Tag Archives: experimental

AUDIO: Crysus – “Pyromancer”

Bass producer Crysus dropped a new single this week. Sampling popular YouTuber Supa Hot Fire, this tune is some meticulously mechanical dubstep. Burning with metallic blips and cybernetic pulses, “Pyromancer” feels like the boss fight against an infernal demon. Crysus always brings creatively complex bass, and we hope he’s got more in the chamber to come soon.

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AUDIO: Rum & Tylenol – “Kippered”

Experimental electronic wizards Rum Revere and Bobby Tylenol teamed up once again for an album of cuts created from samples of performance art/comedy duo The Kipper Kids. There’s ten tracks here that sound collage vocal noises – especially raspberries – against shuffling hip hop production. It’s whimsical and humorous yet exceptionally crafty. Rum Revere and Bobby Tylenol get a free

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AUDIO: Warren Enstrom – “Electrics”

Experimental noise artist Warren Enstrom follows up their 2020 “Acoustics” album with “Electrics” out on FTAM Productions. Shifting from analog to digital, Enstrom synthesizes meticulous soundscapes of zaps, crackles and beeps over five tracks. With precision and intention, they guide the listener through the nuances of computerized noise, combining meditative patience with determined execution. Warren Enstrom creates a texture-rich kaleidoscope

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AUDIO: Illicit Eagle – “Eatin’ Dinosaur Meat”

Experimental sound project Illicit Eagle has a new EP. Utilizing samples, field recordings and electronic beeps, these tracks find rhythm through unconventional means. For example, bird and water sounds get turned into musical structures in the last two tracks. It’s a whimsical yet soothing release from Illicit Eagle, conjuring a meditative atmosphere by using the vibrations of nature as raw

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AUDIO: Moustache Bride – “Church Lion”

Experimental electronic artist Moustache Bride has a new album out. It’s noisy synths and retro-technological textures galore, featuring five tracks that span surrealist computer soundscapes. There’s a plethora of moods here as well, ranging from tense and erratic to pensive and awestruck. Moustache Bride delivers an intricate vaporwave smorgasbord with “Church Lion.”

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VIDEO: Docx – “The Creature (Floor of the Earth)”

Experimental artist and producer Docx dropped their marvelous album “It” last week, and with it came a music video for the song “The Creature” featuring Floor of the Earth. It’s a surreal visual depicting the artists in a room while trippy effects occur in the background. Be warned that this video has rapidly flashing lights, specifically in the last minute

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AUDIO: Kleaner – “Alive With Pleasure”

Conceptual performance artist Kleaner is out with a new album. It’s nine gothic tracks of bass guitar and drum machine that channel painful scenarios such as being a fool for love, catching a lover red-handed, and fearing abandonment; the album seeks truth, liberation and healing similar to Kleaner’s last EP “First Ladies.” They recently told us in a spotlight that

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AUDIO: Docx – “It”

Experimental artist Docx has their sophomore album out today. Three years in the making, this album is a cosmic journey of sound, style, color and texture. The interlude “Exist?” featuring Kuntpills sums it up pretty well – the creative process is a beautiful escapism limitless in scope where revelations can occur at any time – and Docx explores those untethered

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VIDEO: Kyle John Kenowski – “A Transient Thing”

Psych-classical-folk-pop artist Kyle John Kenowski’s got the video out for “A Transient Thing” for his “infinite” album “Ourugorus Garden.” The singer-songwriter recently moved to Seattle, and the visuals here reflect his new surroundings. There’s flowers, mountains, wildlife, and rain-soaked forests – and even a cat! “A Transient Thing” reflects the blooming landscapes as the lyrics touch on getting older, going

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AUDIO: Duran Jerome – “Selected Experimental Works 18-22”

