Warm Ghost

Narrows by Warm Ghost (Partisan Records) From the opening seconds of Narrows‘ first track GTWS you’ll know you’re in for something weird and wonderful.  History flows through Warm Ghosts’ compositions via British New Wave, synthesizers and experimentation, today’s glitch... more

The Bird Day

Fed Odd by The Bird Day (Self-released) As I sit here drinking coffee and watching the cars go by at my favorite writing spot I can’t help to wonder at the audacity of this Buffalo group.  The Bird Day combine experimental electronic sounds with falsetto vocals and guitar, drums and bass to create... more

Vieo Abiungo

And The World Is Still Yawning by Vieo Abiungo (Lost Tribe Sound) Any composer who releases his precious artistry and entitles it And The World Is Still Yawning certainly understands the intricacies of irony in a world gone wild. In the musical landscape known as Vieo Abiungo, mastermind William Ryan... more

The Glitch Mob

We Can Make The World Stop EP by The Glitch Mob (Self-released) L.A. trio The Glitch Mob’s debut Drink the Sea was promising enough but suffered from a limited sound palette. They’ve gone some way to changing that on this EP’s title song, adding piano, acoustic guitar strum, strings... more

Hekate

Die Welt Der Dunklen Gärten by Hekate (Prophecy Productions) It’s been five long years since we’ve heard from Hekate, but the German Neofolk entity now returns with their most stunning work to date. Die Welt Der Dunklen Gärten (English translation: The World of Dark/Cryptic Gardens) is their fifth... more

Robert Miles

Thirteen by Robert Miles (Salt Records) For those expecting another Dreamland album of new agey dance music, you’ll be thrown for a loop with Thirteen. Robert Miles has never attempted the same album twice: on 23am he added some drum’n'bass beats and guitars to the mix; on Organik he added... more

ohGr

unDeveloped by ohGr (Metropolis Records) On their fourth album as OhGr, Skinny Puppy vocalist Nivek Ogre and musical collaborator Mark Walk continue the evolution of their sound with an even more cinematic approach. UnDeveloped opens with the short and unsettling 101 Intro leading into 101 with squelching... more

Zombi

Escape Velocity by Zombi (Relapse Records) The music of Zombi is cinematic soundtrack music for the movies in your mind. Even if you don’t know Genesis from Tangerine Dream from Giorgio Moroder, you’ll still find something to enjoy in the duo’s spacey rocking instrumental compositions.... more

Parallels

Visionaries by Parallels (Marigold/E1) Parallels is the duo of former Crystal Castles drummer Cameron Findlay and singer Holly Dodson. On their debut Visionaries, they craft electro-pop with live drums and plenty of bouncy keyboards. Dodson’s vocals are measured and pretty and the arrangements... more

Pet Shop Boys

THE MOST INCREDIBLE THING by PET SHOP BOYS (Astralwerks) The Most Incredible Thing is based on the Hans Christian Anderson story of the same title. It is about a competition in a mythical kingdom where the King announces whoever invents the most incredible thing will win the hand of the Princess in marriage... more

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