For more than two decades, Koen Holtkamp has been quietly stretching the boundaries between ambient, experimental, and electroacoustic music. Best known as one half of Mountains, his solo work has always had a strong sense of place… music that feels less like a fixed object and more like something unfolding around you. His latest track,…
Here’s a round-up of our favorite electronic music sent to the blog recently. This is all the electronic music that has been on heavy rotation here at TNLF HQ. If you like the vibe, check out the full playlist on…
Very happy to receive the latest single from our favorite New York-based Australian composer, producer and pianist Nick Marks. He has released a new five-track EP called happy place, and it’s a beautifully loose meeting point between contemporary jazz, instrumental…
This month’s mix is a mix, Bonkers eh!!!!Get ready and prepped for the autumn nights,See ya in the dark soon. Love Fizzy!! TRK LIST: 01 – Paralyzed – Beta Evers02 – Ancient Light (The Exaltics Remix) – E.R.P.03 – Brown…
If meditation isn’t really your thing, JJ & The Mood have another suggestion: turn the music up and dance until you’ve got nothing left. The LA-based project is built around cartoonist and vocalist Jack Sjogren and Cincinnati songwriter and producer…
British indie-pop outfit Cat Ryan are reaching back to where it all started with their new single: “Free From This.” It’s a bright, punchy blast of surf-soaked indie-pop that’s been waiting patiently in the vault for its moment. Despite only…
We last caught up with Queensland instrumental trio, East of West, in 2025 when they released their album Pastorale featuring Romano Crivici. This month, the band takes us into deeper waters with their 4th studio album, “Velella.” The album takes…
Sled Island 2023 took over Calgary like a hurricane this past week and we’ve got a round-up or artists you gotta check out.
Alvvays’ sound is every bit as fresh and contemporary as their first release nearly a decade previous. Read our full live review now.
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…