Helen Yee – Orchestrope (Album Review)
For the past decade, US musician Helen Yee has been honing her craft. By live looping her violin with various other instruments and electronics, she creates otherworldly and delicately balanced…
Myopia – Mind Party (Album Review)
Studies have shown that rock music affects psychological tension, albeit not always for the better, with one study showing it can increase hostility, sadness, tension, and fatigue. That study didn’t…
LateNightBeatFeast – Variance (Album Review)
English electronic musician LateNightBeatFeast may not boast the most urbane stagename, but his music is cleverly assembled and sophisticatedly produced. The elusive artist doesn’t share biographical information like their real…
Interview: Jonsjooel
Jonsjooel. Photo by Jonne Heinonen Berlin-based Finnish artist, composer and multi-instrumentalist Jonsjooel has shared his latest track “Somewhere Else Than Here”, a dreamy and soulful exploration of modern classical and…
Nathan Plante – Electric Birds (EP Review)
Avant-garde trumpeter Nathan Plante has thrown caution to the wind; after 20 years of performing as a classical musician, he releases his first EP as a purveyor of darkly subduing…
Single Reviews: 11 September 2024: Kurt Leege, Baby Schillaci, Darkstates, Distjead, Alterity
Photo by Ivan Mani Kurt Leege – A Cephalopod Rebellion ambient Guitarist Kurt Leege has a storied past. From studying jazz at Swarthmore, populating New York’s thriving indie scene in…
Zack Clarke – Plunge (Album Review)
The line straddling accessibility and innovation is hard to draw, perhaps no place more so than in art. Artists risk either alienating their audience or insulting their intelligence, with little…
Single Reviews: 31 August 2024: Antoine Loemba, Kris Vango, Stefan Kristinkov, Michael Kentoff, Mellowpunk
Photo by Sasha Matveeva Antoine Loemba – Montparnasse jazz Montparnasse is a neighborhood in Paris known for its rich cultural history. It is also the title of the first track…
Mortal Prophets – ICNCLST (Album Review)
NY-based artist John Beckmann is having a purple patch. Since 2022, his work as Mortal Prophets has yielded three EPs, numerous singles, and five albums. The latest album, ICNCLST/, is…
Interview: Yea Big
Stefen Robinson, aka Yea Big, discusses his improvisational work with Tatsu Aoki. The pair’s 2nd EP, The Hand and The Moon, Part Two, is out now on FPE Records. NT:…