Special Request x Tim Reaper - Hooversound Presents: Special Request x Tim Reaper

January 22, 2021

London label Hooversound Recordings heads Naina Sethi and Sherelle Thomas have seen fit to use their collective force to bring two other forces together and “see what happens.” The experiment was deceptively simple: bring a handful of the tracks from dance …

Saigon Would Be Seoul - 'If This Is A Man (Grabek Rework)'

January 22, 2021

Wojtek Grabek’s recent track, a rework of Saigon Would Be Seoul’s ‘If This Is A Man,’ traverses an album in miniature. The Polish composer and violinist demonstrates the elemental core of the original track, molten with the materials of a powerful story in multiple …

December 2020 Roundup // Halls Decked with Quick Reflections

December 31, 2020

December has come yet again, and in the spirit of catching up, rounding out, or finishing strong, several artists released new music to the world, a break from the norm in this year of norm breaking. We’ve gathered a few of our favorites around the fire for a quick glance before we leave 2020 behind.

CS + Kreme - howwouldyoufeelwithoutthatthought

November 29, 2020

CS + Kreme beg of us one single question, howwouldyoufeelwithoutthatthought, but do not leave much room for response. Somber chanting, splayed beats, and some sort of didgeridoo frame out a long hellish boat ride to the other side in ‘April Fool’s Day’— a …

Off The Meds - Off The Meds

November 20, 2020

The latest combination platter offered up by longtime favorite Studio Barnhus is here to wind down the year with style and substance. Off The Meds is 1 album of 14 tracks composed by 4 people from 2 places. Adrian Lux, Carli Löf, and Måns Glaeser all hail from …

Ana Roxanne - Because of a Flower

November 13, 2020

There is a meditation technique I learned as a child that asks you to erase yourself, one body part at a time, until nothing is left but the ground beneath you, the space around you and the sky above you. The goal is to cultivate awareness of yourself as part of the whole …

WhoMadeWho - Synchronicity

November 13, 2020

Copenhagen’s WhoMadeWho is back on Kompakt with a journey through the ins and outs of collaboration during the global pandemic. The trio, consisting of Tomas Barfod, Tomas Høffding, and Jeppe Kjellberg, has a diverse sonic background with roots in …

TSHA - Flowers

November 13, 2020

Just as I was settling down for the winter ahead, preparing my mind’s fortress for the short gray days that blur into long silent nights, TSHA’s new EP Flowers grew out of my assignment pile like those Alpine plants that seem miraculously to grow out of solid rock. …

Justin Jay - Lost Boi EP

November 13, 2020

Lost Boi is by far Justin Jay’s most techno-y project yet. Far out in its melodics, the opening track ‘Questions?’ gives most of its space to a hard-and-fast Eurotech drumkit. It’s a departure from romanticism, but not an altogether abandonment. …

PALLADIAN - 'Fur'

November 12, 2020

PALLADIAN rounds out the season with a final single on Future Archive Recordings. Following similar sentiments set forth on their previous releases, the duo journeys forth inward, zooming in on a moment like a fractal. Dusty piano chords dance lightly around …