Baths’ New Record Is Filled with Beauty and Menace
Baths’ Gut is a potent record, all the better for the tension it leaves unresolved. Musically, these are some of Will Wiesenfeld’s warmest, most inviting songs.
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Tim Hecker Expresses the Beauty and Terror of Modern Life
In this short collection of soundtrack work, Tim Hecker scours away the surface noise to find something more intimate and human.
TOKiMONSTA Keeps It Interesting on ‘Eternal Reverie’
TOKiMONSTA’s new LP sports lushly synthesized house and pop hybrids with modern electronic music’s flourish and sheen while recalling dance’s forbearers.
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The 10 Best Electronic Albums of 2005
Jump back 20 years, listen to the best electronic albums of 2005, and hear the era’s state of the genre’s art. It was a highly innovative and influential time.
John Glacier’s ‘Like a Ribbon’ Is a Promising Debut
John Glacier has the capacity to grow into a generational artist who creates by the beat of her own drum. Like a Ribbon is a stepping stone into that space.
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.
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.
Traxman Is the Ultimate Culmination of Classic DJ Tradition
Ten years since the last volume, Da Mind of Traxman Vol. 3 proves how futuristic and timeless his approach has always been.
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.
The Listening Garden’s Cultivation of Audiophile Culture
Amidst the rise in hi-fi bars and resurgence of audiophile culture, pristine audio is only one component of what makes The Listening Garden’s music experience distinct.
FKA Twigs’ Eusexua Is an Inspiring Conceptual Masterpiece
FKA Twigs’ Eusexua is a conceptual masterpiece that speaks to the heart and the head, the spirit and the body. These things are not separate from each other.