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James Heather Shares
Piano-Driven Playlist,
Recent Track From
Brainfeeder Session
Photography SUKI Considering how inseparable James Heather and his piano are (see: EP1 and EP2 of his Modulations series on Coldcut’s Ahead of Our Time imprint), we thought it wouldn’t hurt to ask the composer to share 10 songs that also slay on the tickled ivory front. Check out his liner notes below, along with Heather’s solo […]
Pierce With Arrow
Make Us a Moody,
Dream-Like Mix
Photography CORNELIA THONHAUSER As much an art piece as it is an album — an early pressing even included a “limited incense leaf” — Shatter could easily be construed as the spiritual successor to the Louderbach project Troy Pierce pursued about a decade ago with Dais co-founder Gibby Miller. Only this time, Natalia Escobar (aka […]
Matt Christensen Shares
The Latest Single From His
Looming Constant Green LP
Matt Christensen is going country. In spirit, at least. While the dust hasn’t quite settled from last year’s Hold You Up record — the first album from Christensen’s band, Zelienople, since 2015 — the singer/guitarist is already back with a lonesome highway LP “that puts the weight somewhere between Johnny Cash and Slowdive.” Featuring recurring […]
Vassilena Serafimova &
Chloé Ready Sequenza
LP For a Fall Release
Photo ALEXANDRE GUIRKINGER Chloé and Vassilena Serafimova have finally revealed an ETA for their long-awaited Sequenza LP. Due out this fall through the former’s Lumière Noire label, the record is rooted in a recording session for Sourdoreille’s Variations series but the result of several other residencies and countless hours in a proper studio. Good luck finding […]
Tomas Nordmark Cuts a
Crackly Mixtape Inspired By
His New Album Exit Ghosts
Words + Mix TOMAS NORDMARK Photography MARTIN CROSER I recently got my vinyl turntable shipped to me in London after it had collected a significant amount of dust in a storage in Sweden, with the stylus being in a really sad condition. I did however like this gritty sound, as if adding an extra layer of […]
Masayoshi Fujita
Makes Us a Dub Mix
Words + Mix MASAYOSHI FUJITA Photography ÖZGE CÖNE For me, dub means the manipulation of time and space, often with effectors, and the texture it creates. Here are some examples to illustrate my interpretation of dub-ness….. VLADISLAV DELAY – THE FIRST QUARTER It took me a while to digest this song. It was kind of […]
Penelope Trappes Shares
the Stories Behind Her
Stunning New Album
Free Association is a recurring feature that reveals the breakthroughs and roadblocks behind our favorite new records. Kinda like a DVD commentary beamed from a confessional booth. We’re capping the week with the final chapter in Penelope Trappes’ moving trilogy of restorative solo records. (She also works alongside her longtime partner Stephen Hindman in The Golden […]
Sirius Blvck, Oreo Jones &
Sedcairn Archives Break
Down Their 81355 Debut
Photography ANNA POWELL DENTON Free Association is a recurring feature that reveals the breakthroughs and roadblocks behind our favorite new records. Kinda like a DVD commentary beamed from a confessional booth. On deck today: Indianapolis’ own Sirius Blvck, Oreo Jones, and Sedcairn Archives, who take us on a whirlwind tour of their dynamic 81355 debut This Time I’ll […]