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Overcast skies and rain finally wrapped around Tulsa this week, teasing us that autumn may actually arrive this time. We’ll see. I’m hopeful because I’ve got 10 days for enough leaves to fall to make a pile large enough for multiple people to walk through at a time. Fingers crossed. Songs of Our Lives this week […]
Foxy Digitalis has been back for just over two years now, and I find it difficult to get my head around it. Throughout that period, though, the core idea and drive have remained the same, even if the pieces and structures have shifted somewhat. I’m excited the site launched a handful of new columns and […]
Another week in the books. Another pile of excellent tunes to dig through. Last week, my label, The Jewel Garden, released this blown-out proto dub gem from Carl Antonowicz’s Open Casket Sound System. Carl illustrates/collaborates on the Illustrated Reviews with me for Foxy Digitalis, and he’s put together a 16-page illustrated zine to go along with […]
Foxy Digitalis depends on our awesome readers to keep things rolling. Pledge your support today via our Patreon. Whenever I think of Chie Otomi, one of the first memories that pops into my mind is from a livestream early in the pandemic. I can’t remember who all was involved, but at the time I was less familiar with […]
Foxy Digitalis depends on our awesome readers to keep things rolling. Pledge your support today via our Patreon. I may have gone a little overboard with this week’s installment, but it was the first ‘normal-ish’ (and I mean, pandemic-normal so still totally fucked up) week we’ve had since the start of the year and I listened to a […]
Imagine a crystal sphere cracking apart, not with hard sharp edges, but with soft lines that are cool to the touch. Chie Otomi’s work is alive in the details, but whenever we pull back and take in albums like Touch Again as a whole, the real magic begins to sing. Otomi has become one of my favorite […]
Lee Noble has long been a favorite of mine and his newest project, Kim’s Spirit, continues that theme. His two contributions to the ghostly hypnotic Animism, are soft but deep. “Iso” layers synths and electronics with field recordings, channeling some Terry Riley vibes in parts, walking the line between contemplation and frisky. It’s wonderful. Minimal, […]