Sunken Cages Creates a Cosmic Dance Writ Small on “Drums and Flowers”
Sunken Cages has spent the past 20 years building a uniquely idiosyncratic soundworld fusing Indian instruments with pristine electronic production.
Parker Desautell
Parker has published with The Wrong Quarterly, Everyday Fiction, The Sun Chronicle, and Cadaverine Magazine. He graduated from Eastern University with degrees in English and theology
Gigi Masin Confronts Loss with Blissed-Out Ambience
“Lost” is a mournfully exultant little piece, fusing Gigi Masin’s trademark glow-toned ambience with triumphant horns and a defiantly upbeat groove.
Taroug’s New LP Sports a Desolate Downtempo Beauty
Taroug creates a work of desolate beauty that slakes your thirst but never fully gives itself away, gradually revealing itself in layers of thick, rumbling sonic murk.
Remembering Éliane Radigue: Godmother of Drone
People say that there are four oceans, but one could reasonably argue that there’s a fifth: the one created by Éliane Radigue and her legion of cosmic drones.
In Taroug’s “1995”, Menace Lurks Childlike Wonder
There’s a real “something-wicked-this-way-comes” energy here in Taroug’s “1995”.
Paul St. Hilaire Takes Dub Techno to Dark, Majestic Depths
Listening to Paul St. Hilaire’s new LP makes you feel like you’re submerged 10,000 feet underwater, yet you don’t mind—all you want to do is dive deeper into the murk.
Remembering D’Angelo: Revolutionary Funk-Soul Luminary
D’Angelo’s presence loomed large over the neo-soul in the 1990s and 2000s, but his music stood out for its lightness, its subtlety, sparseness, and deftness of touch.
Immersion on ‘WTF??’ and Making Music in Strange Times
Immersion discuss the current state of the music industry, and—most importantly—the role of the artist in today’s world: “to provoke in a positive way”.
Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith Explores the Body’s Musical Resonance
Whether she’s creating music for the dance floor or the yoga studio, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith continues to blend disparate styles into her unique sonic melting pot.
Misha Sultan Shows His Musical ‘Roots’ Are Everywhere
Geographically Misha Sultan’s roots may be in Siberia, but sonically they’re everywhere. Ambient, dub techno, krautrock, chill-out—he does it all.
Beach House’s ‘Once Twice Melody’ Is an 18-Track Epic That Never Wears Out Its Welcome
Beach House are always tinkering around the edges of their sonic universe, getting darker, weirder, subtler, and more expansive. They do that on Once Twice Melody, and the payoff is enormous.
Tangerine Dream Prove They Still Have a Few Tricks Up Their Sleeve on ‘Raum’
The simplistic, elegiac beauty of Tangerine Dream’s Raum pays homage to their classic LPs while remaining grounded in 2022.