Claire Rousay Leans Into a Gentler, More Ambient Sound on ‘A Softer Focus’
Combining field recordings with quiet, droning musical touches, A Softer Focus from experimentalist Claire Rousay may be her strongest work yet.
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New Electro Act Sylph Shares the Primal “In the Morning Light” (premiere)
Electro’s Sylph creates an ode to raves’ communalism on the psychedelic, industrial techno of “In the Morning Light”.
CFCF’s ‘memoryland’ Is the Love Letter to ’90s Techno We Didn’t Know We Needed
On memoryland, CFCF builds a time machine to take you back to the sounds of ’90s techno, house, and dance-pop.
Genghis Tron Contemplate the End of Human Life on ‘Dream Weapon’
Genghis Tron turn 180 degrees from their metal past for one of the most breathtaking re-inventions in heavy music history on Dream Weapon.
Could Artificial Intelligence Help Us Become More Human? Mouse on Mars’ Jan St. Werner Says Yes
In this interview with Jan St. Werner, the veteran electronic musician discusses how Mouse on Mars have attempted to blur the distinction between machine intelligence and empathy on their new album AAI.
Colin Fisher Creates Vast Ambient Soundscapes on ‘Reflections of the Invisible World’
Canadian composer Colin Fisher brings his jazz chops to an odd, calming collection of new-age psychedelia, Reflections of the Invisible World.
Floating Points and Pharoah Sanders Create Experimental Electrojazz on ‘Promises’
Sparseness aside, there is an explosive energy lurking just under the surface of Floating Points and Pharoah Sanders’ Promises.
Pharoah Sanders and Floating Points Find Solace in Open Space on ‘Promises’
Perhaps it’s reverence for the power of the expansive that makes Floating Points and Pharoah Sanders such a dynamic combination on Promises, their breathtaking collaboration.
Smerz’s ‘Believers’ Is a Wild, Uneven Ride Through Trance, Hip-Hop, and Classical
Lyrically and sonically, Smerz’s Believer is a bold, risk-taking LP that charts a wild, uneven ride through trance, classical, R&B, and hip-hop.
Gospel and Ambient Live Together Comfortably on Daniel Lanois’ ‘Heavy Sun’
The latest album from legendary producer Daniel Lanois, Heavy Sun, combines his longtime love of gospel organ music with his more familiar sounds.
‘Theory of Ice’ Is Leanne Betasamosake Simpson’s Eloquent Musical Plea to Save the Planet
On Theory of Ice, renowned Michi Saagig Nishnaabeg scholar, writer, and artist, Leanne Betasamosake Simpson speaks and sings of the urgency of taking care of a planet in peril.
Visionist’s ‘A Call to Arms’ Is Surprisingly Peaceful
Visionist’s A Call to Arms is a success. Louis Carnell has dialed down on the noise and written the most straightforward, emotionally-charged work of his career.