Experimental duo Duran Jerome are out with their debut batch of recordings. Venturing into the realms of electronica, sound collage, experimental pop and spoken word, Duran Jerome cover a lot of ground in their affinity for hazy soundscapes and whimsical sampling; the sky’s the limit for them as they incorporate strange poetic passages and conversational snippets into lo-fi melodies. Check

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AUDIO: Cloak & Jared Eternal Mirror – “Weights (Jared Eternal Mirror Winter Ascending Mix)”

Breakcore artist Jared Eternal Mirror remixed Cloak’s song “Weights” from his “Anything For You” EP from earlier this year. While the original tune has a dreamy, ambient quality to it, Jared’s take on the song gets bright and glitchy. It’s quite a contrast but works well in a most unusual way; there’s even 808 production incorporated into it. Go listen

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AUDIO: The Demix – “Prisoner’s Cinema”

Experimental electronic producer The Demix is out with his first new music in quite some time. The nearly seven-minute-long track has horror sensibilities, themed around an ominous light piercing the darkness. Building on a spooky industrial-type beat, a tense atmosphere is conjured before the final minute unleashes a sense for unresolved mystery. We hope it’s the sign of more to

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AUDIO: Lorna Dune – “Anatta”

Experimnetal electronic artist Lorna Dune is out with her new album. It’s a conceptual one, where many tracks flow into another, telling the story of how the concept of the “self” infinitely expands into natural environments and the ever-growing universe. With elements of ambient and techno, it’s a venture into the cosmos, biosphere, and metaphysical fabrics through sparkling synthesizers and

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AUDIO: Kleaner – “First Ladies”

Conceptual artist Kleaner released a new album not too long ago. It’s six tracks; there’s a gothic atmosphere with no wave sensibility here, utilizing resonant guitar melodies with light percussion on a few. Kleaner’s vocals convey visceral poetic passages of haunting, love, demons, and saving oneself. Kleaner warns to not play games with their open heart with “First Ladies.”

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AUDIO: Dennis Hawk & Dave Schoepke – “Deep Dive”

Experimental artists Dennis Hawk and Dave Schoepke continue their collaboration with a new piece. Soaring flutes and shimmering ambient textures pave the way for a profoundly meditative experience. The composition is meant to accompany yoga and does so in the spirit of courage through pain. Stay tuned for more relaxing tunes from Dennis Hawk and Dave Schoepke in the coming

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AUDIO: Frenia – “This Field is Required”

Improvisational noise collective Frenia are out with a new EP. Limitless art, not a point on the map their Bandcamp poetically states, so eloquently describing the fluidity of Frenia’s seamlessly collaborative nature. There’s string, wind and percussion instruments utilized here but also spoken word, friendly banter, hand claps and wordplay; an excerpt of “Madness of the Day” by Blanchot is

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AUDIO: Brandon Buhr – “Dawn”

Ambient electronic artist Brandon Buhr’s latest album traverses the times of day. It’s eight compositions and begins in morning while ending in the dark of night. Buhr’s mood and tone correspond with the skyscapes; for example, being bright and inviting with “Clearing” while eerie and mysterious in “Eclipse.” Sit back, relax, and zone to the drones with Brandon Buhr’s “Dawn.”

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AUDIO: Odd Person – “In the Valley of Dream Prisms”

Experimental electronic artist Odd Person released a new EP. These three tracks welcome psychedelic sonic textures reminiscent of alien planets and temples celebrating formations in the sky. There’s a tense mood here, as if one can’t hold themselves back from exploring unfamiliar territories. Delightfully weird and appreciative of ritualistic imagery, “In the Valley of Dream Prisms” is a phantasmagorical escapade.

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AUDIO: Lovely Socialite – “Final Flight of F.R.O.G.”

Experimental jazz-rock group Lovely Socialite are out with the first single from their upcoming album “The Drift.” “Final Flight” has plenty of vigor and action, like we’re seeing the character come to life and taking a big leap to the tune of howling horns and crashing melody. It’s got a podcast episode attached where the band discusses the process and

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