Deathcount In Silicon Valley : Vampyroteuthis Infernalis

Andi Nixon makes music to move you. His work as Deathcount In Silicon Valley runs the gamut from gnarly sci fi-inspired head trips to more contemplative and meditative sound excursions. He pulls influence from Anthrax and Sepultura to Ozric Tentatlces and Hawkwind to Emeralds and Tangerine Dream. His electronic music is deep, heady, and a […]

Majeure : Union Of Worlds

On Majeure’s 2015 release Union Of Worlds, AE Paterra made a synth-heavy masterpiece with six tracks that spanned sonic territory from hazy synth drifts to woozy long form electronics to moments of dreamy soundscapes.Heavy on synths and light on Paterra’s usual masterful drums, Union Of Worlds was a much more intimate and contemplative album. Originally […]

Steve Moore : Positronic Neural Pathways

Steve Moore is one of the best when it comes to heady and engrossing electronic music. Between his work in Zombi, his score work, and his original music released under his own name Moore has created a vast and engaing sound world that is truly unparalleled. From prog synth/bass/drum freakouts to deep space synth drifts […]

When Worlds Collide : A Conversation With AE Paterra

In the spring of 2021 I was asked by Andrew Crawshaw to interview AE Paterra(Majeure, Zombi) about the vinyl reissue of Majeure’s excellent cassette-only release Union Of Worlds. Crawshaw had started his own record label, SFI Recordings, and was putting out forward-thinking electronic music in the spirit of 70s/80s Private Press and experimental Komische and […]

Paul Riedl : Ambient Mixtape Vol. 3

Musician Paul Riedl has made a name for himself in the death metal scene with his bands Blood Incantation and Spectral Voice. Riding a wave of sonic doom and cosmic psychededlia, Riedl has put his stamp on extreme metal. But when he’s not writing pummeling riffs Riedl is making a different kind of cosmic psychedelia. […]