When you hear the name Nils Frahm, you expect ‘piano’ to follow soon after. The Berlin-based composer and experimental musician is best known for his work on the ivory keys, using the instrument as a means toward realising his improvisational technique in visceral action. Over the past while, however, he’s
For many musicians, it can be a challenge to take off the creative apron and squeeze into a stiff business suit, but not for Zeb Samuels, producer and head of the Deep Heads imprint. With his new compilation album, Cosmic Vibrations Vol. 3, he introduces listeners to a third ability:
Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith’s latest album Let’s Turn It Into Sound is her most playful to date. From the visuals, featuring a 3D animated neon coloured digital avatar, to the approach to the music, Smith embraces a giddy whimsicality that at its best, brings unconditional joy in the same way an
ambient / Avant-Garde / Bass / Breakbeats / experimental / Synth / Techno / tribal
William Orbit is like a comet. The English producer and composer had been active since the 70’s as more of a background player than main act, though every now and again, he’d experience a resurgence of sorts at the apex of the decade. Prepare to Energize in the 80’s, Fascinating
Two years ago, Sasu Ripatti started from scratch. The noise producer, also known as Vladislav Delay, threw out all his old equipment and took a near six year hiatus before reemerging with 2020’s Raka and a footwork album under his own name. Raka, and its sequel released last year, introduced
ambient / Drone / experimental / NOISE / Sound art
Soon after winning what has been regarded as a watershed legal case for artists’ royalties rights, Kieran Hebden AKA Four Tet dropped Scythe Master, a reminder to why he’s widely considered a visionary in dance music. It was also a taste of things to come, with the promise of new
ambient / Bass / experimental / House / Tech House
If you close your eyes while listening to Andrew Tuttle, chances are you’re about to be transported somewhere unexpected. The Australian producer and banjo player has carved out a distinct niche for himself, intersecting the conventions and motifs of country and folk Americana with immersive ambient electronica. In straddling these
Acoustic / ambient / country / Drone / electronica / Soundscapes
Welcome to August, where remixes and new singles give us a further taste of things to come from some of the hottest artists in the game right now. We roundup our favourite of the week. Listen below. Follow our Roundup Selections playlist on Spotify to stay updated on what we
afrobeats / Alt-Pop / ambient / bubblegum bass / experimental / highlife / loops / Minimal
Prolific ambient duo Psycho & Plastic have shared their album Phantom Bliss via GiveUsYourGold. The album is comprised of ten refreshing tracks that blur the lines between electronic and ambient. Featured on the album is a previously unheard gem titled ‘The Ocean Between Us’ which has been accompanied by a
Moor Mother is at war with time. The Philadelphian poet and experimental rap artist has theorised through her work a means to rewrite the exclusion of women and Black voices from history itself, a practice she refers to as Black Quantum Futurism. For her, linear time is a captor that
