I thought the best use of the word “Faraday” came in Everything Everything’s 2010 single, “MY KZ UR BF,” but Christian Carrière has provided stiff competition. This ambient noise track only gets better as you listen, ending with a magnificent chorus of hums. Field of Containment is Carrière’s new EP, and it is out now. Source: Bandcamp Continue reading
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The acoustic-based new single from The Desert confronts self-deception in an ominous new video set at a bus depot. Head over to their Soundcloud to hear their debut single, “Just Get High.” Continue reading
Missed Month, the new record from New Tendencies was borne of a series of synth experiments. Low hums and soothing tics define this track, “Thursday.” Buy the full mini-LP on Bandcamp. Source: SoundCloud / New Tendencies Continue reading
Is it music, performance art, or just an exhilarating experiment? According to grej, the artist behind the project, it is “a four part project where each musical work navigates through a physical and emotive journey that features manipulated cymbals and a Roland Juno synthesizer.” Get your first taste of the release in the video for “Part 3,” above. Pre-order i/Variations on Bandcamp; it will be out 7/28. Continue reading
As usual, Helado Negro is doing the most. His latest track is an ambient-drone composition that began as the Jacuzzi Boys track “Tip of My Tongue/Edge of My Brain,” from their latest album, Ping Pong. Helado Negro is one of several contributors to the full remix album, out today. Source: SoundCloud / MAG MAG Continue reading
Static encompasses this new single from WOODS, off of their socially-conscious new record, Love Is Love. The band will appear live in concert to perform the sprawling new tracks on their upcoming spring tour, starting May 18th in LA. See the dates. Continue reading
Blind musicians playing furiously juxtapose the static-laden drone atmosphere that “Dream Sequence” embodies. North Atlantic Drift’s newest LP, Departures, Vol. 1, is out now on their label, Polar Seas Recordings. Continue reading
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Jenny Hval, Feminist Vampire
sngalbums: I wouldn’t mind writing about Jenny Hval every year. The Norwegian artist has been around the block, but remains relatively quiet in a provocative niche, where industrial electronics meet political performance art. Her 2015 LP, Apocolypse, girl, was a great introduction to her work, and did make my top albums list of that year. Now she’s back on SnG due to the mastery of … Continue reading Jenny Hval, Feminist Vampire
Dynamic a cappella and unfocused drone buzzes together on Emily Reo’s “Spell” to create something magical. Continue reading
Sawdust & Gin 