We first heard about Keenan Branch (the Portland-based producer behind Rohne) when he released a few new singles earlier this year. But I think it is important to take a moment and step back to listen to where Branch began. For his debut release, Meridian, Branch was largely inspired by worldly travels and capturing ideas…
Scasca is the Russian word for “fairy tale.” The Saint-Petersburg-based artist by the same name captures that spirit with lo-fi beats combined with the atmosphere of the charmed forests near the Gulf of Finland. Drawing inspiration from such artists as…
We first learned about the elusive French producer Jacques two years ago when he teamed up with Sebastien Devaud (aka Agoria) to create a two-track EP called “Visit.” The two french producers went on to collaborate on a movie soundtrack for…
This month James is back in his usual coffee shop in south London bringing you a mix of upbeat indie and autumnal electronic. October’s mixtape includes new music from Disclosure, Fred again.., Logic1000, Joy Orbison, DJ Seinfeld, Jacques, Baalti, Clairo…
Brisbane based artist Miranda Ward popularly known by her stage name, Austen, has recently unveiled the latest single from her much awaited upcoming EP, Small. “The Fire” is the perfect first song for someone who isn’t very familiar with this…
The Brooklyn-based producer Reed Kackley (aka BAILE) first came onto our radar when he teamed up with KAUF for their collaboration on his track “Leave Me.” In a lot of ways, collaboration is part of Kackley’s process — the past…
The Tim Carman Trio is no-frills, timeless, B3 organ trio jazz. Tim Carman plays the drums, Ken Clark is behind the organ, and Steve Fell is on guitar. Their music harkens back to an age of honest, raw, musical interaction…
I was first introduced to Dave Brubeck in a “History of Jazz” class in the early 90s. Before that point, jazz was music that my grandparents listened to. Hearing “Take Five” for the first time changed that. Paul Desmond spoke…
It’s funny how this global pandemic has found ways to bring us all closer together despite all of the pain and suffering it has caused. Closer together virtually of course. Because while the Coronavirus would like nothing more then to…
For the album, Hewitt set out to document his experience of lockdown in New York City. As New York became more and more deserted, he went out with a field recorder to report how the sounds of the city changed. And while the premise was rooted in documenting the present, the project was very heavily influenced by the minimalist Japanese kankyō ongaku movement from the 1980s.
We live in a time when technology and innovation is advancing faster than we could imagine. Will we soon live in a time where technology has outlived us? Will the new innovations that we come up with this century be…