“Destruction is a form of creation” is a quote from Graham Green popularised by the movie Donnie Darko. It is a quote with a truth that is hard to argue with. When you peel back the layers of something, something new emerges. Excuse the scatterbrained introduction to this review, butContinue Reading

Somewhere in New England, an ensemble of like-minded musicians are sweating over a four-track cassette machine, twisting their sweetly tinged shoegaze songs with warped effects and pails of texture. The precise location and names of the individual members are unavailable to curious netizens, but they are collectively known as HevvyContinue Reading

Sylvan Tirelle is a multi-instrumentalist from Washington, USA. When I say multi-instrumentalist, I mean multi-instrumentalist. Tirelle’s debut album, Omni-Gatherum, consists of no less than 15 different instruments, from your standard drums and guitars to more exuberant saxophones, flutes, and synths galore. Helming all instruments single-handedly, Tirelle takes a variegated approachContinue Reading

  ILUITEQ is an Italian electronic duo comprised of artists Sergio Calzoni and Andrea Bellucci. The pair’s work centres around climatic soundscapes glittered with minimal percussion, often downtempo, and splatters of tonal beauty. Their last full-length album, Reflections from the Road, boasts heavenly mixes of calming and colourful disposition. TheseContinue Reading

Mega Bog, the audacious avant-pop collective led by Erin Elizabeth Birgy, have released their enigmatic seventh album, End of Everything. Exploring the boundaries of experimental soundscapes and traditional songwriting, Birgy grapples with bewilderment through expressive and highly stylistic singing and production, seeking something palpable to convey surrender, mourning, and resilience amidst introspectiveContinue Reading