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David Kovacs writes from that place he describes in his own notes: stuck between a busy inner world and a loud outside one, trying to leave “realism” without losing the plot completely. The album pulls ideas from minimalist classical music, electroacoustic pieces, and modern opera, but it feels closer to a single long mood study:…
Artomático makes electronic music like a percussionist who got lost in a lab. The Spanish composer and drummer builds tracks from small repeating details, treating rhythm, texture, and sound design as the main characters. CICLOS, his fourth album, feels like a full statement of that approach, folding ambient, post-classical and beat music into something that…
“Sentimental Magic Cape – Live” drops you straight into its pocket. The bass comes in first, springy and upbeat, with a clear funk streak that instantly gives the track motion and a bit of swagger. Once the electric guitar joins, the song tilts into a loose, American-leaning rock feel. There is a streak of punk…
Katy Jarzebowski has spent the last decade scoring everything from documentaries to ballets, and her debut album FEATHERS pulls directly from that experience. Originally written for a pandemic-era ballet, the six tracks now stand alone as a kind of experimental suite—one that blends orchestral tools with sound design tricks and a willingness to let weird…
John Beckmann doesn’t approach music like a songwriter. He treats it more like an excavation site. Since launching The Mortal Prophets, the New York–based artist and designer has spent the last few years digging through the psychic ruins of blues, ambient, noise, gospel, and damaged Americana, assembling tracks that feel more uncovered than written. His…
This instrumental piece paints a clear picture of place. Right up front you get wind, waves and seabirds – real outdoor sounds that point straight to Drumadoon Point on the Isle of Arran. The piece works like a postcard: you can hear walkers on the shore, gulls and the distant foghorn, and when the plucked…