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A few words about a few more tracks that hit the spot over the past few weeks ### SHUAA - Heating Up A velvet smooth romance jam whose guitar chords flicker like a fireplace viewed through twin wine glasses. More from SHUAA Follow on Instagram and Facebook https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cM0xtsdhYj8 ### Wyborn - Portable Water Full-throttle shimmer … Continue reading Multi-Weekly Wrap-Up 08.29.25
Michael Skz's latest release as en EETCHIS is Lake Music. On Lake Music, Skz, who also records as OMNIVM and as part of Cartoon Forest, proves once again to be a fine sculptor of mood and texture. From the title alone, "Wiggly Dance-Man" sounds like it could soundtrack either a children's TV show or a … Continue reading Daily Yinz – en EETCHIS – Wiggly Dance-Man
The experimental ambient artist's new album is tiki. When Derek White records complex retro-psych as Mystic Seers, he adopts an obsessively meticulous process. For the clattering, plunking, warbling, buzzing, hissing tiki, though, he didn't even employ guitar tuners or metronomes, and overlaid samples using a loose, collage-like technique. The result is a series of works … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Derek White – woost
A few words about a few more local tracks that hit the spot this week ### Walkman - Where's Walkman An alley-lurking LethalNeedle instrumental backs bars sharpened by a long hiatus; it's like Waldo's villainous brother announcing his location by kicking your front door in. More from Walkman Follow on Instagram and Facebook Artwork by … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up 05.09.25
A few words about a few more local tracks that hit the spot this week ### Nardo Says - Better prod. NiceRec A cheery, slightly bleary ode to rubbing the sleep out of your eyes, opening the blinds, and showing your face to the world, metaphorically speaking. More from Nardo Says Follow on Instagram ### … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up 04.18.25
The ambient artist's latest release is Music for Stillness. As was the case with Schwarzschild's 2019 release, Saturnian Dawn, the music here finds inspiration in the movement of celestial bodies. Or, in some cases, the non-movement. A Lagrange Point is (in my understanding as someone with little to no knowledge of astronomy; thanks, Wikipedia!) a … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Schwarzschild – Lagrange Point
A few words about a few more local tracks that hit the spot this week ### Lando Ash - Rather Lando's hook ("Who gon' help sort through this life shit / I'd rather it be you") conveys true, unadorned love, especially when preceded by the bar, "If I had to choose between you / And … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up 04.04.2025
The ill fitting party is a collaboration between experimentalists 7D and Dylan John Sidoriak. "There is a Cinnamon Moon" is a recording pulled from a set that took place last October at Skyzone 2; it's the first release under the Not For Commodity umbrella, described as a "container of sounds" for works by 7D, Sidoriak, … Continue reading Daily Yinz – ill fitting party – There is a Cinnamon Moon
MK is the improvisational trio's latest release. "Typo 1," the album's opening piece, contains nearly nine minutes' worth of freeform sound. Percussion patters and hisses like enormous drops of rain, electronic car horns blare, and jarring drones build a sense of unease. It sounds like a low-visibility car crash waiting to happen. And then it … Continue reading Daily Yinz – TGD Hiss Ensemble – Typo 1
A few words about a few more local releases that hit the spot this week ### Gutter Frost - Capitalist Cage Raw, anti-jackboot punk that rails against those who demonize immigrants in public and profit off them in the boardroom. More from Gutter Frost ### Equine Fistula - Endotraecheostomy Menacing, gut-level thrum named after a … Continue reading Weekly Wrap-Up 02.07.25
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