What Donna Summer’s ‘I Feel Love’ Did to Brian Eno and Giorgio Moroder (Excerpt)
In this excerpt from Thompson’s I Feel Love, which explores the far-reaching influence of song and singer, the disco groove moves Brian Eno and Giorgio Moroder.
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Eluvium’s ‘Virga II’ Is a Droning Calm for Anxious Times
Matthew Robert Cooper’s latest instrumental excursion under the Eluvium moniker, Virga II emits an alien warmth that is both haunting and calming.
VC-118A’s ‘Spiritual Machines’ Wrests Life Out of Infernal Dub and Electro Regions
If Shift Register showcased Samuel van Dijk’s mastery of sound design, Spiritual Machines is where he pushes his skill into more definitive and purposeful directions.
‘Preacher’s Sigh & Potion’ Lacks the Swagger of Matthew Dear’s Best Records
On paper, Matthew Dear’s Preacher’s Sigh & Potion: Lost Album seems like the kind of album that deserves to come out of the vault.
Rey Sapienz and the Congo Techno Ensemble Debut with Viscerally Stunning ‘Na Zala Zala’
Rey Sapienz and the Congo Techno Ensemble’s jarring electronics and vocals are distressing by design, telling stories through multiple musical dimensions and flexing their skill for invention.
Brandon Markell Holmes and Rogue Vogue Make a Stunning “Garden” (premiere)
Chicago’s Brandon Markell Holmes and Rogue Vogue create gorgeous, moving, forward-looking electrosoul on “Garden”.
Perila’s Ambient Debut Is a Waking Dream in Constant Motion
Perila creates uncanny worlds crackling with both elemental force and human ingenuity. How Much Time is a glowing debut worth a full and dedicated listening.
Hybrid’s ‘Black Halo’ Plumbs the Depths of the Human Experience and Psyche
Twenty-two years after their iconic debut Wide Angle, pioneering British electronic band and revered film composers Hybrid return with the stunning Black Halo.
Darkside Are Torn Between Convention and the Avant-garde on ‘Spiral’
While Darkside’s Spiral includes moments of virtuosic integration there are other moments where the album seems to lack a unifying aesthetic.
Mike Ladd and Remi Rough Unite on ‘The Dead Can Rap’
Mike Ladd with producer Rough pulls up a wealth of succulent groove on The Dead Can Rap, nudging the think tank of his polemic poetry onto the dancefloor.
A Year Again with Brian Eno
Published diaries are a tricky business. Brian Eno’s 25th Anniversary Edition of ‘A Year With Swollen Appendices’ is no less so.
Penelope Trappes’ ‘Penelope Three’ Is a Meditative LP of Sultry Vocals and Glossy Electronics
Penelope Three is not a pop record, but it is Penelope Trappes’ boldest, most straightforward work to date. On Three, Trappes holds nothing back.