Christopher Bono’s
Rough Guide to Laraaji
Words CHRISTOPHER BONO I first heard Laraaji‘s music the day after I first met Laraaji. I sat down for lunch at Ananda Ashram, where I was taking a Nada Yoga Sitar workshop with the late sitar master Roop Verma, and serendipitously happened to sit across from Laraaji and his wonderful musical partner Arji OceAnanda. I had no idea […]
Kevin Whelan On…
The Songs That Shaped
Aeon Station’s Debut Album
Photography EBRU YILDIZ “It’s the best I’ve done and may ever do frankly,” Kevin Whelan says when asked about Observatory, his debut album under the name Aeon Station. “It’s written over such a long period of my life. Music I did in the past was tinged with expectations or presumptions, but this time, it was […]
Princess Century Presents
Her ‘Flying Dreamer’ Mix
Words + Mix MAYA POSTEPSKI I like listening to music on airplanes because I don?t like the white noise from the engines, the announcements, other people, etc. I like to go on a ride into my own little bubble while looking out the window at the clouds, and I often begin to make little dreams […]
††† (Crosses) Cover
the Q Lazzarus Classic
“Goodbye Horses”
††† (Crosses) have shared an early Christmas gift for all the Far and Deftones heads out there. Streaming in full below alongside last year’s “The Beginning of the End” single, “Goodbye Horses” is a spot-on cover of the Q Lazzarus classic many of you may remember from Silence of the Lambs. While details are still slim […]
Teen Daze On…
Enter The Zenmenn
Enter The Zenmenn by The Zenmenn Words JAMISON ISAAK 2021 was a surprisingly good year for music, or at least music that seemed to be geared directly for me. While this year saw some vast improvements on humanity’s general way of life, I still feel like we’re all in search of a bit of comfort, […]
Ian Chang On… Son
Son by Rosie Lowe & Duval Timothy Words IAN CHANG One release that I had on repeat this year is Son (Carrying Colour) by Rosie Lowe and Duval Timothy. Like many others, I spent most of 2021 at home, and this album was a peaceful and meditative companion to being in an enclosed private space. […]
Niagara On…
The Mask of the
Imperial Family
The Mask Of The Imperial Family by Yasuo Sugibayashi Words NIAGARA Yasuo Sugibayashi’s music is always a rediscovery, and this year it happened again with a special kind of force. Hard to remember given its complexity, and hard to place given its uncompromising character, The Mask of the Imperial Family (Mimic Records, 1981) will always […]
Laila Sakini On…
Weisheit aus des
Kindes Mund tut uns
stets die Wahrheit kund
Weisheit aus des Kindes Mund tut uns stets die Wahrheit kund by Ditterich von Euler-Donnersperg Words LAILA SAKINI I’ve chosen Weisheit aus des Kindes Mund tut uns stets die Wahrheit kund (A Colourful Storm, 2021) not because I think it’s “the best of 2021” or anything like that. More so because I found it made […]
Richard Pike On… Pool
ITLP09 – Pool by Skee Mask Words RICHARD PIKE Pool (Ilian Tape, 2021) was a welcome surprise — a huge record out of the blue at a time when I was rediscovering techno and beat-based music. It is a lot of things at once: meticulous and intricate, but also chaotic, exploratory. Expansive experimental ambient and […]