Dance music and classical music have had a difficult relationship over the years. The 90s saw any number of nondescript vinyl appear, blandly pillaging the
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Premiere: Grøn – Aldrig Mere Vinter
Copenhagen’s Infinite Waves release the debut vinyl LP from their founder, Grøn. Entitled ‘Aldrig mere vinter‘ (‘No more winter’), the album, mastered by Lawrence English, forms
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Grand River: Blink A Few Times To Clear Your Eyes
“Many albums have been described as “balanced”, and this one thoroughly earns the description” Editions Mego are on a winning streak. Fresh after releasing an ambient
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Oliver Coates lines up sophomore album ‘skins n slime’ on RVNG Intl.
Cellist, producer and sonic experimentalist Oliver Coates will release his second album, ‘skins n slime‘, in October through RVNG Intl., offering up a darker side of
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David Moore of Bing & Ruth talks the makings of ‘Species’
New music from ambient ensemble Bing & Ruth is a much welcome addition during these unsettling times. Their latest album ‘Species‘ employs the Farfisa organ and is
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Bing & Ruth explores the Farfisa organ on next album ‘Species’
New York based ambient ensemble Bing & Ruth, led by pianist David Moore, will release their next album ‘Species‘ in July on 4AD. Composed over a
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Kelly Moran talks future works and performing with Missy Mazzoli
Following her recent performance with Missy Mazzoli, we caught up with Kelly Moran to discuss her ever-changing creative process and upcoming album.
John Roberts announces fourth album ‘Can Thought Exist Without The Body’ on Brunette Editions
Three years after the release of his latest full-length effort, ‘Plum‘, John Roberts has announced the release of his fourth studio album, ‘Can Thought Exist Without
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Premiere: PYUR – Manta Ride
Sophie Schnell’s PYUR project arrives in limbo via experimental exponents Subtext with a flutter and a crash: equal parts chaotic and peaceful, it’s a collective hallucination
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Clark: Kiri Variations
After amassing a discography crammed with ravey goodness, left-field producer Clark turns on a dime to deliver ‘Kiri Variations’, a long-player bearing more similarity to baroque chamber music than anything compiled for a dance floor.
Oliver Coates releases expanded reinterpretations of John Luther Adams’ ‘Canticles Of The Sky’
RVNG Intl. have announced the release of a new recording from cellist, producer and sound artist Oliver Coates. A radical interpretation of two works from Pulitzer
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Elevate Festival complete lineup for 15 Year Anniversary in Graz, Austria
2019 marks the 15th edition of Elevate Festival, in which the medieval city of Graz in Austria transforms into an epicentre of contemporary culture and art. This
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Max Richter talks synths, literature and White Boy Rick
As prolific as he is obsessed with music, we caught up with Max Richter to discuss his love for electronic music, synthesizers, literature and his recent soundtrack for the film ‘White Boy Rick’.
William Basinski and Lawrence English collaborate on ‘Selva Obscura’
Revered contemporary sound artists William Basinski and Lawrence English have announced their collaborative debut. “Selva Obscura” is made up of two extended pieces that explore acoustic
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GAS: Rausch
If new album Rausch is music of the forest, it’s a forest existing in the laws of time, physics and narrative found in a Christopher Nolan movie. Where earlier GAS records tethered beats and orchestral samples to a dub techno groove, here the instrumentation often feels like it has been cut away from gravity to orbit erratically through and over the beat.
Gigi Masin: KITE
KITE is simply an album that doesn’t need to do anything beyond exist in its own little vacuum; it isn’t a profound new age revelation, but it’s great because it doesn’t try to be.