HAAi Uses “Always Ascending” As a Concept for ‘DJ Kicks’
HAAi places older artists in the company of contemporary DJs for a set offering insight into how electronic dance music can be a transportive experience.
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Four Hours of Four Tet in Berlin Reminds What Clubbing Is For
Four Tet’s four-hour party at Tempodrom shows that clubbing in Berlin is a profoundly communal affair, a social ritual of the highest order.
Pretty Lights Ignite at the Warfield Theater in San Francisco
Electronic dance act Pretty Lights crank up their interdimensional soundship space system with transcendent results and a dazzling psychedelic light show.
Mukqs Shatters Electronic Music Conventions on ‘Stonewasher’
Chicago-based weirdo pioneer Mukqs returns with one of the best electronic albums of 2023. Enter the dizzyingly immersive world of Stonewasher.
Sofia Kourtesis Makes Radiant Dance Beats on ‘Madres’
Madres is Sofia Kourtesis elevated, a contemporary work of electronic dance music powerful on sonic and emotional levels alike.
Quantic’s ‘Dancing While Falling’ Is a Community-Minded Triumph
Quantic infuses everything he creates with a balmy kind of love. Dancing While Falling revisits his early roots in ’60s and ’70s soul with a new sophistication.
Past and Future Clash in Gazelle Twin’s ‘Black Dog’
Black Dog is reminiscent of Gazelle Twin’s past but also forges a new path. One that’s able not only to merge these disparate aspects but also to surpass them.
Justin Walter Travels to the Outer Cosmos on ‘Destroyer’
Justin Walter’s Destroyer is a rich and colorful work established through subtle means. It establishes an immersive world filled with wonder and emotion.
The Fragmented Quality of Boards of Canada’s ‘Music Has the Right to Children’
Boards of Canada’s Music Has the Right to Children is murky, burned, and melted. It sounds like 1980s synth, disco, new age, and new wave heard through a wall.
Lee Gamble’s ‘Models’ Wallows in AI’s Unharnessability
Lee Gamble recognizes that AI is outstripping our ability to understand or harness it. Models can be seen as an unsettling commentary on that reality.
Venera’s Debut Is a Compelling Suite of Industrial Electronica
On Venera’s self-titled debut, nu-metal royalty James ‘Munky’ Shaffer and renaissance man Chris Hunt make a compelling suite of industrial electronica.
Nihiloxica Stand Up For Human Rights on ‘Source of Denial’
As Nihiloxica draw from electronic, metal, hard rock, and older musical traditions, they call listeners to awareness and action with vigor and skill.