Flying Lotus Goes Purely Instrumental on New Version of ‘Flamagra’
On the instrumental version of last year's Flamagra, Flying Lotus makes conspicuous variety feel coherent and ordered.
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Noveller’s ‘Arrow’ Creates Mini-Symphonies for Guitar and Effects
Experimental guitarist, Noveller's Arrow suggests discoveries, open spaces, the sense of a calm certainty re-occurring over repeated listens.
Inventions’ ‘Continuous Portrait’ Blurs the Grandiose and the Intimate
Explosions in the Sky and Eluvium side project, Inventions are best when they are navigating the distinction between modes in real-time on Continuous Portrait.
David Grubbs and Taku Unami Collaborate on the Downright Riveting ‘Comet Meta’
Comet Meta is a brilliant record full of compositions and moments worthy of their own accord, but what's really enticing is that it's not only by David Grubbs but of him. It's perhaps the most emotive, dream-like, and accomplished piece of Grubbsian experimental post-rock.
Inventions Conjure Mystery and Hope with the Intensely Creative ‘Continuous Portrait’
Instrumental duo Matthew Robert Cooper (Eluvium) and Mark T. Smith (Explosions in the Sky) release their first album in five years as Inventions. Continuous Portrait is both sonically thrilling and oddly soothing.
Christine Ott Brings the Ondes Martenot to New Heights with the Mesmerizing ‘Chimères’
France's Christine Ott, known for her work as an orchestral musician and film composer, has created a unique new solo album, Chimères, that spotlights an obscure instrument.
Fave Five: Rafael Anton Irisarri
As one of the most celebrated ambient composers working today, Rafael Anton Irisarri continues to evolve. We celebrate his metal-tinged new album Peripeteia with a look through the albums that made him.
Composer Kosta Jevtić Offers ‘Reflections on a Journey’ to the Mediterranean
Serbian composer Kosta Jevtić evokes the clement Mediterranean in solo piano form on the brilliant new album, Reflections on a Journey.
Jim White and Marisa Anderson’s ‘The Quickening’ Takes an Experimental Journey
Avant-garde drummer Jim White and folk guitarist Marisa Anderson get together without rehearsing to see what happens on The Quickening.
Luke Schneider’s ‘Altar of Harmony’ Hews Close to Ambient Tradition
Luke Schneider's Altar of Harmony often sounds eerily close to the Robert Fripp guitar of No Pussyfooting, only he trades in the old six-string for pedal steel.
Orions Belte Travels ‘600m Per Minute’ (EP stream) (premiere)
Norway's Orions Belte deliver a wide-ranging but cohesive collection of instrumentals on 600m Per Minute. "You pick up inspirations from words you read, cities you go to, a painting hanging in a corner at an exhibition," says guitarist Øyvind Blomstrøm.
Sylvain Chauveau’s ‘Life Without Machines’ Is an Indictment of How External Forces Falsely Shape Humanity
Whereas so many contemporary albums are created to harness flash and consumption, Life Without Machines allays bedazzlement. Sylvain Chauveau advocates for unplugging and disconnecting, and only then will we truly live.