NEW MUSIC // Son Step unveil warped video for new single ‘Pluto Chakras’
Son Step have an eye for the oddball. The Philadelphia quartet's arsenal comprises quirky synthesizer textures, folky vocal harmonies, and knotty drum lines.
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Jean Jean – Froidepierre (2018)
I'm starting to feel like I've come a long way with French trio-cum-duo-cum-trio Jean Jean. I first reviewed Symmetry five years ago with the sadly defunct Musical Mathematics.
Visuals – Lekker (2017)
One might be forgiven for hearing South Korea's Visuals and expecting a pop-up carnival. In their wild debut Lekker, the band bring together a bounty of lavish staccato-style guitar effects and samples, the sort that give bands like Battles and Adebisi Shank their oddball and fantastical flavors.
EXCLUSIVE // Stream ‘Ox’ from the upcoming album by The Kraken Quartet
The Kraken Quartet first blipped onto our radar a few months back during their flawless Audiotree Live session....
The Physics House Band – Mercury Fountain (2017)
The Physics House Band have, once again, created a clever, yet extremely enjoyable, record that both pays its homages and pushes envelopes.
The Kraken Quartet – Separate | Migrate (2017)
Percussive instruments are thought to be of the first kind of instruments made by humanity, spanning civilizations the...
Adam Betts – Colossal Squid (2016)
An electrically-charged solo release from drummer Adam Betts (Three Trapped Tigers) recorded live in a single session, Colossal Squid merges man and machine.
Luo – Sleep Spindles (2016)
Since 2012, Brighton electronic artist Josh Trinnaman, otherwise known as Luo, has treated us with EPs that were enigmas. Trinniman built idyllic but undoubtedly jagged sonic landscapes, layers of ethereal musical textures built upon a bed of electronic percussion. Where did they fit? Jazz? House? The lambasted realm of IDM?
Three Trapped Tigers – Silent Earthling (2016)
When Three Trapped Tigers dropped a massive bombshell back in January and confirmed that not only was there a new album coming, but that it would be available as soon as April, it would be an understatement to say that it was a bit of a surprise.
