Alessandro Cortini: AVANTI (Point of Departure)Alessandro Cortini’s latest album of synth excursions is incredibly solid. It builds on the body of work he’s been producing on...
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Alessandro Cortini: AVANTI (Point of Departure)Alessandro Cortini’s latest album of synth excursions is incredibly solid. It builds on the body of work he’s been producing on...
Minced Oath: Supercede (Countersunk)I’ve lamented in the past about the occasional challenge of putting into words why I find a drone-ambient album compelling; there are indeed only...
BNJMN: Paean (Tiercel)Ben Thomas dons his BNJMN moniker yet again, this time releasing the kickoff for new label Tiercel. In contrast to his Body Reflections Pt. 1 release on Tresor...
Ancestral Voices: “Medicina” (Night of Visions, Samurai Horo 2015)Deep, melancholic stuff from Liam Blackburn aka Indigo. Its slow, reverberated cadence recalls some of the gloomy gothic landscapes...
Cleared: “No Path to Claim” (Breaking Day, Immune 2012)The fourth track from Michael Vallera and Steven Hess’s Cleared project’s second album encapsulates everything I like about the project. Thick,...
M.Mercer: “Sensorium” (Supernatant, 2015)The second track from my 2015 album Supernatant is a hushed, meditative journey inward. Close your eyes, turn it up, and let yourself go…Buy it:...
Alva Noto & Opiate: “Opto File 1″ (Opto Files, Raster-Noton 2001)This short-lived collaboration between Carsten Nicolai (a.k.a. Noto / Alva Noto) and Thomas Knak (Opiate) showcases what I’d...
Murcof: “Cuerpo Celeste” (Cosmos, Leaf 2007)Cosmic awesomeness from Fernando Corona a.k.a. Murcof. His last proper solo album under the name was a full ten years ago — will we hear more?(Source:...
WaSm: Een (silken tofu)Een is the first recorded document of an ongoing project between Dutch friends and collaborators Frans de Waard and Jos Smolders. For decades, each has been digging...
Yann Novak: Ornamentation (Touch) Los Angeles-based sound artist Yann Novak has been busy, having released both this recent performance recording on Touch as well as a two-hour album last...
Steve Roden & Brandon Labelle: “Water Messiah” (The House Was Quiet and the World Was Calm, Meme 1999)I had almost forgotten about this old favorite… beautiful resonant gonging from this...
Secant Prime: Fourier Bessel Series (Uncoiled Loops/Bandcamp)“Fourier Bessel Series” is the first tease from Secant Prime’s album Wavelets (release date unknown). The track begins as a...
Matthew Mercer’s Vintage Tomorrows score now available for pre-orderThe score I composed for Byrd McDonald’s documentary feature Vintage Tomorrows is now available for pre-order on...
Anthony Child: Electronic Recordings From Maui Jungle, Vol. 2 (Editions Mego)Anthony Child is best known for his now legendary repertoire as Surgeon, having released pummeling techno since...
Shuttle358: “Fissure” (Frame, 12k 2000)Dan Abrams’ first as Shuttle358 harks back to the days when Taylor Deupree’s then relatively nascent label 12k was focused on electronic minimalism, often with...
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