Soft Lighting: Portraits - Soft Lighting is the solo work of Kansas City producer Bryan Cox. His work has been chronicled and lauded by this site over the last year and for good reason. His continued innovation and attention to detail surprises at every turn. When you put on a Soft Lighting record for the first [...]
Young Wonder: Show Your Teeth EP — This band from Cork, Dublin produces electronic dub-pop music. The duo, Ian Ring and Rachel Koeman, released a self-titled EP in April 2012. Their sound is a combination of airy, electric-feeling vocals, constant synths and big beats with the characteristic dub stop-and-start style. For a newer band Young [...]
Small Black: Limits of Desire - Upon listening to the new release from Small Black, the first and most prominent word that comes to mind is “ethereal”. The new album, Limits of Desire, is like classic Small Black but dreamier. The band has evolved and drawn from various influences to give fans something new that is still [...]
Way Yes: Tog Pebbles — The collaboration between Glen Davis, Travis Hall, Max Lewis and Tim Horak started in early 2010 in Columbus, Ohio. With two earlier, short-form collections (Oranjudio and Walkability), Tog Pebbles is their first full-length release. Before starting the album, it is wise for the listener to get into the right mindset [...]
City Society: City Society - There’s a thing called ASMR(autonomous sensory meridian response). It is a condition in which people experience either a positive sensation such as tingling in their brain, euphoria, or a trance-like state when they hear someone whisper. There’s a significant online presence, many YouTube videos dedicated to this phenomena and the condition was recently [...]