Thousand Foot Whale Claw Assures Us “The Water is Quite Clear”

Few bands these days bring the deep space musical brain dive like Austin’s Thousand Foot Whale Claw. A sort of cosmic Komische band that consists of a who’s who of Austin electronic music royalty, Thousand Foot Whale Claw consists of Justin Goers, Adam Jones, Neil Lord, and Zac Roesch. They each delve into heady musical […]

Michael C. Sharp Returns With The Hazy “An Exquisite Aberration”

Michael C. Sharp is the quintessential working musician. He’s one to never sit on his laurels. Sharp is always working and always creating, whether it be in Sungod, post-hardcore three-piece Uniform, or working on new material on his own. A longtime staple of the Austin music scene and an OG artist with Holodeck Records, Sharp […]

Future Museums Goes Ethereal With “Rabbit in Passing”

Neil Lord is the kind of artist that looks for some kind of spiritual release every time he composes a song. His work as Future Museums has always been based in the Krautrock/Komische/Berlin School fundamentals of music; building hazy, dense, and strikingly transcendent compositions that act as portals to quieter, contemplative headspaces. Whether as Future […]

Dylan Cameron Returns With The Propulsive “Dust Lust”

Austin-based experimental producer and Holodeck Records artist Dylan Cameron returns with a brand new single “Dust Lust”, part of Holodeck Records single series. “Dust Lust” is pure visceral movement. A steady but intricate dance floor track that pushes the boundaries of textural sonic production and the artistic ease of just letting go and moving. Cameron […]

VVV Returns With “How Many Times”

Austin-based producer and electronic composer VVV has returned with the urgent and striking “How Many Times”. His single, part of Holodeck Records single series, is a precise electro heartbeat attempting to lead us from the darkness to the light. Combining ambient 2-step rhythms with haunting melodies and cinematic sound design, VVV works up a kinetic […]

Single Lash Return With “To Laugh”

Harbingers of doomed romanticism and Gothic beauty Single Lash may hail from Austin, Texas, but their sound is much more based in the gray, overcast UK towns of Liverpool, Manchester, and London. Painting woozy, dreamy pop songs out of delayed guitars, loping rhythms, and icy synths, singer/guitarist Nicolas Nadeau sings in a sultry baritone that […]

Thousand Foot Whale Claw Return With The Transcendent “The Garden from Above”

2018 was the year I discovered Holodeck Records. Their sampler Holodeck Vision One pretty much blew my mind, opening my ears to cats like Jake Schrock, Michael C. Sharp, Automelodi, Future Museums, Single Lash, Dallas Acid, Troller, and so many more. Another artist I discovered on that 2018 compilation was Thousand Foot Whale Claw. TFWC […]

Missions Returns With “Loversnight”

featured photos by Daniel Di Domenico Josh Mills put out one of the best electronic albums of 2019 with his Missions LP Subcreature. On that album Mills built deep, dark electro jams for slinking thru neon-lit city streets with laser precision. His vibes were early 80s electro funk mixed with neo-futuristic dystopia. These were club […]

Flatliner Drops Evocative “The Light Behind Your Eyes”

I do dig dance music, but there needs to be a human core under the techno grooves and vocoder narratives. When it’s strictly there to give you a beat to shake what the Lord gave ya I find it too empty to care about. There needs to be emotional intent. It’s like those trunk rattler […]

Michael C. Sharp Returns With “Motor Pt. 2: White Lines”

Michael C. Sharp is one of the OG Austin music collective crew, artistically and sonically connected to the Holodeck Records family thru his work with heavy hitters Sungod. Besides Sungod, Sharp has released solo albums and played dizzying solo shows based in heavy Komische/Berlin School/experimental electronic music. Mixing guitars, synths, and an array of effects, […]