Foxy Digitalis
Morning whisps are suffocated under an emotive blanket of strings as “Drowned Ground” slides into a fairytale serenity. Rising arrangements lift spirits into starlit skies, fusing melodic string arrangements with an ethereal spirit. Less Bells create a timeless, emotional atmosphere buoyed by cascading melodies and radiant sonics. “Drowned Ground” hits hard as it spreads across […]
An infectious restlessness skitters through “A Devastating Comeback,” the second single from Nick Dunston’s forthcoming Skultura. Dextrous movements come in flickering waves, simultaneously quizzical and whimsical. Electronics intersect with interesting textures and monochrome chord progressions to create a new path for Cansu Tanrıkulu’s voice to crawl along. “A Devastating Comeback” moves in so many directions, heightened […]
Even blurred angles can have sharp edges. Luggage’s “Hand Is Bad,” the title track from their new album, gnaws at the roots, using heavy-handed rhythms and a relentless, grinding crunch to bring down the obstructive view. Layers move in unison, Michael Vallera’s buried voice flickering through cracks in the sonic rubble. Drummer Luca Cimarusti and […]
A muted, yet purposeful cadence begins, the tempo relentless and unyielding. In this unique tribute to drum’n’bass pioneer Luke Vibert, intense energy dances in the sonic arrangements. “‘Obliquely Wrecked. is a reflection of my love for both Vibert and David Lang’s music, the music communities they helped create, and what can happen when these worlds […]
“Clockwork Fables” holds out a hand, reaching for something, anything to touch. Eluvium’s newest album, the magnificent (Whirring Marvels In) Consensus Reality, explores humankind’s need for meaning. Matthew Robert Cooper’s searching, minimal piano arrangements of “Clockwork Fables” are also looking for connection, even if we’re not sure what we’ll find on the other side of that […]
Haunted worlds and hypnagogic atmospheres bathe the sonic environment of “Tango Zero” in a faded neon glow. Scratched-out textures leave a mark, coalescing into otherworldly shapes and tonal patterns. Equohm pushes ideas etched out on his recent album, Tango Lento, beyond written boundaries, into sun-parched emptiness. There, this music thrives. Familiar sounds bleed into alien arrangements […]
Worlds created from revolving scraps of everyday objects follow the exploratory sonic spirit of Noémi Büchi’s “Prelude for Rational Freshness.” Lightning arpeggios gloss into dazzling waves, rising like celebratory tides and fading into apprehensive restraint. Büchi creates a sense of grandeur through these shifting chord progressions and changing moods, all heightened by Christoffer Joergensen’s hypnotizing video. Shapes […]
Black To Comm’s Alphabet 1968 is at the pinnacle of the late 2000s experimental music pantheon (Type Records forever). Newly reissued, BTC’s Marc Richter put together this video for two of the album’s standout tracks, “Houdini Rites” and “Traum GmbH.” Drama and tension coalesce through gamelan-esque percussion and ritualistic drones of “Houdini Rites” as an effigy burns […]
The visual connection between Leigh Silverblatt’s video for “Music Mouse II” and Kristen Roos’s countless, layered loops is sublime. Intricate intersections spur surprising aural fields. Vivid shapes are in constant motion, both visually and sonically, sending our minds tumbling as though we’re trapped inside a bounce house. “Music Mouse II” works on so many levels, […]