With just a few hours to go before prairie’s new album ‘After The Flash Flood’ on Denovali hits the streets, we caught up with Marc Jacobs to discuss his recording process and unique vision. Meanwhile, get a taster with ‘Elephants Will Rise Again’ down below.
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Results998SW and SVN team up on ‘AMB1805’ for Apollo
One year on since his unexpected migration from SUED to R&S sister label, Stefan Wust aka SW announced his return to Apollo with ‘AMB1805‘ – a new
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Music Video: Walrus Ghost & Max Frankl – Downing Still Life
We’re glad to premiere the music video for a beautiful cut from Walrus Ghost & Max Frankl album “Downing Still Life” – shot and directed by Brendan Gilliam all in Super 8, this one’s a BoC-reminiscent trip into memory’s deepest emotional recesses, a gently contemplative piece soaked in the warm orange glow of nostalgia.
In Perspective: Yu Su talks up her latest mini-album ‘Preparations For Departure’ on Arcane
Back this Spring with a sublime sophomore outing on New York-based label Arcane, the Chinese-born, Vancouver-based musician had a lot to talk about, so we seized the occasion and had a quick chat with the tremendously gifted lady.
Dravier: Deep Thought Glacial River
Born from a recurring dream he made before putting the first touch to the tracks – involving “an expedition that leads into a glacier where an ancient ice metropolis lies”, ‘Deep Thought Glacial River’ casts its net far and wide; meshing bleached-out exotica with subdued prog folk tropes and teeming beds of organic noises to create a riveting sound fresco.
Orbits extend festival dates, announce local acts and reveal solidarity program
Following their first and second wave of acts announcements, Orbits complete their line-up with the addition of a selection of budding local DJ’s and producers featuring
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Vision & Sound: Kenneth James Gibson talks up ‘In The Fields Of Nothing’ on Kompakt
Two years after his first incursion on Kompakt, Kenneth James Gibson returns with ‘In The Fields Of Nothing’ LP that shines a particularly bright light on the Californian musician’s arresting melange of minutely-crafted instrumentals, lucid vision and deeply immersive electronics, bearing in them both the solar radiance and crucial minerality of his Idyllwild home.
Russian imprint Private Persons announce debut album from Voin Oruwu ‘Big Space Adventure’
Kiev-based producer Dmitriy Avksentiev, also known as Koloah, has announced a new album scheduled for release in May under his new moniker Voin Oruwu. Entitled ‘Big Space
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Belong: October Language
Twelve years after its original release, Belong’s debut ‘October Language’ gets it first vinyl pressing courtesy of John Elliot’s Spectrum Spools label. The reissue launches the record into a new context, shedding new light on both its predecessors and what came after.
Khotin: Aloe Drink
Fresh off a remix on Public Release’s latest EP, Vancouver-based producer Khotin turns up on the San Franciscan label again with his new solo effort, ‘Aloe Drink’. Like its title suggests, the present batch metes out four organically-grown chill house groovers, both mildly bracing and revitalising as can be; recommended for when the scorching sun’s turning the city into an open-air oven. Stream Force Of Nature’s revamp within.
Pom Pom: Untitled
On this new release for Ostgut Ton, you’d think Pom Pom would be ready to step out of the Vantablack shadows covering their album covers. Nope: Pom Pom decides to luxuriate in it, and ‘Untitled’ is no exception to the rule.
Premiere: Mateis E. Aqir – Chimbo Ra
Mapping a serene ambient utopia where nature reigns supreme, Mateis E. Aqir‘s debut 12″ on Seattle’s Jungle Gym Records makes for the kind of sonic odyssey you’ll have
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Jon Hassell announces new album ‘Listening To Pictures (Pentimento Volume One)’
Composer, trumpet player and musical conceptualist Jon Hassell has announced the release of his first album in nine years, “Listening To Pictures (Pentimento Volume One)”. The release
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Skee Mask makes his return to Ilian Tape this Spring with ‘Compro’ LP
A staple of the Zenker bros-run Munich gang, Skee Mask makes his return to Ilian Tape this spring with ‘Compro‘, his second full-length after his acclaimed 2016-released debut
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Origin Peoples line up new Madteo cassette ‘Unrescuable Dense Musik of the Blah Blahs’
Hot on the heels of his ‘Confessions of a Permanent Alien Opium Beater‘ tape, released last year via Origin Peoples, dancefloor occultist and leftfield hoodoo priest Madteo
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First Listen: Hear a first extract from Michael Vallera’s forthcoming record, ‘All Perfect Days’
Wrapping your ears around Michael Vallera‘s forlorn melodies and smouldering guitar riffs often feels like being drawn into all-devouring emotional quicksands. By turns conjuring up flickering
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