Electronic
PREMIERE: A.M. Boys stream their gorgeous debut album ‘Distance Decay’ ahead of release tomorrow
Back in March, we lifted the lid on the impending debut album from Brooklyn duo A.M. Boys. It’s a hell of a grower and we fell in love on first listen, so to say we’re delighted to be streaming Distance Decay in full ahead of its release tomorrow is putting it lightly. Here’s what the …
New Track: Tegh & Adel Poursamadi probe electro-acoustic possibilities with Ijād ایجاد from soon come album Ima ایما
From the burgeoning expanse of Iran’s electronic and experimental soundscape comes the latest project from practitioner/sound artist Shahin Entezami aka Tegh. Collaborating with fellow Tehran resident, violinist Adel Poursamadi, a player steeped in classical Iranian music, the pair are set to release the intensely emotive Ima ایما album via Injazero Records (due 22nd July). As …
Album Review: Maga Bo – Amor (É Revolução) : turntable-ready Afro-Brazilian energy.
There’s more to Maga Bo than sought after DJ, re-mixer, engineer and album maker. He is a true global beat innovator, a sonic explorer, not just absorbing sounds in the studio but constantly on the move, travelling to and living with the music, people and rhythms that intrigue him. His de-camping from Seattle to now …
Review: Wallis Bird’s ‘Hands’ is a Deeply Personal Album with Universal Themes
Wallis Bird’s ‘Hands’ is a deeply personal album with universal themes of love, understanding and compassion.
PREMIERE: Endearments survey breakup wreckage on huge new single ‘Too Late’
You’d do well to get on board with Brooklyn trio Endearments at this early stage of their career. They tapped Abe Seiferth to mix the song we’re premiering today. He’s worked with Nation of Language so knows a thing or two about the up-and-comers when it comes to Brooklyn synth-pop. ‘Too Late’ is the band’s …
Album Review: Lia Hide – The Missing Fourth Guest
Greek avant-pop artist Lia Hide has made a name for herself across Europe for her unique approach to experimental blending dark, electronic production with her soaring vocals. The new album ‘The Missing Fourth Guest’ released via Conch Town Records showcases some of her finest work to date with a series of jazz infused electronic-pop soundscapes …
New Track: Haitian rhythms/Techno intensity -Chouk Bwa & The Angstromers preview ‘Agwetaroyo’ from new EP
It was around this time a couple of years ago that the pairing of Chouk Bwa’s potent Vodou rhythms and The Angstromers’ electronic beat reductions first rumbled sound systems far and wide. Their album ‘Vodou Ale’ stepped out way beyond any Haitian roots meets Belgian minimalism tag, this was more than fusion it was a …
Premiere: See the mesmeric visuals for ‘Outsides’ by J. Zunz
Today, Rocket Recordings and J. Zunz share the video for her latest track ‘Outsides’, available for avant-garde electronic pop lovers (and beyond) exclusively on Backseat Mafia first. The eerily glitchy, nuanced visuals for the almost operatically drone-filled track come from Mexican artist Víctor Garay. ‘Outsides’ is taken from Del Aire, the third album Lorena Quintanilla …
Album Review: Quayola/Seta – Transient : an evocative debut album from these multi-media originals.
Acclaimed media artist Quayola is a visualiser who works within the confluence of sound and vision. As well as his extensive globe-trotting catalogue of solo exhibitions he has collaborated with Jamie XX, Plaid and the late, great Mira Calix, converging his imagery with their soundscapes. More recently he has paused and re-focused, taking what feels …
Album Review: José Medeles – Railroad Cadences & Melancholic Anthems : a stunning ‘tribute’ to John Fahey’s musical spirit.
So what do you make of tribute albums? Are they places to be seen, a rag bag of cover versions by a bunch of people who have nothing in common except convenient admiration? Well ‘Railroad Cadences & Melancholic Anthems’ by José Medeles may pay homage to John Fahey but there’s a gulf between this album …