Clem De La Creme defies easy categorization stylistically and geographically on the globe-trotting flows of “Lovedown”. Exploring the skyline of Shanghai, Japanese board games, relationships, yearning, lust, and more the…
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Derek Piotr’s most personal statement yet, “Making and Then Unmaking” at first glance appears to be a radical departure for the young composer, yet upon closer inspection, proves to be…
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INSiGHT speaks truth to power on the intense trip of “Trust”. By far the true show-stopper of the entire album comes from their thoughtful, poignant lyrics. They draw from a…
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Jeff Fresh delivers a tropical take on hip-hop with the inspirational storytelling of “Shadow Black”. Aspirational and full of hope, the songs have a great deal of life that flows…
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Echo Strike delivers a decadent, funky piece of psychedelic pop with the lush “Dirty Clean Sexy Mean”. The sheer physicality of the sound has a soothing inviting presence to it.…
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Mimi Novic & Edmond Fokker transcend the concept of time and place with “Seven Prayers of Love”. A mixture of composers is drawn from with the help of Edmond Fokker’s…
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Noboot delivers fantastic, thick, low-slung electro funk on the dreamy scope of “Consciousness”. Aptly named, there is a living, breathing quality to the whole of the album. Stylistically rooted in…
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An intensely strange hybrid Warganization drags the listener into their own peculiar universe on “Inauguration”. Experimental, techno, trap, noise, downtempo, jazz, and a whole slew of other approaches merge to…
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Isphet delves into a dense heady classical cadence on the timelessness of “By Your Own Hands”. Melodically rich the multiple layers of sound intermingle to create virtual symphonies out of…
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Karl McCann conjures up an entire world on the lush dense sound of “Remotion”. A lovely mixture of slowcore, lo-fi, folk, and chamber pop, the way he ties these many…
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Terry Blade presents his most powerfully personal statement yet on the deeply moving “American Descendant of Slavery”. A fully realized project, his exploration of his own experience alongside the historical…
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Isak Sirkka explores the intimacy that lo-fi presents on the warm tender tones of “The Tallest Tales in a Place Called Forever”. Experimental yet imbued with so much emotion the…
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LT & B OH MY defy any and all categorization on the eclectic journey of “Evolved Souls in Ancient Avatars”. A truly beguiling mix of sounds, they bring a wide…
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Alex Genadinik taps into the zeitgeist on the tender tones of “Magic Dandelion – Song Of Empathy Against Gun Violence And Mass Shootings”. Lyrics here are front and center while…