Bernard Baum: After (Panatype)Bernard Baum’s After is a short, fast-moving but unassuming album that’s quietly worked its way into my list of favorites after repeat listens...
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Ikonika: Distractions (Hyperdub)I’ve always held Ikonika’s music in the same regard as vintage Zomby or Rustie, before they veered headlong into trap and maximal sounds...
Colin Stetson: All This I Do For Glory (52Hz)Colin Stetson has made a name for himself as a musical force of nature. His weapon of choice is the unwieldy baritone saxophone, one of the...
Claro Intelecto: Exhilarator (Delsin)Mark Stewart dons anew his Claro Intelecto moniker for a new full length on Delsin, and he does not disappoint. Claro Intelecto’s last album,...
DMX Krew: Strange Directions (Hypercolour)Ed Upton’s been marching to the beat of his own sequencer for well over 20 years now, with over 20 full-length albums and at least twice as...
Michael Mayer: & (Kompakt)Michael Mayer’s reputation precedes him, having helped helm Kompakt from its earliest days across nearly two decades of high caliber dance music and...
Fever Ray: Plunge (Rabid)Karin Dreijer once again goes solo for her second album as Fever Ray. When her first appeared in 2009, it was the apex of my enthusiasm for The Knife, and I was...
Colleen: A flame my love, a frequency (Thrill Jockey)I remember when I first heard the opening strums of Cecile Schott’s lo-fi debut, Everyone Alive Wants Answers (Leaf, 2003). It all felt...
The Bug vs. Earth: Concrete Desert (Ninja Tune)Kevin Martin, also known as The Bug in addition to being a generally prolific and diverse musician in a variety of projects (Techno-Animal,...
Aquarelle: Leave Corners (Debacle)After a four-year hiatus, St. Paul musician Ryan Potts dons his Aquarelle moniker to present a fourth album of instrumental music. Much of Leave Corners...
Lali Puna: Two Windows (Morr Music)Lali Puna has always skirted the periphery of IDM and indie-pop, never quite splashing in any way that’s yielded significant acclaim. And yet their music...
Errorsmith: Superlative Fatigue (Pan)The most noteworthy thing about Erik Wiegand’s first studio album in 15 years is, for all its weirdness, how much more accessible and fun it is...
Steve Roden: walking from savoonga to gambell (Line)“3 years ago, i decided to stop working with the sound tools i had been using since the early 1990’s. the decision to shift was not...
Steve Roden: walking from savoonga to gambell (Line)“3 years ago, i decided to stop working with the sound tools i had been using since the early 1990’s. the decision to shift was not...
Ekoplekz: Bioprodukt (Planet µ)Nick Edwards’s Ekoplekz is a project that’s evolved slowly yet steadily over the years since its debut in 2010. Many of his releases have tended toward...
Ekoplekz: Bioprodukt (Planet µ)Nick Edwards’s Ekoplekz is a project that’s evolved slowly yet steadily over the years since its debut in 2010. Many of his releases have tended toward...
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