Orbital Entertain Our Collective ‘Optical Delusion’
Orbital’s Optical Delusion is what we have all grown accustomed to with them, but there are plenty of bold moments that skew the imagination with each revisit.
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Acid Arab Bring Middle Eastern Textures to the Dance Floor on ‘٣ (Trois)’
Blending Algerian Raï and Gasba, Syrian Dabke, Turkish dance, and floor-shaking Chicago Acid moves, Acid Arab make music targeting hips with surgical precision.
Kelela Trades Hooks for Atmosphere on Sensuous ‘Raven’
Returning from a five-year hiatus, Kelela’s Raven isn’t an explosive comeback for the alternative R&B singer but a downtempo reflection.
Gareth Koch and Martin Kennedy Soundtrack the Great Beyond on ‘Music in the Afterlife’
On Music in the Afterlife, Martin Kennedy and Gareth Koch put themselves in the running for an impossible task to make a soundtrack for eternal bliss.
Post-Punk Tree of Life: Twin Tribes and Black Swan Lane Sustain the Genre
Post-punk bands Twin Tribes and Black Swan Lane hail from the sunny climes of the southwestern and southeastern US, and yet sonically mirror the late ’70s/early ’80s post-punk from the rain-sodden UK.
The 25 Best David Bowie Deep Tracks
For all of the imagery that dominated the religiosity of David Bowie what matters most are the songs. Here are 25 killer deep-cut Bowie originals, album by album.
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The Best Electronic Albums of 2022
This year’s best electronic albums span the widest range of styles of any genre, ranging from poppy and melodic electro to the experimental outer reaches.
DJ Sun Discusses His Immigrant Roots and ‘Loveletter’ to Music
DJ Sun discusses how he started DJing, his process for making albums, sampling 1970s porn records, and recording an LP about discovering his Chinese heritage.
FaltyDL Goes Indie and Finally Sings on ‘A Nurse to My Patience’
FaltyDL’s A Nurse to My Patience is home-alone, headphones-on, glow-of-a-smartphone-in-the-dark indie music. It’s the sound of the demons dancing in his head.
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The 10 Best Library Music Albums of 2022
The following ten best library music albums are bursting with largely instrumental, deeply cinematic tunes that’ll suit a gamut of possible occasions.
Pulse Emitter’s ‘Dusk’ Sports Lush Synthesizer Experiments
Pulse Emitter’s Dusk possesses a keen sense of melody, as arpeggios and melodic lines cross over each other, creating a lushness that washes over the listener.
SloGlo’s ‘Symbols and Mirrors’ Walks a Line Between Jazz and Electronic
Under the moniker of SloGlo, drummer/producer Matt Carroll’s debut album Symbols and Mirrors is a mishmash of curious, experimental textures.