Foxy Digitalis
The new collaboration between Italian producer, Eraldo Bernocchi, and British composer, Christopher James Chaplin, is oddly hypnotic and, at times, unsettling. The Same and The Other is rich and varied, a haunted reverie across multiple parts. Dark atmospheres melt into muted rhythms that spell out secret messages within the cryptic undercurrents. It’s out now on […]
Jagged rhythms and sounds from a long-dreamed future landscape drop on the world like a sonic bomb as soon as “Synthetic” hits the floor. Dieter Moebius never stopped looking forward and the sounds on “Synthetic,” recorded in the early 2000s, sound contemporary 20 years on. Composer Tim Story recounts when he first heard these pieces […]
Light filters in through quieting sound waves. Slow, subtle changes in the shifting tones align, sending harmonic swells beyond the ether and into timeless moments. Fabio Capanni takes gentle aural spaces and builds them into entire worlds. Melodic guitar drones spiral skyward, light as air but with a resonant weight that washes over our field […]
Next up in The Seltzer Salon is the wonderful Eve Maret. Her new album, New Noise, is such a fantastic surprise (wrote a little more about it in last week’s Capsule Garden). I love when an artist goes into a new(ish) direction, especially when they take elements of their work and reconfigure them into something different. This […]
Solo parent week rolls on as the heat in Tulsa gets worse and worse. At one point the thermometer on our porch read 112 today, so that’s great. There’s no let-up in sight, either, but hey that’s what we all have to look forward to, I guess. Woohoo! Look, I’m tired as all hell today, […]
Of course this was going to be album of the day at some point here, but y’all knew that. Dream collaboration that is a bit unexpected (in a great way!) from a couple heavyweights. Plus new ones from Elizabeth Still and Eve Maret. Wednesday episodes are exclusively on Patreon. Sign up now! Album of the Day: […]
There’s not much more I can say about Suki Sou’s outstanding Notes on Listening that I didn’t already say on Foxy Digitalis Daily. Still, her breakdown of the album here opened up new meanings and contexts, expanding my appreciation for it. Her openness and consideration – vividly on display on the album – shine through in this write-up. […]
Some quick appreciation for the feedback and dialogue as of late – I really appreciate it y’all. Bit of news from D1G and Tomas Bednarczyk before digging into the day’s pick, which feels like the perfect album for me. Wednesday episodes are exclusively on Patreon. Sign up now! Album of the Day: Suki Sou “Notes on […]
Eve Maret casts neon spells on “I Draw a Circle,” the first offering from her forthcoming album, New Noise. “I draw a circle around me,” she sings, “to protect my energy” as arpeggiating synth patterns and searing, distorted leads climb toward the bright sky. Luminous hues run through Helen Gilley’s video and the song’s joyful, propulsive […]