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
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
Oh, damn! You’re lookin’ dirty! I think it’s time you had a bath!, Alpha Chrome Yayo rapped on “Funky Bath,” the opener to his November 2021 LP, Soaking, a concept album about the luxury and necessity of soaking in the tub. Alpha Chrome Yayo – also known simply as ACY – creates smooth electro … Read more
When the new year dawns, a sense of excitement and curiosity about the albums and artists that will be discovered in the coming months washes over us. As the first quarter of 2021 passed, I reflected on some of the new electronic music releases I’ve discovered this year. I wrote about eight of these albums. … Read more
Who is XWAVES? Nobody knows. As legend has it, one day Leonard Norling was strolling down the street of a local market in Lefin, China when fate stepped in. He stumbled upon a cassette with the title, roughly translated as, Sex Ball – Chinese Soda. Norling went back to his hotel room and gave it a … 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
Head over to your local corner store, grab yourself some beers, and sit back and press play on Midnight Store by Donor Lens. Midnight Store was inspired by a real corner store in Cardiff, UK, where Donor Lens duo Thom and Jay frequent to pick up their weekend beers. They built the album around the … Read more