Mirror To Mirror – Body Moving Slowly (Preservation)
Stepping away from the synths that have defined his previous work, Los Angeles dreamer Alex…
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Panabrite – The Baroque Atrium (Preservation)
Recorded during the last northern spring, Seattle denizen Norm Chambers’ second album as Panabrite seems…
Golden Retriever – Occupied With the Unspoken (Thrill Jockey)
Humbly equipped with just a bass clarinet and an analog modular synth, Jonathan Sielaff (Au)…
Vestals – Forever Falling Toward the Sky (Root Strata)
The distant lyrics and sleepy, droning repetition may at first remind one of Flying Saucer…
Ages – Bryan (Alpha Pup)
On his debut album as Ages, Southern California’ Michael Lundy prefers drowsy rinses of melody…
Jason Urick – I Love You (Thrill Jockey)
On his glorious follow-up to 2009′ debut solo album Husbands, former WZT Hearts member Jason…
Abortion Eve – Rae (Mrs Tapes)
For his project Abortion Eve, Melbourne’s Samuel Miers eschews pedals and production tricks to simply…
Philippe Petit – Henry: The Iron Man (Aagoo)
French sound artist Philippe Petit uses electronics, field recordings, and turntables for his work, which…
Sky Burial – Kiehtan (Lens)
Apart from an appended “reconstruction of the track Himmelblau-Starren by Dead Voices on Air Mark…
Secret Birds – Peace Forest (Bon Voyage)
Now based in Tokyo, Brisbane-born D. Black has followed up Secret Birds’ full-band Asleep On…
Dead Voices On Air – From Afar All Stars Spark And Glee (Lens)
The 14th album from this fruitful solo project by in-demand collaborator Mark Spybey (Download, ex-Zoviet-France),…
Dave Anand – Peace, Love and Chocolate (Taruja)
It’s not every day a busker is discovered on the street by a record label…
Herion – Out and About (Hypnos)
Pairing classical instruments with field recordings and laptops is nothing new, but the Italian trio…
Antietam – Tenth Life (Carrot Top)
A band that dates all the way back to the glory days of Homestead Records,…
Beans – End It All (Anticon)
Ever zeroed in on his own breathless flow, it often feels like Beans is rapping…