experimental
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Nursery of New Stars by Kangarot Experimental musician Josh Reed, a.k.a. Kangarot, has a new tape out via Headway Recordings. With its stuttering synth phrases, thudding drum machine sequences, and distorted vocal samples, Nursery of New Stars is an enthralling industrial odyssey. Stream it in full above!
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LA-based experimental singer-songwriter and M83 affiliate, Morgan Kibby, a.k.a. White Sea, has shared the opening track from her upcoming debut LP, In Cold Blood. “They Don’t Know” is an auspiciously booming piece of electro-pop that is lent an almost industrial edge by a murky guitar plugging away
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Check out a new track from experimental electronic musician Brian Leeds, a.k.a. Huerco S. “Prinzif” is taken from his upcoming LP Colonial Patterns and is an intriguing piece of EDM, with its multi-phased composition coming across as quite grand, even exquisite, despite its fading and crackling analog esthetic.
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Juana Molina used to be a hit comedic actress in her native Argentina, but ever since 1996, she has been making decidedly less funny work as a singer-songwriter. She crafts a unique blend of acoustic and electronic sounds, and often creates labyrinthine layers of her vocals. Her new album, Wed
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Glasser, the project of experimental singer-songwriter Cameron Mesirow, has a new song and video out in anticipation of her upcoming sophomore album Interiors. “Design” is an artsy electro-pop ditty accompanied by a decidedly minimalist video, shot in a lightly-furnished room inhabited only by a squirmy Mesirow and a space-bending metallic
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Last month, ambient musician Julianna Barwick dropped her sophomore LP Nepenthe, among the most delicate and ethereal releases of the year. Be sure to check out this breathtaking rendition of album highlight “‘The Harbinger,” which she performed live on a lakeshore in Iceland for La Blogothèque’s Take Away Shows.
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Aleph Fourth way (Official) from Gero Doll on Vimeo. Some wonderfully glitchy and strange visuals attached to this new Aleph track, “Fourth Way.” Kudos to Gero Doll on the video, and Aleph’s sonic shift from heavy pianos to thick layers of buzzing synths and complex rhythms isn’t bad
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Julia Holter has a new video out for Loud City Song stand-out “This Is a True Heart.” The experimental songstress’ amusing take on espionage and hacktivism can be watched above. Enjoy! Loud City Song is out now via Domino Records, and it’s exquisite. Catch a review for it below:
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#MONSANTO by True Neutral Crew Members of clipping. and Foot Village come together for this experimental music project they’ve named True Neutral Crew, and #MONSANTO is their debut release, and you can stream it via the widget above. For those who are into clipping., I think you’ll find
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“Zebra,” the new track from Oneohtrix Point Never, is a formless and sprawling seven-minute-long piece whose only through-line is its incredibly choppy foundational loops. However, the choppy, jarring foundation is aptly accented by ethereal, occasionally jazzy touches throughout. The result is the type of sonic juxtaposition OPN has struck many
