcoming record On Juniper, The Early find reflective resonance in liminal spaces. “Lap Swim” hums with transcendent energy flowing from Alex Lewis’s guitar. The tone is perfection, and the spark is a constant shadow lurking in the background. Drummer Jake Nussbaum is the perfect foil for Lewis’s quiet spectacles, bringing […]
The angles might seem all wrong on The Sheaves’ debut, the exquisitely titled Excess Death Cult Times, but perception is a twisted thing. Winding vocal melodies fall off cliffs, chased by guitar and keyboard structures that could fall to pieces at any minute. So much of The Sheaves’ charm is the ramshackle undercurrent throughout their songs. It’s a […]