Kuma : It Depends Which Wolf You Feed

The music of Kuma has always entranced me. Canadian producer/musician/DJ James Graham makes the kind of electronic music that engages both the visceral and intellectual. Be it through the world of dance and techno; or through the floating haze of ambient via field recordings and woozy synth, Graham works in mysterious patterns and moods. I […]

Blonde Redhead : The Shadow of the Guest

Blonde Redhead have remained completely singular and original in their sound for over their 32 year career, forming in New York, 1993. Starting out in the no-wave and noise scene, by the 2000s the band(consisting of guitarist/vocalist/keyboardist Kazu Makino and twin brothers Simone Pace(drums/keys) and Amedeo Pace(guitar/bass/vocals/keys) had folded in elements of dream pop and […]

Hawksmoor : An Aesthetic – Experiments in Tape

James McKeown, the musical wizard behind Hawksmoor, travels in historied musical backroads. The sounds he creates and puts together on records like Methods Of Dreaming, On Prescription, Telepathic Heights, and Oneironautics feel like lost treasures of the past. Bringing to mind everyone from Pink Floyd to Kraftwerk to Cluster to Alan Parsons. He works in […]

Unknown Mortal Orchestra : CURSE EP

Ruban Nielson’s music project Unknown Mortal Orchestra has seen its share of sonic evolution. From the scuzzy, psychedelic funk freakouts of their debut to the shinier production moments of albums like Multi-Love and Sex and Food to the almost mainstream sound of 2023s V, Nielson has proven a musician that embraces change and looking forward. […]

Jeremiah Chiu & Marta Sofia Honer : Different Rooms

There’s something sort of magical about the new album Different Rooms by Jeremiah Chiu and Marta Sofia Honer. Both have established themselves as progressive, forward-thinking musicians and composers within the growing world of experimental and electronic music. Either working together on their International Anthem Records debut Recordings from the Åland Islands(2022), or last year’s The […]

Alone 1980 : Blood Ritual

Sweden’s Alone 1980 stands out in the crowd of imagined film score and heavy synth artists. For over the past 7 years this electronic wizard has cast buzzing, circuital spells via cinematic records that pay tribute to the musical scores of late 70s/early 80s VHS sleaze. Covering the film worlds of unrated slashers, b-movie sci-fi, […]

Turnstile : Never Enough

I’ve only heard a smattering of the Baltimore-based hardcore band Turnstile over the last few years. Not enough to have an opinion one way or the other. Lots of hype and lots of “critical acclaim”, or whatever that means. But having listened to their new album NEVER ENOUGH more than a few times the last […]

Black Moth Super Rainbow : Soft New Magic Dream

Black Moth Super Rainbow has been making off-kilter electronic music for over 20 years now, with their debut dropping in 2003. For the uninitiated, imagine late 70s/early 80s electronic toys becoming sentient and forming a band. A Simon Says, Lite Brite, a clunky old Casio keyboard, and a random battery-powered lazer gun that buzzes indiscriminately. […]

Foxwarren : 2

Andy Shauf has the kind of voice that is quite indistinguishable. When the Canadian singer/songwriter is singing, the song becomes his. Like Dylan, Bowie, or McCartney, there’s no mistaking the voice delivering the words and melodies. Albums like The Party, The Neon Skyline, and his most recent Norm have the essence of classic 70s singer/songwriter […]

Correlations : Andromeda Workshop

There’s something striking about Correlations new record Andromeda Workshop. The name alone elicits visions of some Moebius-drawn world; futuristic yet somehow feeling ancient in its simplicity and almost melancholy storytelling. “A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away” comes to mind(please don’t sue me Disney!) The retro-futuristic sounds Correlations(aka Neil Hale) creates build […]