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  • 6/10

    Among Tim Hecker’s least direct efforts, Konoyo at its best is sonically and conceptually rich thanks to contributions from gagaku ensemble Tokyo Gakuso. Unfortunately, the sound-play is lacking on a few of the pieces.

  • 2018

    Grid Of Points by Grouper “Parking Lot” is the first single from Grouper’s upcoming album Grid of Points, which will be released on April 27 via Kranky. This will be her first album in four years, following up 2014’s Ruins. The minimalist song is sonically similar to what

  • 2015

    New song from Liz Harris (Grouper)-fronted dream pop outfit Helen. Off debut album The Original Faces, out September 4 via Kranky.

  • 2013

    Remaining basically silent since 2009’s A Ways Away, Tara Jane O’Neil is now ready to return. Her new record (and first on Kranky) is called Where Shine New Lights, and the first track to drop from it, “Wordless in Woods,” is a beautiful, ambient-minded slow-mo ripple of a

  • ambient

    Tim Hecker has offered another teaser for his forthcoming album Virgins via a Sabrina Ratté-directed video for new single “Black Refraction.” The majestic piano piece is fittingly accompanied by a stream of grainy, kaleidoscopic visuals shot in an around a cathedral. Check it out above! Virgins will be released October

  • drone

    Check out the surprisingly busy lead single from drone musician Tim Hecker’s upcoming LP, Virgins. The multi-phased piece begins sauntering along with a crooked, percussive piano arrangement, which is overwhelmed by a gleaming wall of feedback and a fluttering synth sequence as it progresses. Enjoy! Virgins will be released

  • ambient

    From the forthcoming album Dropped Pianos, which will be dropped via Kranky on October 10th, here’s a new track from Tim Hecker: “Sketch 5.” The Canadian ambient and experimental music producer released a new album earlier this year. I loved and reviewed it.

  • Out now via Kranky Recs. The track above is from the new a Winged Victory For the Sullen album. It’s self-titled. The project involves Stars of the Lid member Adam Wiltzie and composer Dustin O’Halloran. The final result is a stunning and pretty combination of classical sounds and