ElectroMatters: Best Electronic Music of January 2026
From rough ‘n’ ready techno to subtle drone, atmospheric footwork to striking synthpop, these are the best electronic records from the past month.
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Erik Hall Brings an Eloquent Minimalist Trilogy to a Close
Erik Hall is an artist who understands minimalism and knows how to execute it brilliantly and uncompromisingly in a way that appeals to a broad range of listeners.
Erik Hall Creates Minimalist Compositions with Warm Beauty on ‘Canto Ostinato’
Composer and multi-instrumentalist Erik Hall shares his second installment of a trilogy with a tribute to Dutch composer Simeon ten Holt on Canto Ostinato.
“Weird Music Is Still Good”: Erik Hall on Isolation and Pulling Off an Impossible Steve Reich-ian Feat
Finding himself at a loose end, Erik Hall doesn't indulge in Netflix marathons or spends time sorting out his closet, instead he recreates Steve Reich's seminal masterpiece Music for 18 Musicians in his basement. And then he tells PopMatters about it.
Erik Hall Is One Musician Taking on Steve Reich’s ‘Music for 18 Musicians’
Erik Hall painstakingly and effectively recreates Steve Reich's minimalist classic, Music for 18 Musicians, with three instruments in his Michigan home studio.
Experiencing Isolation and Connection In Tall Buildings
In Tall Buildings' Erik Hall got the name from recording in a Chicago skyscraper, but notes that "I don't tend to write songs that jump out at the listener, but rather kind of invite the listener in."