Daniel Bromfield is a writer and musician who splits his time between San Francisco, CA and Eugene, OR. In addition to PopMatters, his work has appeared in Resident Advisor, San Francisco Magazine, SF Bay Guardian, Pretty Much Amazing, and Spectrum Culture. His work can be found at danielbromfield.com.
Electronic music is one of the broadest-reaching genres by design, and 2018 highlights that as well as any other year on record. These are the 25 best albums.
A great ambient album can provide a space to step into, or make the trees on your morning walk seem a little taller and the light a little more vivid or the world seem a little more like a dream.
oOoOO and Islamiq Grrrls' Faminine Mystique succeeds because it sustains a curious and unique mood and combines proudly artificial signifiers with others associated with authenticity.
He was one half of the duo behind PopMatters' top pick for Ambient/Instrumental album of 2017, and now Rafael Anton Irisarri is taking ambient music in a surprising direction: one that's intended to remind you of the apocalypse.
