Arc Light Editions Ready Two Records From Microcomputer Pioneer Martin Bartlett
Crucial listening for electroacoustic connoisseurs
Justin Broadrick Releases Two Splits, Readies In Your Pit 12”
"Absolute heaviness, but in a club format"
Virgin Pool Makes Us a Mixtape and Shares Her Spare Holodeck EP
In the seven-plus years since Christine Aprile’s last proper record with Silent Diane, the synth-laced project has slowly evolved into something else entirely: Virgin Pool, a spare and spellbinding return to her classically trained roots as a singer/guitarist. Due out this Friday through Holodeck and streaming in full below, Endless Evenings sets the stage for […]
Panda Bear Teaches Us How to Raise Kids in the iPhone Age
Photography FERNANDA PEREIRA Interview ANDREW PARKS Like many other records these days, Buoys finds Panda Bear grappling with the trappings of technology, both musically and lyrically. He’s in a unique position as a father, however, since his two kids have grown up surrounded by smartphones and screens. It’s all they know, really. “I feel like it’s […]
Nmesh Makes Us a Mind-Boggling Three-Hour Mix
Words + Mix ALEX KOENIG Photography LAMAR KENDRICK I worked on this behemoth off and on for the past several years. It’s probably the most deranged, dense, and detailed mix I’ve put together since 2002’s Peel Blue Equinox. There are some mixes I take as seriously as I would my albums, and this is one […]
Planet B’s Producer Shares His Favorite Drum Kicks & Snares
Words LUKE HENSHAW Photography BECKY DIGIGLIO With my hair halfway down my back, I was probably Iron Maiden’s biggest fan when the radio and MTV introduced me to hip-hop. Needless to say, I was not interested. I was reintroduced to it in the early-to-mid ’90s and immediately became hypnotized by the patterns of the kicks […]
Qasim Naqvi Switches to Modular Synths on Teenages Album
Photo SMRITI KESHARI Dawn of MIDI drummer Qasim Naqvi continues to carve out his own space as a composer with Teenages. Due out May 3rd through Erased Tapes, the album is his first solo LP not associated with a film score or other forms of art. And while it’s essentially a multi-movement piece made with […]
Rrose Makes Us a Mix Inspired By Her Mesmerizing New Album With Charlemagne Palestine
Photo SAAD AL-HAKKAK When Rrose asked Charlemagne Palestine if she could borrow his Strumming Music score for a Mills College set a decade ago, the iconic composer said there was a slight problem: It doesn’t have one. But Palestine had a better idea; why not study at his Belgium home instead? The mentorship went so […]
Black Zone Magick Chant Helps Us Make Sense of His Dark and Deeply Rewarding New Album
“Music is how I communicate with the universe,” Maxime Primault says in a revealing interview with Shelter Press co-founder Bartolomé Sanson. “It’s my DNA. And music allows you to bring people along on the journey.” Results may vary of course, depending on who’s behind the wheel and where they’re driving. While some trips are worth taking […]