“From first note to last, Graze the Bell showcases the meltingly-lush tone of a “beastly” 1987 Hamburg Steinway Model D, as he winds his way through
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Markus Guentner: On Brutal Soil, We Grow
“There is a narrative to follow on this album, one that evokes the exploration of human grief and hope, but as it exists across our species
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Surface Access: Transfer
“The appeal of Surface Access is the way they embrace dub techno aesthetics while steering their results towards communal spaces and experiences.” Nicolas Jaar’s imprint Other
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A Taut Line: Self-Surveillance
“You have to be thankful for work like Self-Surveillance. Despite the mountains of garbage that are heaped onto us every day, there is still real art.”
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Musicentrydelete: Selfless
“Hashman Deejay’s debut full-length on Mood Hut as Musicentrydelete reminds me of this cocktail of magic and technology, of atmosphere, of chance, of luck and unluck.
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Pop Ambient 2026
“Pop Ambient 2026 continues the trend of showcasing mesmerising sounds both expansive and intimate. There’s ample flourishes of new age, keyboard meditations, and funereal drone.” The close
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Lb Honne: Brücke
“Four tracks that balance dancefloor utility with emotional resonance, all in that unmistakably soft-lit, heartfelt sonic palette.” Lb Honne’s Brücke EP arrives on Smallville Records, following
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Aris Kindt: Now Claims My Timid Heart
“Aris Kindt’s new album ‘Now Claims My Timid Heart’ is about as good as downtempo, ambient, electronic soundscapes can get.” Recent releases on Quiet Time, from
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Irini: Lost In Dreams
“After POD’s dark dub techno, DJ Metatron’s euphoric and melancholic breaks, DJ Healer’s softboi house and the Phantasy’s Balearic strains, what does the Irini alias offer
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Low End Activist: Airdrop II & III
“With this trio of cassettes, Low End Activist has shown he’s up for the challenge, as he continues along the path begun on the initial ‘Airdrop’
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Efdemin: Poly
“With his confident, deft approach to production and sound design, Phillip Sollmann has unleashed his best work as Efdemin. ‘Poly’ is engaging, mesmerising, and an easy
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James K: Friend
“‘Friend’ draws from Krasner’s distinct approach of blending the structural language of electronic music with the allure of her signature vocals to create something entirely her
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Area 3: View
“View is noted for being recorded “mostly while in bed”, and that langorous energy bridges the gap between Khotin’s beat-heavy work and his headphone-friendly experiments.” A
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Ashtar Afterhours: Body Music
“Body Music isn’t a relic. It’s a reminder of a particular strain of deep house that valued atmosphere over immediacy. Two decades on, these tracks sit
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Sweetzak: Intuitive Fields
“Intuitive Fields is a natural extension of the Rue des Garderies majestic debut, with Sweetzak venturing deeper into solitary, dreamlike ethereal tones that amount to an
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Djrum: Under Tangled Silence
“Under Tangled Silence ultimately can seem as the complete integration of a central feature of Manuel’s compositional process, piano, into his wider oeuvre.” As with much
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