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SINCE 2010

Harold Budd: “Dark Star” (Abandoned Cities, Cantil 1984)Harold Budd’s legendary status as an original in the field of instrumental and ambient music is irrefutable (even as he’s traditionally...

NHK: Program (Line)The latest from Kouhei Matsunaga and Toshio Munehiro as NHK expands and mutates the aesthetic Matsunaga explored on a series somewhat ironically named Dance Classics for...

Ekca Liena: Graduals (ConSouling Sounds)Daniel MacKenzie’s Graduals is a fairly sharp contrast to the only other album I’ve heard of his (his collaboration with Spheruleus, Mapping the...

M.Mercer: “Somnambulism” (Supernatant, 2015)Reposting the third track/video from my most recent solo album Supernatant. The album is available for purchase at...

M.Mercer: “Hive Mind” (Supernatant, 2015)“Hive Mind” is the last track on my latest solo album Supernatant. In making this album, I amassed a large amount of improvised drones, textures, and...

Matthew Mercer: SupernatantMy new solo album will be available on 23 March 2015. You can preorder it now on Bandcamp — check it out and thank you for your support!

Cristian Vogel: Polyphonic Beings (Shitkatapult)Cristian Vogel has had a musical career full of twists and turns, and the main takeaway is that one shouldn’t necessarily have expectations...

Matthew Mercer: “Stain” (2015)Another video clip from my forthcoming solo album, Supernatant. The album will likely be available in the next few months and is focused more on atmosphere...

Jon Porras: Light Divide (Thrill Jockey) Jon Porras is perhaps better known as one half of the drone post-rock project Barn Owl. With Light Divide, Porras shifts his focus away from the...

The Flashbulb: Nothing Is Real (Bandcamp) Benn Lee Jordan’s music as the Flashbulb has really evolved over time, starting off as a somewhat petulant drill & bass producer with...

Eleh: “Observation Wheel” (Location Momentum, Touch 2010) Reliable, undulating, minimal drones from Eleh — good stuff. Turn it up on headphones and you can really hear the way the stereo...

Eleh: “Observation Wheel” (Location Momentum, Touch 2010) Reliable, undulating, minimal drones from Eleh — good stuff. Turn it up on headphones and you can really hear the way the stereo...

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