Photo by Ihor Malytskyi  Viktor Benev – Aera IDM / glitch On his recent single “Aera,” the Bulgarian electro-acoustic artist Viktor Benev creates a beguiling environment of gentle splutters, simple piano keys, and delicate production in which to practice explorative sonic experimentalism. Benev’s musical education may have its roots inContinue Reading

        Photo by Kyle Johnson    Mervyn – Control alternative From the deepest recesses of the French Republic comes the awesomely industrial sounds of producer and composer Mervyn. On the recent single “Control,” the mononymous producer blends highly acidic electronic production with sweeter and more emotive sweepsContinue Reading

Photo by David Sager  elshuffles – months of electronic dreams electronic London-based electronic artist elshuffles’ “months of electronic dreams” is a glitchy and pensive composition with a motivational undertone. While the emotional potency is akin to a video game soundtrack, the single constructs a world just as colourful and detailedContinue Reading

  Old-school riffage is alive and well in Bristol. Multi-instrumentalist Oli Duerden may be best known for his work with the early-21st-century rock band Left Side Brain, but since that group’s hibernation period started in 2014, Duerden hasn’t put down his guitar. Instead, the riffs on his sophomore solo EP,Continue Reading

  Newcastle upon Tyne musician Graham Thompson has been an active member of his local music scene for the past 25 years. Cutting his teeth with the groups OZO, Jinn, and Gullich, Thompson is an experienced artist who knows the rules well enough to break them into something idiosyncratic. Thompson’sContinue Reading

Photo by Randy Laybourne Antarctic Wastelands – I Can’t Feel You Anymore  ambient  Hong Kong-based producer Ben Tatlow creates startling mellow ambient under the pseudonym Antarctic Wastelands. His most recent track, “I Can’t Feel You Anymore”, is a full-on luxury to the ear, yearning soundscapes that develop with cool tonesContinue Reading

Melburnian psychedelic rock band Skybelly sound like they’re playing from a dive bar somewhere in the multi-verse. The group is fronted by artist Sara Nelson, a highly expressive singer with a flair for adding colour to her already flavourful songs with peculiar vocal deliveries and personifications. The project’s sophomore album,Continue Reading

Photo by Matthew Moloney Twin Bridges – Come Out / On alternative There’s a sweeping urgency to “Come Out / On”, the recent single from cellist and songwriter Twin Bridges. Originally from New Mexico and currently based in Portland, Oregon, the current musical project unfolded during the pandemic, when friendsContinue Reading