Single Reviews – 18 September 2022 – Eugenia Post Meridien, Arny Margret, Yop, The Backseat Lovers, Le Days
Photo by Aleksandr Neplokhov Eugenia Post Meridiem – willpower alternative rock There’s a whimsical coolness to Eugenia Post Meridiem’s new single “willpower”. The group, from Italy, casually merge funk phrases with indie rock. Consisting of two Matteos and one Giovanni, the group set an ambitiously fun arty funk rock againstContinue Reading
Noise Between The Shades by Melting Palms (Album Review)
The act of dreaming has long baffled even the brightest minds. While the accepted theory that dreams are random events helps to show function, it ignores the highly emotional aspect of dreaming. Nevertheless, dreams are one of the most incredible things about life. Waking life is generally painful, am IContinue Reading
Single Reviews – 13 September 2022 – Cypher – Oisin Mod – Ivory Fields – Sorcha Richardson – Victor Bomì
Photo by Kaan Keskin Cypher – ground Electronic Cypher is a collaboration between artists arad acid, exael, mu tate & a special guest DJ. Environmental electronica is the order of the day on this sterling cut from the upcoming album “APPX:10 Glasgow”. Glitchy drums softly spread across the mix likeContinue Reading
Katie Kim – Hour of the Ox (Album Review)
Oxen hold a peculiar position in Chinese culture. The motif of this archetype communicates strength, diligence, and longevity, but also monotony and persistence; like a personal trainer who you will enjoy hanging out with but who you will also hate for pushing you past your limits. Not surprisingly, the yearContinue Reading
Idle/Wild by Night Swims (Album Review)
One qualm religious types have with atheism is that it lacks depth, emotion, and hope. For centuries, our culture was based around the idea that reality was merely a percursor to an everlasting afterlife. However, that’s no longer the prevailing ideology of our developing world. Younger generations have been findingContinue Reading
Deep Dark Down And Blue by Connie Lansberg (Album Review)
It’s often difficult to write about jazz. Thoughtful and expressive by nature, jazz is both a cultural cornerstone and an academic field of study, and a writer who doesn’t know their terminology or history will soon be exposed. Unsurprisingly, most music writers prefer to stay away from this genre. Luckily,Continue Reading
The Bridge in The Mountain’s Hands (A Travelog) by Haotian (Album Review)
Travelling across our big and varied world often inspires great change in our perspective. The differences in geography, culture, and lifestyle can be drastic depending on where you are on the globe. Haotian Wang, originally from Yunnan, China, is an experimental composer and producer based in New York. His recentContinue Reading
Fractals by Michael Donoghue (Album Review)
For those who shudder at mathematics, the idea of fractals can be dauntingly hard to conceptualize. But luckily for the more left-side brained of us, Michael Donoghue of Jersey conceptualizes the notion of fractals through glacial and alluring experimental electronica. His recent work, the album “Fractals”, unfolds across eight tracksContinue Reading
BRIGHT YOUNG FUTURE – Life On The Bridge (Album Review)
Danish duo Bright Young Future label themselves as ‘collage pop’, a perfectly-fitting genre classification. Their sophomore album “Life on the Bridge” melds delicate textures with flashes of experimental instrumentation, botched samples, and a beguiling production sensibility. The duo comprises artists Rune Risager and Jacob Abildgaard, and their hi-brow music isContinue Reading
Bow & Clatter by Many Pretty Blooms (Album Review)
Another summer is almost over, and another autumn is just around the corner. This time of year offers precious moments of retrospection; as the days get shorter, our thoughts contradictorily have more room to grow. Though there is a bittersweet tinge to the dwindling warmth, failed romances, and missed opportunities,Continue Reading