Matt Evans’ Ambient Soundscapes Transcend the Genre on ‘New Topographics’
New York-based percussionist/composer, Matt Evans brilliantly infuses his spacey sonic landscapes with the sounds of everyday life on New Topographics.
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Matthew D. Gantt’s ‘Diagnostics’ Is Complex, Futuristic, and Totally Bonkers
Experimental artist, composer and educator Matthew D. Gantt has created a delightful new album, Diagnostics, that's both maddeningly dense and refreshingly playful.
Circles Around the Sun Shoot for the Stars on New Album
Jamrockers Circles Around the Sun's self-titled third album finds the band transcending darkness after losing their founder in 2019 to chart a groovy new course.
Experimental Rock’s Trees Speak Summon Kosmische Sensations on ‘Ohms’
On their inspiring second album, Ohms, Arizona avant-garde collective Trees Speak invoke the best of expansive electronica through motorik repetitions across a sprawling masterwork.
Nick Storring’s ‘My Magic Dreams Have Lost Their Spell’ Is Beautiful, Haunting, and Otherworldly
Canadian composer Nick Storring's latest album, My Magic Dreams Have Lost Their Spell, is mysterious, multilayered, and unforgettable.
Ryan Rumery’s ‘At, Apart’ Traffics in Nuance in the Face of Isolation
Film music composer Ryan Rumery kicks off a new Bandcamp-only Friday release series with At, Apart, which is devastating in emotional scope and careful sense of arrangement and place.
Mute Duo Dazzle with the Ambient, Country-Tinged ‘Lapse in Passage’
Mute Duo's second full-length album, Lapse in Passage, is dark, multilayered, and uncommonly beautiful. It's like David Lynch baked in the Texas heat. It's the soundtrack to a Cormac McCarthy-inspired fever dream.
Quarterly’s ‘Pomegranate’ is a Small Treasure of Charm and Warmth
Brooklyn-based duo Quarterly combine elements of folk and classical on the intimate, calm, and unique Pomegranate.
Horse Lords Create a Loud, Disciplined Roar on ‘The Common Task’
Experimental rock's Horse Lords release their first album in four years, and it's meticulous and complex, but also undeniably joyous and celebratory.
Unconditional Arms Fuse Post-Punk and Post-Rock on “You’re Just As Desperate” (premiere)
Featuring members of Wavves and the American Scene, Oakland's Unconditional Arms deliver an inspired instrumental that bodes well for a bright musical future.
Jacoti Sommes Gets Spacey and Soulful with the Irresistible ‘Travel Time’
Ohio-based producer Jacoti Sommes creates a warm sonic world where trippy vibes coexist with funky jams on his typically strange, lovable new album, Travel Time.
Elkhorn Improvise the Hypnotic ‘Storm Sessions’
Instrumental guitar duo Elkhorn tweak the formula with a third musician on their latest album, The Storm Sessions. Rarely has a blizzard sounded this good.