City Of Dawn : Anoesis

Damien Duque, aka City Of Dawn, makes gorgeous music in the ambient/new age realm. Check out his work with Dawn Chorus and the Infallible Sea, or his latest album Agape with zakè (a.k.a. Zach Frizzell) for proof. It’s the kind of music that envelopes you; surrounds you and takes care of you for the length […]

Monochrome Echo : Moonkeeper Exodus

Simon Little, aka Monochrome Echo, is back with an all new chapter in his ‘Moonkeeper’ musical saga. This time he returns with Moonkeeper Exous, a continuation of the story he began on 2020s Moonkeeper. The “Europa Outpost” story continues with Little telling the tale via electronic tomes and cosmic melodies. When Simon Little isn’t playing […]

zakè and City of Dawn : Agape

In 2020 a wonderful and ethereal record dropped from Dawn Chorus and the Infallible Sea called Liberamente. It was a serene drop into slow-moving ambient music that felt like a portal from the chaos of that year and into a place where the mind could heal. It was one of my favorite records of 2020, […]

Oli Heffernan’s Houseplants Project Returns with ‘II’, Out 3/4; Listen to “The Barrows”

Oli Heffernan seems to never take a holiday, as he’s always putting out music on an epic level. Ivan The Tolerable, King Champion Sounds, and University Challenged just to name a few, Heffernan seems to abhor down time. All the better for us. I first discovered Oli Heffernan via his Ivan The Tolerable project. In-particular, […]

Hawksmoor Returns With Darkly Lit ‘Saturnalia’ Out 2/4; Listen To Title Track

James McKeown has a knack for visceral sound worlds when releasing music as Hawksmoor. Albums like Methods Of Dreaming, On Prescription, and Concrete Island which he released in collaboration with The Heartwood Institute(all released via Spun Out Of Control) are sonic delicacies for the ears. Analog synths combined with electric bass and just an overwhelming […]

Earthless : Night Parade Of One Hundred Demons

San Diego psych rock trio Earthless, which includes guitarist Isaiah Mitchell, bassist Mike Eginton and drummer Mario Rubalcaba, have made a name for themselves as the premier psych rock band. But not the kind that relies on lots of reverb, echo, and swaths of noise, rather these guys play intricately-created jams. As far as guitar […]

Dream Division : WOLF Narrated by Matthew Holness

Tom McDowell has built quite a gothic library since the 2020 launch of his record label Library of the Occult. Concentrating on musical interpretations of classic horror literature, true tales of the macabre, and just a general vibe of late night tales by candlelight, McDowell has established his corner of the music-verse as the best […]

Rude Skøtt Osborn Trio : The Virtue Of Temperance

The musical dynamic duo of Martin Rude and Jakob Skøtt released two incredible albums on El Paraiso Records back in 2020, The Discipline of Assent and The Dichotomy of Control. They were unlike anything either artist had released up to that point, combining Jakob’s jazz drum inflections and sci-fi effects with Martin’s precise and eclectic […]

Kuma : Hounds and Echo In Conjunction

On experimental electronic artist Kuma’s latest release, the Vancouver-based sound wizard gives us something between the sparse spaces of Ry Cooder’s Paris, Texas and the droning brilliance of Mica Levi’s Under The Skin. Hounds and Echo In Conjunction is an alluring and hypnotic take on the imagined soundtrack. According to record label Waxing Crescent Records’ […]

Salvatore Mercatante : Post

Salvatore Mercatante doesn’t just stick to one vibe in his work. His albums ebb and flow from subtle techno to heady synth atmospheres to even Darkwave and ambient. Point being, a one-trick pony he is not. He goes where the muse takes him. Mercatante’s albums always surprise and build unique sound worlds where you can […]