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Windy & Carl’s
Rough Guide to
Windy & Carl
Photography ANTAL ZAMBO Windy & Carl have traded widescreen melodies and transportive guitar tones since 1993, and have a heady back catalogue to prove it — one that’s both captivating and completely overwhelming. To help makes sense of it all on the eve of their eagerly anticipated Allegiance and Conviction album on Kranky, we asked […]
Auscultation Helps Us All Heal With “Stages of Acceptance” Mix
One of the most sobering things about The New Normal is how we’re all suffering in some way. Whether the fallout is physical, mental, or financial, it’s as if humanity itself is being tested, and left with no other option but to face this mess head-on and find a new path forward. Joel Shanahan has […]
White Poppy’s
Favorite Artists
From British Columbia
Since the entire underground scene is siloed right now, we thought we’d ask Crystal Dorval — the dream weaver behind White Poppy, one of British Columbia’s most beloved cult acts — to share a few of her favorite local finds from the past few years. Have a look and a listen below, then be sure […]
Ytamo Burrows Her Way Into Our Brain With Vacant Album
Room40’s Someone Good imprint has revealed its latest beguiling transmission from the Kansai-based Ytamo. Due out June 12th, Vacant was very much inspired by the singer/multi-instrumentalist’s first pregnancy, and how it brought her own fading memories of childhood full circle. It’s also a personal fav of label founder/fellow experimental musician Lawrence English, who says, “Vacant […]
Laila Sakini Unveils Digital Version of Devastating Album, Flora Yin-Wong Remix
Photo SARAH WHITE When Laila Sakini released her striking debut album (Vivienne) on Total Stasis last February, it felt like an apparition — a here-today, gone-tomorrow collection of intimate piano, voice, and EFX recordings tuned into another wavelength entirely. Thanks to the breathless support of reputable folks like Boomkat, Meditations, and RVNG Intl.’s Commend shop, […]
Code Orange Keyboardist Shade Balderose Discusses His Favorite Nine Inch Nails Records
Photography TIM SACCENTI + ANDREW PARKS Words SHADE BALDEROSE Musically, Nine Inch Nails is unrivaled to me. The amount of detail that goes into the production and programming is just unreal. I had the honor of working with the original drummer and programmer, Chris Vrenna, on the new Code Orange album UNDERNEATH. It was truly […]
Bernard Fèvre Reveals
His Last Black Devil
Disco Club Album
Considering how many times he’s come back from the dead — starting with the Aphex Twin-aided second life of his legendary Disco Club EP — we’re not quite sure what to think when Bernard Fèvre says his next LP (Lucifer is a Flower) will be his last. It seems like a grain-of-salt situation, if you […]
Daedelus Announces New Album, What Wands Won’t Break
Photography JANE HARRIS Daedelus has revealed one of his rawest solo records in years. His second album since joining Berklee’s Electronic Production and Design department — the other being last September’s The Bittereinders LP — What Wands Won’t Break is as restless as Alfred Darlington’s life-affirming live sets, 23 tracks that blow right on by over […]