Electronic
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Dream pop is not a tag Iowa’s Jen Gloeckner uses to describe her most recent album Vine. Her preferences include ambient, alternative and experimental, all of which apply neatly. But whether or not this fine disc fits within the fuzzy confines of conventional dream pop, Gloeckner will dominate your thoughts – day and night. Equal…
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After my less-than-subtle attempt to kick-start an Elevator Bath fan club, it might surprise you to see my focus shift back to Austin, Texas less than a month later. But a new collection of recordings from the remarkable cassette label Astral Spirits has forced my hand. “The New Wave of Heavy Free Jazz and other…
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Cue the dream sequence. Russian multimedia glitch artist Waveplay has produced what may be the most defiantly creative album of his 10-disc catalogue. On Hold offers 15 quick hits of heavily processed electronics. It is deeply weird and no less wonderful. If there is a recording on this album that plays at its natural speed, it…
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Fair warning. A little more than three and a half minutes into this darkly foreboding record, you will be startled by a grotesque, inhaled scream. The fact that this occurs at the front end of an opening piece entitled “Angels” may cause you to wonder how such a terrible sound could ever be associated with…
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We’re getting new material from Torontonian Matt Nish-Lapidus when the two sevens clash later this week. He’s recorded a splendid five-track EP for the Forking Paths label under the brand name New Tendencies. You may be familiar with other recordings under emenel and mn-l. He’s also one-third of art-rock band Several Futures. If you haven’t…
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Wesley MacDonald has suffered more than his share of comparisons to fellow-Scottish downtempo artists Boards of Canada. It’s a connection that has as much (if not more) to do with the fact both call Edinburgh home than it does with a proper musical comparison. Sure, they both make easy-to-listen-to electronic music with a generous sampling…
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