Ecuador’s Nicola Cruz has been a pivotal figure in recent electronic music, largely introducing the sounds of Andean music into the lexicon. He’s regarded as a pioneer in evolving the sound of Latin American tradition for the modern world, pulling from its rich instrumentation and rhythmic design to create transportive
Last year, alt-pop songstress Lotic released what many regarded as her most accomplished work to date. Water was a beguiling and pivotal album, with Lotic assuming the role of siren as she channeled the elemental qualities of water in order to engage in discourse around gender, sexuality, and queerness. The
Many have called Los Angeles alt-pop trio MUNA’s 2021 hit Silk Chiffon ironic for the times. After all, how else could one explain the viral popularity of a single declaring “life’s so fun!” at the tailend of two of the hardest years of living in recent memory? Objectively though, it’s
Planet Mu’s Mike Paradinas, AKA µ-Ziq, has been on an interesting journey over the past few months. Though he’s been releasing music steadily on his label, his latest album Magic Pony Ride is his first collection of totally brand new music for Planet Mu since 2013. He’s otherwise been releasing
Canadian ‘futurepop’ outfit Purity Ring arrived at a sort of turning point for electropop. It was 2010, eurodance had infected mainstream pop and the EDM boom was reaching its peak. Moreso, the rise of the internet as a space for sharing and discovering music had generated a storm of microgenres,
Alt-Pop / dreampop / Electropop / syntpop / trap / witch house
Refined synth-pop producer Antoine Chambe has shared his hotly anticipated album Riverside today along with its Calfornia-loving music video for LP song ‘Dangerous (ft. Lucas Cozy)’, directed by César Tresca. A fitting soundtrack for warm summer heat and trips to the seaside, let your mind unwind with this 12-track journey
In the years since Australian producer Flume first unleashed his post-dubstep, future bass trap upon the world, the electronic music landscape has shifted significantly. The off-kilter, staccato shapes of Flume’s sound, seemingly cut from moments of pause in between, have become more commonplace while the rise of hyperpop and future
Bass / EDM / experimental / Future Bass / hyperpop / reggaeton / trap
ELIS NOA’s sophomore LP, I Was Just About To Leave strips down the process of letting go and lays it bare, dissecting each point of frustration and creating their own little interlude for it. Released today via Las Vegas Records, the album was created to describe the journey of closure
Downtempo pop / RnB / Singer / Songwriter / Soul
Oh, the Places you’ll go with multi-instrumentalist Calcou and his latest EP. Despite only being released last Friday via MfDR+C, the EP is quickly gaining traction around the world with the previously released singles ‘Below’, ‘Above’ and ‘Beyond’ clearly paving the way for success, having been picked up by Spotify
Last year, Canadian composer and sound designer Loscil released the triumphant Clara. It was an album that explored depth and vastness. Meditative and spiritual in quality, Clara presented gorgeously imagined pieces of ambient soundscape and orchestral string experimentations. With his latest work, the Sails series, Loscil turns toward the physical.
