Music is best served as a layered art. While the solo performer has their time and place, collaborations create something different; the egg to the cake. On “Ways Out”, Parisian bassist Claude Tchamitchian collaborates with Daniel Erdmann (Saxophones tenor and soprano), Régis Huby (Violin, Electric Violin), Rémi Charmasson (ElectricContinue Reading
Cheeky is the solo electronic project of classically trained pianist Kaylee Sabatino, and their latest album “The Star” takes the listener on a mysterious journey. Review by Namya Prabhakar When you start listening to “The Star” by Cheeky, it’s almost as if you’re transported to intergalactic space. There are staticContinue Reading
Review by Liam Birch Oblivs are an indie-rock duo of Charlie Wilmoth and Andrew Slater, who also play in the band Fox Japan. The five songs across their latest EP “Managers” showcase an exciting immediacy and originality. “Up in the Air” sees a synth-sheened veneer superimposed over a confident,Continue Reading
The fragility of humanity can be a frightening concept to process. Contemplating your inevitable expiration certainly doesn’t put you in a chirpy mood. Things happen; freak accidents, unavoidable situations, and the deterioration of health, both physical and mental are just some of the roadworks that can pop-up on our paths.Continue Reading
Daniel Ek, founder, and CEO of Spotify has always put forward that Spotify values growth over profits. This yarn reminds me of the exploits of Gregor MacGregor, a nineteenth-century Scottish con man who made a fortune by getting people to invest in his fictional country of Pioyala. MacGregor duped theContinue Reading
Photo by Armin Wedding Ring by Skinny Dippers indie rock “Wedding Ring” is a peachy slice of innocent indie rock from New York via Skinny Dippers. The single uses the melodic elements and sentimentality of Midwestern emo rock a la American Football and strips them back to a more straightforward folk-rockContinue Reading
Consumed in Key – Plastikman and Chilly Gonzales In 1998 Richie Hawtin, aka Plastikman, released Consumed, an IDM album that is widely considered to be his defining work and which the New York Times said was too tense to be considered New Age; they are/were right. Consumed In Key is a collaboration betweenContinue Reading
Experimental ambient musician Marc Kellaway makes atmospheric soundscapes inspired by swimming pools. I’ve always appreciated a good swimming pool. Not only do they provide the space for aquatic exercise and leisure, they provide of a feeling of being caught between times; the modern and the ancient. They represent humanContinue Reading
Photo by Hayes Potter The Dizzying Parade – Good Good Blood indie/lo-fi If a smorgasbord of lo-fi, indie, electronica, and pop sounds appetizing to you, it’s likely you’ll enjoy The Dizzying Parade by Mirfield artist Good Good Blood. Beatle-esque A Clean Slate is a successful amalgam of the album’s better moments; the considered melodyContinue Reading
Austria’s Filiah finds luscious moments on the sweet and strong ‘For Someone’. Confident vocals, lacking any studio sheen, lead songs of heartache over pretty acoustic instruments; guitar, bass, and strings. Opener ‘Goodbye’ has some mashed harmonies eventually finding each other over a steady bass line. ’27’ is a beguiling campfire number, carefully decorated withContinue Reading