Kevin Press
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One of my goals this year was to expand the BADD PRESS podcast and find a home for it on a proper online radio station. Earlier today, I picked up my security pass from the lovely people over at Radio Regent. They’ve been kind enough to offer me a two-hour slot Sunday evenings at 8 pm…
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As much as we love electronic music, oftentimes it works most effectively when paired with acoustic sounds. New York duo SPIRIT RADIO is the latest in a long line of acts who’ve confirmed this for us. Tamalyn Miller’s divine vocals and handmade horsehair fiddle serve as both a complement and contrast to Stephen Spera’s keyboards,…
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Forty-five seconds into the first track of Oberlin’s new Hidden Thorns disc, you may wonder if you’ve stumbled into a prog-rock opus. We’re offered a short synth line that has all the hallmarks of an Iron Butterfly side. Thankfully, this is a false alarm. These seven new electronic pieces are entirely improvised, recorded and mixed…
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Sonia Güttler has turned heartbreak into a striking new collection of gritty, textured electronic tracks. The music isn’t so much sad as it is severe. There is a lot going on over the course of this 44-minute recording, much of it bleakly emotional. Hence her decision to start wearing black. Güttler writes in the album’s…
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I’ve written in the past about how, all these years after John Cage’s “4’33”,” the most radical idea in music continues to be the complete lack of it. Quiet music can be equally powerful. File Thembi Soddell’s new five-piece disc Love Songs under the latter category. The Australian sound artist and electroacoustic composer has produced…
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Dee.F – If I could stay reasonably sane (original mix) – 0:52 to 8:31 Drogtech – Emptiness – 8:11 to 11:00 Spirit Radio – Always – 10:37 to 14:17 Arovane + Porya Hatami – Creature_015 – 13:15 to 16:33 Ebauche – Chwiać AMX (Arovane Remix) – 15:28 to 19:53 Jemh Circs – Peak Oil –…
