Kevin Press

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  • We’re getting a new Ô Lake album from French composer Sylvain Texier in 2023. Still is scheduled for an independent release on Mar. 3. The LP’s first single is a solo piano composition entitled “Innocence.” Texier has reportedly garnered more than five million streams since launching the Ô Lake project in 2017. Prior to that, he was…

  • Elskavon has posted a video of a new track called “Coastline,” which will appear on his new album Origins Feb. 17. Minneapolis’ Chris Bartels has partnered with the Western Vinyl label on the new release. He says the new material represents a departure from the ambient/new classical work he’s become known for. “I’ve always stretched…

  • Laibach marked the sixth anniversary of Leonard Cohen’s passing last week with the release of a suitably dark cover of “The Future.” The track features a guest vocal by Donna Marina Mårtensson. The single is out on Mute Records. Its video – not available for embedding – is up on YouTube. This is not the…

  • Slovenian multimedia trio Etceteral released a new album on Friday, entitled Rhizome. Its first single is a tribute to meadow sage, “a common plant with healing potential,” says band member Boštjan Simon. “It cured me from an illness I was struggling with for years.” Simon performs saxophone, synthesizer and electronics on the new album. He’s…