This issue features 10 albums. It has been a few months since the last issue of survey of the electroscape, which means many of the albums spinning around here haven’t been written about. You can dig into these albums by revisiting our “Album of the Day” scrolling on our site. Explore. Discover. Albums are in … Read more
Albums are described in alphabetical order. AD4PTION by Woob AD4PTION is the follow up to the exceptional 2020 release Xvious_exe by Woob, an artist known for creating richly textured beats, bass lines, and rhythmic melodies. On AD4PTION, Woob tells us a thrilling story during which digital and human worlds collide, with a horrifying ending. The … Read more
I launched the electroscape in June 2020 as a creative outlet. It has provided ample opportunity to discover new music written by incredible artists. But it also provided an opportunity I was unprepared for, and that has been to learn the personal stories of the people behind the music. Their stories have moved me intellectually … Read more
PAINSYNC is the 5th release by Virtual Intelligence. And it’s a masterpiece. The lyrics are deeply introspective, reflective, and tell perfectly crafted tales of end of days, pain, and love. The vocal rhythms grip your heart and infect your soul, blackening it at times and warming it at others. The songwriting on PAINSYNC exemplifies mindboggling … Read more
It’s a Friday night in 1984. You slide your tape into the deck of your metallic midnight blue Mustang, press play, and what you hear next is the title track from Burn the Night Away by STIEGLITZ. We connected with Andreas Stieglitz to learn more about the artist who is STIEGLITZ and the making of … Read more
Record labels have a unique view of the Retrowave landscape, and we set out to learn more about their story, niche, releases, and perspective on the scene. Many people running labels are musicians themselves or have been in the music business in one form or another for many years, sometimes decades. It is with much … Read more
Record labels have a unique view of the retrowave landscape, and we set out to learn more about their story, niche, releases, and perspective on the scene. Many people running labels are musicians themselves or have been in the music business in one form or another for many years, sometimes decades. It is with much … Read more
Record labels have a unique view of the retrowave landscape, and we set out to learn more about their story, niche, releases, and perspective on the scene. Many people running labels are musicians themselves or have been in the music business in one form or another for many years, sometimes decades. It is with much … Read more
The Institute 91′ brings moments of darkness, joy, fear, and panic together through dark synth, nostalgic sax, and a bit of funk. We connected with the artist that is The Institute 91′ to learn more about his July 2020 release, Percipience. We learned much more. The artist told the electroscape “Percipience refers to having a … Read more
OFFICIAL NOTICE A new musical genre has emerged. It goes by the name “meowave” and originates from none other than the: It is rare that I sit down to listen to the entire discography of an artist. It is even more rare in the modern age during which an endless abyss of music awaits at … Read more