Between the Worlds by Martin Stürtzer (Review) An hour’s worth of ambient dub techno that takes the listener on a journey through the interstellar void. Apr 6, 2022 Music
Dependency by Western Edges (Review) The former Hood member’s latest is an ode to underground garage, techno, and ambient music from the ’90s. Oct 11, 2021 Music
Yume No Machi by Opus Science Collective (Review) Opus Science Collective’s latest is a love letter to all things city pop. Apr 28, 2021 Music
L.Y.F by Hong Kong Express (Review) Hong Kong Express’ final album for the Dream Catalogue label is appropriately pensive and elegiac. Mar 4, 2021 Music
This Quiet Fire by Heligoland (Review) Absolutely worth checking out if you’ve ever found yourself pining for the “classic” 4AD sound. Feb 12, 2021 Music
With Puzzlewood, Plone Invites Listeners Into an Analog Synth Wonderland (Review) Puzzlewood is the retro-futurist synth band’s first album in over two decades — and it’s a welcome return. Jun 30, 2020 Music
Chromeo’s Quarantine Casanova is Your New Pandemic Jam (Review) The electro-funk duo tackles the pandemic and quarantine life with their trademark grooves and cheekiness. Jun 15, 2020 Music
Roy by Makeup and Vanity Set (Review) One of synthwave’s finest concludes his Blade Runner-inspired series of EPs with a tribute to Rutger Hauer. Apr 21, 2020 Music
Streams by State Azure (Review) This four-hour collection of improvised ambient/electronic music is as spacious and expansive as its cosmic cover art suggests. Feb 11, 2020 Music
Signal Flow by A.L.I.S.O.N (Review) A dreamy, contemplative release existing at the liminal space between synthwave and vaporwave. Nov 22, 2019 Music
Invincible by Jyradelix (Review) This side-project by Christian industrial act Mortal exchanged their usual sound for upbeat, rave-friendly dance music. May 4, 2019 Music
Before We Rise by Bückle/Vogt (Review) The duo’s debut EP recalls late-’90s and early-’00s indietronica and trip-hop. Mar 22, 2019 Music
ASC’s The Waves Invites Listeners to Lose Themselves Within Its Shadowy Depths (Review) James Clements’ latest collection of ambient techno evokes uncharted and mysterious ocean depths. Mar 9, 2019 Music
Summer Touch by Macross 82-99 (Review) The producer’s future funk is warm, infectious, and perfect for chasing those winter blues away. Jan 23, 2019 Music
The Thin Place by Young Hierophant (Review) Inspired by classic horror soundtracks and ’70s educational films, Young Hierophant crafts otherworldly (yet catchy) electronic music. Oct 31, 2018 Music
Launchable Socks’ Quiet Magic Lulls Listeners with its Dreamy, Whimsical Electronica (Review) Joost Kraaijenbrink’s whimsical indietronica sometimes blurs together, but it also contains numerous delights. Oct 23, 2018 Music
Seen and Unseen by The Green Kingdom (Review) A sense of great care and precision always permeates The Green Kingdom’s music. Oct 22, 2018 Music
Ways of Seeing Is The Advisory Circle’s Most Accessible Album, But It’s Still Pretty Weird (Review) The Council’s latest takes the Ghost Box aesthetic in more straightforward — though still odd and otherworldly — directions. Jul 7, 2018 Music
The Honeybear by Hampshire & Foat (Review) This “children fairytale book concept album” is full of enchanting, beguiling music. Feb 7, 2018 Music
Gil-Estel by Thangorodrim (Review) Thangorodrim’s Tolkien-inspired “dungeon synth” can get cheesy at times, but the epic fantasy vision is winsome in its own way. Dec 1, 2017 Music