Portland-based Joel Shanahan raises these brilliant questions with his genreless record, “Frozen Clock Hovering” released in 2020 on Ratskin Records. Mixing aspects of ambient-electronica, jazz, house, and more, the record creates its own dialogue, giving you a glimpse into the world of nothingness.
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As Long As It Feels Natural: kendall :3 ‘dirt’ Review and Interview
kendall :3's 'dirt' shows not only a growth in sound, arrangement, production, and lyricism, but expresses the tumultuous bits of life in some of the most vivid, candid, and mature manner that I have ever encountered.
Challenging Curiosity: Funeral Lakes ‘Redeemer’ Review & Interview
“It seems imperceivable to have someone out there calling the shots when the chaos surrounding us ebbs and flows in such an unpredictable and overwhelming manner, and Funeral Lakes has expressed that sentiment with grace, restraint, and eloquence."
Conjuring Creations: A Review of SUPERTWIN’s Genre-Defying Record, ‘Fortress’
Morphing a soundscape that captures emotive connotations and showcases an extraordinary knowledge of music, SUPERTWIN relishes in celebratory noise with their latest record, ‘Fortress’.
An Autumn For Crippled Children – ‘As The Morning Dawns We Close Our Eyes’ Album Review
Over the last twelve years, the Netherlands-based blackgaze trio An Autumn For Crippled Children have written and released nine full-length albums, and despite their prolific span of releases, they have managed to maintain a great degree of secrecy. Their mystique and musical prowess has garnered them great admiration in the underground, and despite their reverence,… Continue reading An Autumn For Crippled Children – ‘As The Morning Dawns We Close Our Eyes’ Album Review
Fluttering Moments of Clarity: Arrange – ‘The World Is Racing’ Album Review
Capturing the spirit of warmth, love, and haze like 35mm film, The World Is Racing is a devotion to confession. From cajon and bongo hits to guitars that wash over the soundscapes like waves to shimmering synths to palatial vocals, Arrange creates an atmosphere that delivers brightness while purging darkness.
JUNO MAMBA, Visionary of the Void
It seems the only way to leave Earth is through dance. Australian producer JUNO MAMBA creates a meditative gateway with his project, Light Echoes.
Holocene: A Type of Refuge
Time forgets no one...
Future Familiarity: Ultra Deluxe – ‘A Call To Arms’ Album Review
Mainly the brainchild of Max Narotzky, Brooklyn, NY's Ultra Deluxe has a birthed a path that has led to a space opera expedition that not only sets out to be a hallmark of radical queer expression, but to examine the long-term affects of capitalism on the world and on us as people.
Turn off and RESET: EP Review and Interview with NATIIVE
LA-based producer, NATIIVE, and artist, FINLAY, are no strangers to making hits together. We sat down with NATIIVE to discuss their latest EP, 'RESET'.