Claire Rousay and More Eaze Make a Fascinating Collaboration
Ambient/experimental artists More Eaze and Claire Rousay join forces once again in what may be their creative apex as a duo with no floor.
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Nick Storring Creates a Warm, Textured Homage to Brazil
Mirante combines the lush soundscapes Nick Storring so often incorporates into his music with the unbridled joy of a rich, dynamic, rhythmic pulse.
Circuit des Yeux’s Glorious New LP Is Modern-Day Alchemy
Circuit des Yeux’s work, including her singular voice, conjures the grand epics, the metamorphoses that the ancients whispered and sang about.
Nels Cline’s Forward-Thinking Jazz Is Superb
Trailblazing guitarist and Wilco secret weapon Nels Cline is back with a bracing new jazz quartet recording and joined by similarly forward-thinking musicians.
Amulets Experiments in Powerful Ambient Soundscapes
Experimental tape wizard Amulets’ Not Around But Through is a lush, all-encompassing, enveloping sound that consumes the listener whole.
Hour’s ‘Subminiature’ Takes Gentle Ambience Into a Live Setting
Hour temper their unusual style with deep emotion and contemplation. There’s nothing conventional about them, but they always find new ways to provide comfort and joy.
Phillip Golub Experiments with Loops on Mesmerizing LP
Loop 7 is yet another in a series of ambitious experimental projects from Phillip Golub and another stunning home run for Joseph Branciforte.
Oren Ambarchi and Eric Thielemans Journey Into a Sonic Apocalypse
It’s evident from Kind Regards that Oren Ambarchi and Eric Thielemans are in lockstep: two boxers circling one another, waiting for the other to strike.
Sarah Belle Reid Creates a World of Imaginary Bird Calls
Experimental duo Sarah Belle Reid and Vinny Golia use improvisation playfully and imaginatively with a unique new release that’s something truly magical.
Celia Hollander on the Perfect Conditions For Life on Earth
Following Celia Hollander’s career is a bit like chasing the white rabbit through Wonderland. Her work ranges from scoring to sound installations and visual art.
Asa Horvitz’s ‘GHOST’ Is Deeply Emotional About Death and Loss
Asa Horvitz’s experimental collaboration GHOST has honesty and fearlessness and incorporates themes of loss and grief with help from a custom-built AI system.
Benjamin Booker Shows How Being Non-white in the US Is Dangerous
Benjamin Booker’s new album LOWER asks how to live in an awful world. His only answer is to keep stepping forward into the darkness.