EXCLUSIVE // PAPER MICE BARE THEIR SOULS WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM NNAMDÏ ON THIS BRILLIANT “PRIVATE DANCER” COVER
Some bands have such an original feel that any time they cross your mind, you can’t help but...
JAZZY AND WACKY
NEW MUSIC // THE ARMED CONTINUE TO REFRACT IN TRANSCENDENT LIGHT WITH THEIR CHISELED NEW EP, EVERLASTING GAZE
Simply put, The Armed have been one of the most interesting bands on our radar’s for years, with...
NEW MUSIC // LITE BASSIST JUN IZAWA MAKES FUTURISTIC, IDM-FLAVORED MATH ROCK FOR CITIZENS OF CYBERTRON WITH MILESTONE
Fans of LITE don’t need us to tell them – Jun Izawa’s percussive, heavily stylized bass lines have...
NEW MUSIC // OTHER LIGHT ENSEMBLE MAKE POETRY FROM CHAOS ON NEW BLUE TAPES SINGLE “BODY OF RITUAL TAPESTRY”
Other Light Ensemble is a cinematic, generally avant garde jazz collective that sort of defies central location. The...
NEW MUSIC // FUUBUTSUSHI PUSH THE LIMITS OF DIY, AMBIENT JAZZ, AND TIME TRAVEL ON MERIDIANS
DIY can be many things, and none of them are certain – maybe it’s more control, maybe it’s...
NEW MUSIC // ANGUS BAYLEY HITS THE GROUND SPRINTING WITH DEBUT EP EVERYTHING’S DANGEROUS
We spoke to Angus Bayley not long ago after being blown away by the tightly wound robo-fusion of...
NEW MUSIC // ANTINOMIE LOVINGLY DISMANTLE MODERNITY, TRADITION, AND MATH ROCK ITSELF WITH THEIR FLABBERGASTING DEBUT
In math rock, one of the most important things you can do is develop your own sound to...
NEW MUSIC // GENERAL ADMIN ESTABLISH MAXIMAL RETURNS WITH CLOUDED ROOM EP
General Admin is not nearly administrative sounding as one would think, but today these mathematic businessman deliver a...
NEW MUSIC // NYOS BRING US TO OUR KNEE-OH’S WITH WATERFALL CAVE FANTASY, FOREVER
NYOS, one of our favorite Finnish exports, have a grip on vivid storytelling that doesn’t come around very...
NEW MUSIC // ANDO SAN MAKES THE GRASS A LITTLE GREENER ON SEEING PASTURES
Ando San has been blazing a trail for himself in prog-hop for a few years now. You’ve seen...