San Holo Blends Bass Music and Emo on ‘bb u ok?’
On his second full-length album, bb u ok?, Dutch producer San Holo finds the natural affinity between emo and EDM.
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Squarepusher’s ‘Feed Me Weird Things’ Still Sounds Giddy With Possibility 25 Years Later
Squarepusher’s debut album, Feed Me Weird Things, gets a welcome reissue from Warp Records. “Bass guitar over electronic music” is his center—the mantra he has kept returning to for 25 years.
Jlin and Georgia Anne Muldrow Remix Steve Lehman and Henry Threadgill in New Series
Pi Recordings celebrate 20 years in the music business with a series of ambitious remix projects. The first two feature Jlin and Georgia Anne Muldrow.
Lustmord and Karin Park Lose Themselves in the Ambient Beauty of ‘Alter’
Sceneries come and go, landscapes evolve, and time loses its meaning through the passages of Lustmord and Karin Park’s Alter.
Ground’s Rickety, Folkloric House Achieves Perfection on ‘Ozunu’
Like all the best dreams, Ground’s Ozunu stays both bizarre and entertaining the whole way through. The folkloric house achieves nothing shy of perfection.
Daniel Avery Gets Nostalgic on ‘Together in Static’
Daniel Avery’s Together in Static moves along at a glacial tempo, full of mournful ambience, slow-motion beats, and waterlogged synth tones.
Mick Harris, Kool Keith, and Submerged Discuss Scorn’s “Distortion”
Scorn’s new LP adds to the foundation Mick Harris built 30 years ago. We spoke with Mick Harris, Kool Keith, and Submerged about how their universes collided.
PM Picks the Best New Songs: KEiiNO, Jaga Jazzist, Cold War Kids + More
The PM Picks playlist features the best new songs. Today, we feature KEiiNO, Jaga Jazzist, Cold War Kids, Left Vessel, and Paragon Cause.
PM Picks: The Best New Songs – 17 June 2021
The PM Picks playlist features the best new songs. Today, we feature MAD CIRCUIT, Thomston, Natalie McCool, Scuba + DOMiNii, and koleżanka.
Dean Blunt Crafts Another Confounding Work of Avant-Indie Weirdness on ‘Black Metal 2’
Slight but rich in tonal complexities, Dean Blunt’s Black Metal 2 is another musical puzzle box from the enigmatic London musician.
Dawn Richard’s ‘Second Line’ Is a Triumphant Tribute to Her Musical Roots
Dawn Richard’s Second Line is a gorgeous record featuring fantastic, strange, esoteric sounds playing with house and club conventions. It’s a pioneering record and easily one of the best of the year.
Electronic Producer Ziúr Conjures an Unsettling Utopia on ‘Antifate’
As we wobble out of a nightmarish pandemic, Ziúr’s Antifate might be the soundtrack to our awkward efforts to wipe the cobwebs from our wings.