Immersion | Sleepless | Swim ~ Release date: June 15th 2018 Review by Jenna Dreisenstock Sparkling bokeh of tranquil ambience mesmerize in introspection; up-tempo dance in glimmer – brightening, exploring and cradling the experimentation of instrumental growth. A wandering boldness in landscapes of ever expanding tone, tempo and timbre; new-worlds
ambient / Asi Weitz / Brighton / Electronic / experimental / Gil Luz / Holy Fuck / Immersion / Matt Schulz / Post-Rock / Swim~ / United Kingdom / Wire
Techno-goddess Nina Kraviz has revealed her own imprint трип‘s 20th release, a concept album titled Don’t Mess With Cupid. Featuring new music by Kraviz herself, she is also joined by Bjarki, PTU, Exos and Biogen, as well as the ’90s collaborative track “15 c7” between Aphex Twin and Mike Dred released under the moniker
Aphex Twin / Biogen / Bjarki / Exos / Mike Dred / Nikita Zabelin / Nima Kraviz / Pilldriver / ptu / Roma Zuckerman / Shadowax / Universal Indicator / Трип
Portland-based experimental artist and musician Michelle Zauner, better known as Japanese Breakfast will be providing an original soundtrack to the upcoming indie video-game ‘Sable‘ due for 2019 release, announced via E3‘s annual gaming conference. Check out the E3 trailer for ‘Sable’ featuring Japanese Breakfast’s first entry to the soundtrack, ‘Glider’ below
E3 / Electronic / experimental / gaming / Indie / Japanese Breakfast / Michelle Zauner / Oregon / Pop / Portland / Sable
Canadian Indie legends Arcade Fire have unveiled a new animated video for ‘Chemistry‘, from the GRAMMY-nominated global #1 album Everything Now released via Sony last year. Directed by Ray Tintori, animated by Starburns Industries (Rick & Morty, Charlie Kaufman’s Anomalisa, Community) and featuring Tootie Tootz of Big Freedia: Queen of
Alternative / Arcade Fire / Canada / Classical / experimental / Indie / Indie-Pop / Ray Tintori / Sony / Starburns Industries / Tour
Icelandic multi-instrumentalis, artist and composer Ólafur Arnalds has announced his fourth upcoming studio album, re:member set for release on August 24th via Mercury KX. Arnalds has stated that for the album he will be implementing software entitled Stratus, which he has been programming for the last two years with fellow artist Halldór Eldjárn. Stratus uses
ambient / Classical / Electronic / experimental / Halldór Eldjárn / Iceland / Mercury KX / Ólafur Arnalds / SOHN
Norway-based multi-instrumentalist and songstress Kari Jahnsen, better know as Farao has just released her latest single ‘The Ghost Ship‘. With plans for a new album underway, Farao has been picked up by Western Vinyl for the release, with no date announcement as of yet. Farao explains, “‘The Ghost Ship’ is about losing
Berlin / Electronic / experimental / Farao / norway / Synth / Synth-Pop / Western Vinyl
Fresh from his sold-out headline tour of his native Australia, Willaris. K delivers his eagerly-awaited debut EP titled, Alchemy. Out now via Alva Street/AWAL, the 7-track production features latest single ‘Risen’, with the Australian producer also revealing the song’s official video earlier this week via Apple Music. Utilizing a series
Alva Street / Australia / AWAL / electro / electro pop / Electronic / experimental / Melbourne / Soothsayer / Willaris. K
Written by Jenna Dreisenstock Throughout the ages, ever since the very first recordings of human history – an insidious confidentiality has remained; a sickening bias that we all know as the phrase: ‘history is written by the victors.’ Despite this seemingly common knowledge, the extent to this truth delves much
“For me personally, the foundations of nature, in the broadest sense (including us), carry the most beauty and maddening incomprehensibility. The more something is distilled, the more its beauty is crystallised.” Self reflection in complete isolation; the immerse in nature and introspection of the self, and the world around us.
ambient / Electronic / experimental / London / Max Cooper / Mesh / Techno / United Kingdom
Gorillaz need no introduction; the bold impressions of bittersweet melodrama the virtual band has forged within a vivid pop-culture niche – remains ever-spellbinding over the years. In an ever psychedelic swirling, interwoven flurry of eccentricity: we follow members 2D, Murdoc, Noodle and Russel as their lives unfold, their own distinct,
