Detraction is the experimental electronic project of Larry Dubec. His latest album he believes is his “most beautiful and coherent compilation he’s ever produced.” Created over the course of twelve months, the record is a venture through space and time using ambient synth passages and vivid, dreamy wonder. There’s a sample of a Black Lives Matter chant in the track
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The experimental artist releases a new video for his recent single.
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Electronic artist Slamhaus is out with a new track, and it’s a melancholic yet relaxing trip hop tune. The colors blue and purple certainly come to mind, as the cover art conveys. It feels like a deep introspection about one’s successes and failures over time, loving the growth process even when it’s hard. If you’re looking for today’s wavy chillout
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My Iron Spine is Michael Ewert. His project combines industrial, goth, spoken word and noise elements, and this is his debut record. Recently disabled, Ewert endured waves of personal issues over the course of its production, spanning a period of nearly twenty years. His lyrics are masochistic, anguished, and devilish over the course of fourteen tracks, although Ewert remains composed
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Ambient-dream artist Sandor is out with a new album, following a stream of singles this summer. It’s an ideal listen for sipping your morning coffee or doing some light yoga as the natural light pierces the room. The opening track feels like a glorious spring morning blanketed by fog, while the second track warms us with summertime humidity. Sandor’s compositions
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Paulding Light is a heavy drone solo project of Jeff Mitchell, who also makes music under his own name. His first track is an intense, bellowing drone meant to soothe you into a heavy sleep. Sprawling for over twenty minutes, the track rattles with crushing metallic doom but in a way that descends you into the oceans of memory. We
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Experimental dreamcore artist Cloak recently dropped his debut album, and he describes it as “a reflection of what he has been going through in his life.” It’s dreary, meditative, and desolate like having melancholy dreams of your childhood surroundings. The second track features lyrics of drowning in an ocean of your feelings, while the fourth deals with being so depressed
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Experimental ambient artist Space Whaler just purchased a Model:Cycles from Elektron, and this new tune is his first while using it. Aptly named, it’s about as chill as you can get. The tune incorporates a drum loop and hypnagogic synths, giving it the feeling of water lightly rippling against the shore under a painted sunset. It’s been a productive year
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John McCoy is an improvisational electronic musician originally from New Orleans but has long been in Milwaukee. He’s out with his first record in nearly twenty years; his primary instrument here is the modular synth. He’s crafted suspensful, meticulous dark ambient pieces that feel like an interstellar expedition (“Comfort is Somewhere,” “Search Out for Light”). Some of the most unique
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Experimental folk duo Golden Coins are out with a new record this week – their first in nine years. Right off the bat we’re greeted with the sweet and hopeful “Home Opener,” which reminds us to keep moving towards the light together. There’s a twangy pop sensibility accompanying themes of home, memories, and aging. The songs paint vivid and glorious
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Ambient synth project BVSMV teamed up with fellow chillwave fixture Running in Slow Motion for a new EP. Right off the bat, “Day Dream” sends us into a summertime headspace of puffy clouds and serene breeze, while the following track “Warm Magic” brings us into the moist air over a big blue ocean. These pieces pay precise attention to texture
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Experimental electronic artist Moustache Bride is out with more collections of pieces. Each track feels like a fantasia collage of rich textures, pseudo-rhythms, suspense, and spontaneous bursts of color. There’s industrial, ambient and synthwave elements, making it a viable sonic experiment for Moustache Bride’s catalog. Also released today is his record “Luxury Plastics” which is a similar idea although a
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Happy end of summer y’all. Chicago avant-soul artist Nate Barksdale is out with a new record, inspired by close relationships enriched through the tribulations of this past year. His drive to make music fluctuated; sometimes it made sense, other times it felt entirely chaotic. He hopes with this album folks may find a sense of clarity as we endure increasingly
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Bum Alum is out with his second EP in the last month and he describes it as “a love record about growth and questioning the human spirit.” He’s known for his whimsical, idiosyncratic take on experimental pop and this trio of songs accomplish that well. The first track features Johanna Rose on backing vocals. The lyrics here explore detachment from
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Experimental-fantasia artist Kendraplex (formerly known as Kendra Amalie) dropped a new track a few months back in the wake of Black Lives Matter marches across the globe. In black metal mode, Plex shares haunting yet blunt lyrics about every aspect of our sociopolitical system being a factor in racism, classism, bigotry, and fascism. Ultimately, she dooms Trump (“evil spirit”) and
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Tracked in several locations across the country, the song is about despondency and destitution.
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Matt Glassel utilizes everyday materials for his latest sonic exploration.
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Jake Marin makes the most of an acoustic guitar and electronic effects for his sophomore album.
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Improvisational noise artist Jared Spiegelhoff’s new project is a collaboration with many other sonic wizards.
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Matt Michuda compiles his tracks from split releases.
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The new track sounds like a journey through the information superhighway.
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Whaler delivers a new single-track project of ambient noise.
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Bridges of Konigsberg venture into territory further out for themselves.
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The latest release from the producer has been four years in the making and features no electronic instruments.
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BananaFish pours her heart out on her latest single.
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