slowthai - TYRON

February 12, 2021

Why are these snares so wet? “What’s money with no time?” What’s the next best thing since electric? Does he mean electric vehicles? Is the Pyramid Stage the Best Stage? Who thought water beds were a good idea? Why is this project split into two disks? …

Octo Octa - She's Calling EP

February 5, 2021

Maya Bouldry-Morrison aka Octo Octa is back to close the chapter on themes the artist explored on her For Lovers EP and Resonant Body LP way back when in 2019. In the space between those projects and this latest release, Bouldry-Morrison has solidified herself …

The Weather Station - Ignorance

February 5, 2021

Ignorance is the fifth album from Canadian folk band The Weather Station, a thought-provoking existential journey that articulates with painful directness what it’s like to be alive right now and also to be self-aware. Lead singer and songwriter Tara Lindeman is a …

Jimi Tenor & Freestyle Man - 'Forgotten Planet Awakens' (3SR)

February 5, 2021

Lassi O. T. Lehto and Klas Linblad of Finland combine forces once again as Jimi Tenor & Freestyle Man to spread the message of contemplative, contemporary, collaborative electronic music. The titular ‘Forgotten Planet Awakes’ sets scene and stage for just that; …

Ichiko Aoba - 'Asleep Among Endives'

February 3, 2021

Japanese folk-artist Ichiko Aoba’s new single ‘Asleep Among Endives’ is a dreamy lullaby that croons and ambles in a low-contrast twilight sojourn through soft moss, moody breezes and organic, gentle colors. The format is very simple, only the strumming of her …

Madlib - Sound Ancestors

January 29, 2021

It is increasingly difficult for artists to maintain the attention of their audience. We’re all so wrapped up in the flow of the almighty algorithms, mindlessly scrolling, endlessly searching for food in an empty refrigerator, rarely stopping long enough to give a piece of …

Gallery S - The Many Hands Of God

January 23, 2021

New York’s Wyatt D. Stevens continues to hit the mark on both Quality and Quantity, this time from his Gallery S corner. The first release of the new year after a prolific 2020 and almost exactly one year since the first Gallery S release, Stevens explores The Many …

Logic1000 - You've Got the Whole Night to Go

January 22, 2021

The gap narrows for Logic1000 releases as Samantha Poulter is back with new material only a few months from September’s Perfume/Blossom EP. You’ve Got the Whole Night to Go sees the Australian-born Berliner return to the party she started to stoke the …

Bicep - Isles

January 22, 2021

It’s now 2021, and Bicep’s second album Isles has finally dropped on Ninja Tune after three years of EPs and whispers. Irish producer and blogger duo Matt McBriar and Andy Ferguson have gifted us a cohesive collection of dance tracks engineered to heighten our …

Yu Su - Yellow River Blue

January 22, 2021

Vancouver-based producer and chef Yu Su is here with her album debut, a warm and bright journey through time and nature and urban sprawl. The project tracks Su’s late 2019 tour of her homeland China, traveling from the Yellow Sea Coast’s Qingdao to Xining …