This year the electroscape published a few of in-depth stories, including Brain Simulation: Quiddity and Quietus by Burial Grid, Where does emotion in music come from? and Yota: Sonic diary. If you haven’t read these stories, I hope you will take a moment to give them a read. This year I decided to share a … Read more
Yota is the artist with the spellbinding, enchanting, and sensual voice set to nostalgic sounds. Surprisingly, she wasn’t always a singer. She was born in Stockholm, Sweden and went to art school. Her goal was to work in art, and she did operate an art gallery with friends for a while before switching her focus … Read more
Picture this: You’re driving your car, and the radio starts playing your favorite song. You crank up the volume. You’re singing along. You’re bobbing your head. You’re tapping your foot. You feel the music. The lyrics are telling your story. How does emotion get infused in music, and how do we experience emotion when listening … Read more
One view of the brain is that it is simulates our experience. Our mind is not a read-out of the world as it is. Instead, the brain takes input from the world to create its own version for our mind, like an ongoing hallucination. Similarly, each listen of two recently improvised albums by Burial Grid … Read more
Humans have been making music for thousands of years to express ourselves, for ceremony, and for worship. The earliest music is thought to rely on voice, chant, and other sounds produced by clapping or rudimentary instruments, such as bones and stones. The advent of modern instruments, including the guitar, piano, drum machine, and digital audio … Read more
One week ahead of playing her first major festival – Electronicon – DATAGIRL released her single, “I Choose You,” a pivot point in her songwriting career. The song has strong electropop and indie vibes, a departure from previous offerings by the artist, such as the relaxing vapor trip on Destination Spa and energetic, heart-throbbing vaporwave grooves on Alchemy. Listen to “I Choose … Read more
Lacrimorta: The Self-Titled Debut Lacrimorta is the self-titled debut by Nikoletta Winters. Each song plays like a love letter in an endless book that has been written eternally. The lyricism is heavy as an anchor bearing the weight of burden and is thematically centered on loss, suffering, and anger. The vocals are the warmth of … Read more
A diverse collection of albums. Never the exception. Always the norm. Explore. Discover. Albums are in alphabetical order. Airports and Ports by Hunter Complex Airports and Ports is the latest release by Hunter Complex, following the highly acclaimed, Dead Calm and Zero Degrees. An ambient electronic album where piano, flute, trumpet, and guitar create a … Read more
A diverse set of albums drawn from the electroscape. Always the norm. Never the exception. Explore. Discover. Albums are in alphabetical order. Cybertherial II by Jonny Fallout Cybertherial II is the companion to Jonny Fallout’s debut LP, Cybertherial, which itself followed the stunning EP, Escape from Ultra City. Cyberthrial II is moody, authentic, and complex. The … Read more
The scope the electroscape continues to widen, and this issue of survey of the electroscape is no exception. You’ll stumble upon 8-bit crunchiness, undertones of nature and spirit, and children’s voices used to create rhythms, melodies, and emotions. Explore. Discover. Albums are listed in alphabetical order. Echoes by Marie Wilhelmine Anders Echoes by Marie Wilhelmine … Read more