The Autumn Playlist for 2024 from Bearded Gentlemen Music
The air is getting crisp, filled with the scent of pumpkin and nutmeg. Leaves change colors before laminating...
electronica
electronica
Pitchfork Music Festival 2023 – The Sound of Evolution
Despite being over half done with the year, it never really feels like a Chicago summer until festival...
Cruel Nature Records – 2019 releases (so far)
The world needs labels like Cruel Nature Records. I love the dedication to the craft of outsider music that Cruel Nature Records strive for.
Tirzah: Devotion | Least captivating album of 2018?
In other reviews of Tirzah's Devotion, Mastin is praised for writing ‘love songs,’ and I just have to wonder what I’m missing.
Massive Attack: Mezzanine | Close Your Eyes and Reinvent Me | 20th Anniversary
Massive Attack's third album Mezzanine is the space between what Massive Attack was, and what the group was on the cusp of evolving into. The album has its 20th anniversary on 4-20-2018 and Kevin Krein celebrates the albums timeless nature.
Forest Swords: Compassion | Perfect Post Modern Electronica
Compassion by Forest Swords, is everything you might want from postmodern electronic music: Aesthetic, ambiance, arrangements, and atmosphere.
Actress: AZD | Your Guide to Contemporary Electro
AZD all makes sense as a complete musical thought! Actress refuses to dumb down his aesthetic or ideas for the uninitiated.
Bonobo: Migration | Breaking the Boundaries of Downtempo Electronica
With Migration, Bonobo's Simon Green expands on more genres he hasn't explored in his previous releases, constantly breaking the boundaries of downtempo electronica.
S U R V I V E : RR7349 | Beyond the Stranger Things Soundtrack
On RR7349, Survive's created a record of expertly crafted ‘80s-inflected synth-pop and prove there's more to the band than the Stranger Things soundtrack.
Foretaste: Space Echoes | They Like ‘80s Music!
Foretaste's new LP Space Echoes is a fun, 80s-indebted pop record writes Adam Newton, and a really good pastiche, but ultimately still a pastiche.