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Daniel Thorne Breaks Down His Bombastic New Album
Photography ALEX KOZOBOLIS While it eventually comes up for air, Daniel Thorne’s debut album starts with a violent shake—a clarion call to put your mobile devices down and pay attention. It’s as if the Immix Ensemble founder had a movie in mind when he wrote Lines of Sight, a riveting Erased Tapes record that paints in broad […]
Kilchhofer Breaks Down the Swiss Films, Customs, and Songs That Shaped His Experimental Sound
From Christian Zehnder to Schöni Chlaus
Holly Herndon Gives Birth to A.I. Baby on New Album PROTO
"I don’t want to live in a world in which humans are automated off stage"
Forma’s John Also Bennett Shares His Solo Debut, Erg Herbe
Photography JULIE CALBERT As if John Also Bennett wasn’t busy enough working with Christina Vantzou, Seabat, and his longtime band Forma over the past year, the composer/multi-instrumentalist also managed to wrap his first proper solo record under the alias JAB. Now available through Shelter Press, Erg Herbe pulls together long-gestating ideas from the past decade […]
Xeno & Oaklander Venture Into Outer Space in “Insomnia” Video
Watch its world premiere and stream their new album
Celestial Trax Shares the Stories Behind His Surreal New Album
Photography KAITLYN HAMILTON “There’s less imagination in people’s daily lives now,” says Joni Judén, when discussing his new Celestial Trax album. “We need education of imagination.” Serpent Power is a perfect starting point. While it could be easily classified as a move towards making ambient music—a logical extension of 2017’s existential Nothing Is Real LP—there’s […]
Scalping Channel B-Movies, Absolute Chaos in “Chamber” Video
The 'right level of pandemonium'
AFK & Bludwork Ready Loyalty N Service EP For 100% Silk
Bludwork has announced his second EP for 100% Silk, a 12” team-up with his classmate AFK. Due out March 15th, Loyalty N Service features “six smog-smeared low-key bangers” that build upon the lo-fi house leanings of 2016’s Nightmare record. “AFK is one of my most cherished friends,” says Bludwork. “I’d do anything for this guy. […]