One of the reasons humans are attracted to the consumption and creation of music is our addiction to inventorying the world around us into a system of patterns. We are able to find patterns (if patient) in even the most amorphous …
Read MoreMaggie Rogers - Heard it in a Past Life
Following the release of single after single after single the past two years, I fell for the quirky, anthemic girl-power-pop sound of Maggie Rogers. I was very excited when her first studio album was announced. Two years is a long …
Read More2018 Roundup // Mountain Man - Magic Ship
I remember the first time I was introduced to Mountain Man. I went to see Jónsi perform in Atlanta nine years ago, and they opened for him that night. Three women walked onto the stage, no instruments, standing still, calm, small, …
Read MoreTSHA -Sacred EP
‘Sacred’ is my first introduction to UK-based producer TSHA, and it’s a great first impression. This track opens with mechanical static and a staccato monotone that references mechanical orientation devices, the notes of Morse …
Read MoreDeena Abdelwahed - Khonnar
I first came across Deena Abdelwahed while staying in Oslo last summer and have been following her since. She has been shaking up the European electronic music scene the past two years, sharply questioning it’s one-…
Read More3 Sentence Review // Mary Lattimore - It Feels Like Floating (Jónsi Healing Fields Remix)
With his remix of Mary Lattimore’s ‘It Feels Like Floating,’ Jonsi stretches the fibers of the original song horizontally into a landscape that melts into an endless expanse like a world revealed in a drop of sweet molasses. The …
Read MoreNovo Amor - Birthplace
Maybe it’s because the days have become increasingly dark, but my desire for sentimental crooning has increased swiftly as fall turning to winter. I like to suspend myself in an endless state of heartbreak until the springtime comes. …
Read MoreElkka - Full Circle EP
Elkka’s EP Full Circle is a shameless celebration of influence from start to finish. I can’t put a finger on what kind of music she is producing, but I can pick out what kinds of music she is digesting. Asking me to describe her genre-…
Read More3 Sentence Review // Gnork - Marble EP
Budapest-based techno producer Gnork luxuriates in the interaction of simple chords by drawing them out into long steady lines in his new Marbe EP. The effect is like an elevation map—there is a lot of depth represented in the …
Read More3 Sentence Review // Myd - Muchas
Myd, one of Ed Banger’s brightest stars, has put time in with newcomer Cola Boyy to produce one of the most optimistic and medicinal pieces of electronic music this year has seen. ‘Muchas’ is an unfiltered groove who’s edges …
Read More