Flowing in on a wave of dried pampas grass, effervescent allium flowers, and crisp smoketree, Maxime aka Katuchat is here with his debut album. The French artist and producer has been leading up to the project with a selection of singles and visual teasers, but, like …
Read MoreVegyn - Like A Good Old Friend
In the bright, painful early days of my fine arts education, a well-intentioned graduate student teaching assistant told me in a critique that my piece was “too compositionally perfect.” I had no idea what she meant. How can a painting be too perfect? And how does …
Read MoreBlack Loops - Circulation EP
Riccardo Paffetti is back on Shall Not Fade with another EP under his Black Loops moniker. The Berlin-based Italian producer has kept busy the past year, releasing several singles and projects and playing a wonderful solo set in the jealousy-inducing vineyards of …
Read MoreDylan Bryne - Different Name, Same Groove EP
Madison, Wisconsin based DJ and producer Dylan Bryne is here with a new collection of tracks for the journey through the last few moments of winter. The seasoned artist has worked their way through the furrows of the midwest, across the ocean to the lands of …
Read Moreupsammy - Bend (3SR)
Netherlands producer upsammy, aka Thessa Torsing, serves an eclectic meaty feast for the ears with her Bend EP, prioritizing the sharp metallic edges and reverent ancient-ish stimmung of melodic chimes, plus a …
Read MorePALLADIAN - Surfaces EP
Following a string of quality remixes, single releases, and rooftop live sessions, the culmination of Barcelona-based duo PALLADIAN is here with their first EP, Surfaces. …
Read MoreGus Davidson - 'Sobey's Crocuses' (video review)
Gus Davidson is a musician and producer based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. A self-proclaimed “prairie electronic artist,” his music is lush and minimal, organically composed, instrumental, and filled with velvety synths and subtle, playful beats. He teamed up with …
Read MoreCRi - 'Stranger (DJ BORING Remix)'
Tristan Hallis, the very real name of DJ BORING, is here with a remix of former pizza delivery driver Chrisophe Dubé, the very real name of CRi, who has left the world of delivering hot pies to deliver hot beats. Hallis has found inspiration in CRi, the latest addition …
Read MoreKassian - Crush EP
Warren Cummings and Joe Danvers are here as Kassian, primed for their Shall Not Fade debut. The London-based duo has been working steadily the past few years with releases on Heist Recordings and the Phonica Records White imprint along with a slew of …
Read MoreFrits Wentink & Erik Madigan Heck - Safe Passage
Frits Wentink and Eric Madigan Heck’s latest project, Safe Passage, with contributions from Tilda Swinton, pays homage to Heck’s deceased mother. In an album that could turn irreproachably dark and melancholic, Wentink and Heck instead produce a composition …
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