Dae Kim presents his most beautiful piece of work yet. Situated somewhere between the classical ambition of A Winged Victory for the Sullen and the lush audio world of The Album Leaf, “A Song for the Wounded” opens on a hushed guitar melody before pulls of crystal synth and muted tonal shifts are slowly folded …
Canada based artist A Hutchie presents a beautifully textural ambient composition that makes beautiful use of granular synthesis, gentle percussion, buried vocals, acoustic guitar and a tidal pull that crests and breaks on the emotional coastline that feeds this track. “Oh Bee” is lovingly deconstructed neo-classical music with a beating heart.
Finding an oasis in the frigid arctic temperatures that have gripped most of the nation, Prospect Lux has created a temporary reprieve in these uplifting, bubbling arpeggios and neck-snapping sharp IDM beats. It’s easy to imagine boarding a plane to warmer climes while this fully envelops your every move through the airport terminal. NYC native …
The latest from Sahel Sounds, “Mouhamodou Lo and His Children” occurred as a once-off encounter where Mouhamodou Lo – a Senegalese taxi driver – offered to meet Karl Jonas (the Swedish producer and artist creating this project) in his studio so that Jonas could settle up with him after he forgot his wallet. This turned …
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“Philocaly” or Greek for “The Love of Beauty” by the Philadelphia based artist Lysca (Jonah Fusco) is a slow build composition that moves from droning, neo-classical work to an overflowing IDM banger with an ever-forward perpetual motion that fulfills the concept of beauty in it’s evolving modes. Beginning with field recordings, granular synthesis and a …
The latest from the UK based Gift from Crows features delicate and stirring choreography from Kristine Berget to create a stunning visual dance companion to “Without Beauty There is No Hope”. Shot on an Iphone and edited by Corey Rid – this visual companion to Gift from Crows string and piano composition seems to stop …
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“Love Undone” is an absolutely massive remix of the Melbourne-based experimental artist McDead’s track by the mysterious Bulzara. The result is a lovingly deconstructed bit-tent electronica composition that draws element of psychedelic rock, drone and sample-based breakbeat that could sound comfortable sitting next to Primal Scream and The Chemical Brothers. If the concept of a …
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What sounds do you miss from partying? For me, it’s the muffled sound of the kick drum coming from a few floors below. The way you feel it more than you hear it. With Mark Klof the idea of making “non-club” electronic music comes in the form of “early stages IDM and ambient beats, combining …
Music for Home by the Kyoto based artists Polar M and Marihiko Hara is probably one of the most aptly titled records to come out of the long-distance collaborations that have cropped up as the world has learned to create and collaborate over long distances. The two artists have created a perfect album for home …
During times of great uncertainty, boundaries provide a great deal of reassurance. A sense there is an end and a beginning. For Matthew Thomason, during the first national lockdown the coastline of his native Falmouth, Cornwall provided inspiration for “Aberfal”. A meditation on the coast, “Aberfal” is where two worlds connect in a dramatic and …