Much of the discussion in the midst of Global uprising to end white supremacy has been how record labels and artists can use their platform to aid this work. Many labels and artists have donated their proceeds towards organizations that support the ends of Black Lives Matter. Further discussion has taken place on how white …
Solfeggio frequencies, according to its proponents, propose that the frequencies that make up the 6 tone scale are thought to contain properties that heal and align the heart, body and mind. At each frequency the vibrations are said to detune or unlock a path of spiritual blockage holding us back from our true potential. For …
BERNHARD HOLLINGER – HEALING MUSIC (SELF-RELEASED, 2020) Read More »
What are the requirements of a “Fake Jazz” band? According to official Fake Jazz standard bearers The Neverending Trio, you meet once, record an album, eat nachos. With the bar set ridiculously high, the Long Island trio comprised of Jack Adams – flute, Kyle Donely – electronics (Neverending Audit, Nite Audit, Neverending Boyfriend) and Alex …
THE NEVERENDING TRIO – SIDE 2 (INGROWN RECORDS, 2020) Read More »
In just over 10 minutes the Boston based electronic artist has created a pastiche of hazy synths, muted kicks and nostalgic melodies that filter these glowing arpeggios through the lens of 80’s synthwave and 00’s chillwave. While not being a revival of either, the Outlines EP is both an expansion and a concise offering of …
Sunshine for the Mountain God by the UK based lo-fi artist Mike Gale was written and recorded while under lockdown. I try to steer clear of any COVID 19 related releases, however, songs on Sunshine for the Mountain God look towards a sublimely happy future or can be used as a resource to create deep …
MIKE GALE – SUNSHINE FOR THE MOUNTAIN GOD (SELF-RELEASED, 2020) Read More »
Taken from the same recording period as Matt Jencik’s highly regarded Dream Character that came out in late 2019 on Hands in the Dark, Mind out of Joint is the latest offering from the Chicago artist’s textural and movement filled ambient work that cycles with its own nocturnal rhythms. This beautiful two song pairing is …
ep 1 is Liz Wolf’s first new work since 2015’s EP The Sea. Within this 5 year span the Cincinnati artist and frequent WHY? contributor’s work has drifted into the realm of visual and installation based art. In her return to the recorded format, these three songs, recorded while under quarantine in her house that …
Hailing from the gloomy Northwest, The Portland-based The Mighty Missoula return with a full-length LP released earlier this month that contains passages of brooding atmospherics and pulverizing, cinematic crescendos. It’s 2020, I am not sure we are looking for anyone to rewrite the rules on Post-Rock. What The Mighty Missoula do they do very well, …
THE MIGHTY MISSOULA – REMNANTS (SELF-RELEASED, 2020) Read More »
Shimmerance is a Moscow, Russia based Shoegaze band that plays a heavy textural Shoegaze like they have something to prove. Marrying classic shoegaze production that pairs towering walls of effect-laden guitars against melodies that form a through-line connecting their Shoegaze influences from bands like Swervedriver and My Bloody Valentine to permeations found in the massive …
A few weeks back we presented the first, in what I hope is many, visual art pieces off of Back to the Future the Ride’s newest album Tron Legacy. Do not read this review or download Tron Legacy (for free on Deathbomb Arc) without watching the video for “CGI Fridays”. “CGI Fridays” takes us back to the pre-Matrix 90’s when futurism …
BACK TO THE FUTURE THE RIDE – TRON LEGACY (DEATHBOMB ARC, 2010) Read More »