Feb 14, 2021 Music Thunderous Heights by oliviaway (Review) Arguably the finest release yet from the prolific and enigmatic ambient composer.
Aug 14, 2020 Music Origin Glow by oliviaway (Review) When I think of my ideal ambient music, I imagine the sort of tones and atmospherics that drift through this album.
Jun 15, 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.
Apr 21, 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.
Feb 28, 2020 Music Ephemeral Love by Knight Sabers (Review) Knight Sabers’ future funk is the perfect music for relaxing after a hard day of fighting rogue mecha on the streets of Mega Tokyo.
Feb 11, 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.
May 4, 2019 Music Heavy Age by Unwed Sailor (Review) Johnathon Ford’s instrumental rock outfit enters its third decade with its heaviest and most assured album to date.
Aug 27, 2019 Music The Cosmic Metal of ISON’s Inner - Space Opens a Portal to Contemplating the Universe (Review) The Swedish duo evoke the universe’s vastness with a spell-binding blend of metal, shoegaze, goth, ambient, and electronica.
Nov 22, 2019 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 1, 2019 Music Off World by Ogre (Review) Ogre’s latest EP pays tribute to the world — and soundtrack — of Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner.
Nov 30, 2018 Music Neon Impasse by City Girl (Review) The “chill-hop” producer blends hip-hop beats, melancholy atmospheres, jazzy riffs, and other elements for supreme chill-out material.
Aug 31, 2018 Music Ogre’s Chairman OST Captivates with Ominous, Haunting Synth Arrangements (Review) The album’s blurred washes of ambience conjure a sense of growing dread — but there’s beauty to be heard, as well.
Dec 8, 2018 Music Guardian of Winter’s Gate by Hiemal (Review) The prolific French producer has released some of the year’s best dark ambience.
Jul 13, 2017 Music All For You by T E L E P A T H テレパシー能力者 (Review) Some of the enigmatic vaporwave producer’s funnest, and funkiest, music to date.
Dec 29, 2017 Music 12 Decembers’ Lush, Heartfelt Pop Wears Its Heart on Its Sleeve (Review) This remarkably strong debut is filled with simple-yet-affecting tales of love at its best and worst, all wrapped in gorgeous pop arrangements.
Feb 2, 2020 Music Secret Stairways’ Enchantment of the Ring Elevates Dungeon Synth To a New Level (Review) Originally released in 1997, these eight ambient pieces put much of modern dungeon synth music to shame.
Jul 5, 2017 Music Waiting For… by Kiriyama Family (Review) Kiriyama Family’s soulful pop definitely has a retro sense about it, but it’s far more than just a nostalgic retread.
Jun 25, 2017 Music Lingua Ignota’s All Bitches Die Tackles Misogyny and Abuse with Brutal Electronic Music (Review) While certainly not everyone’s cup of tea, I consider this one of 2017’s most fascinating and compelling albums.
Jun 9, 2017 Music Homecoming by Sorrow Plagues (Review) Sorrow Plagues’s blend of black metal and shoegaze contains a few sonic surprises along the way.
Nov 6, 2017 Music Haloed’s Off-World Reworks Blade Runner’s Soundtrack into a Unique Sonic World (Review) This ambient reimagining breaks down Vangelis’ original score and weaves it back together in new, intriguing ways.