This collaboration between Laraaji, Arji OceAnanda, and Dallas Acid feels like a dream. Or perhaps it just sounds like a dream, given their focused ambient musings. The group came together for a six-hour session at Brooklyn’s Vibromonk Studios, and from there they recorded five tracks; those are now part of a record called Arrive Without Leaving, due out this Friday. Pre-order.  Source: SoundCloud / flyingmoonlight Continue reading

Anxiety is the Culprit on Von Sell’s New Single, “Scene of a Crime” Originally appeared on Ones To Watch.  After the release of his debut EP, Brooklyn producer David Von Sell went on an involuntary medical hiatus due to unexpected and unexplained vocal discomfort. He spent time with family in Hamburg in order to rest and heal. This experience may have unintentionally launched the new … Continue reading

In Mich Cota’s clip for “Kijà / Care,” traditionalism is subverted. The featured dancers are part of a spectrum of races, creeds, and identities, directly fighting the symbolic oppression of the brick wall behind them. The barrier surrounds a convent in Montreal, which the band describes as “harbour[ing] a religion that attempts to suppress and erase Aboriginal peoples lives.” Mich Cota, then, fights power with power.  Kijà … Continue reading