Long Play
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With ‘Halfway from Nowhere,’ Far Away Nebraska explores themes of emptiness, isolation and vast open space through minimalist compositions built on guitar and synthesizer. The album reinvestigates the duality of these dramatic landscapes, capturing their quiet beauty, underlying tension and their reflection in ourselves.
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The Nashville-based collective explores the connection between destruction and renewal on ‘…in a sea of fire,’ blending improvised jazz, post-rock and experimental soundscapes into a powerful musical journey. Through shifting rhythms, cinematic compositions and a wide-ranging sonic palette, the group creates a thoughtful reflection on pain, destruction and the possibility of new beginnings.
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‘Obsolete Constellations’ finds Oliviaway tracing a path through ambient soundscapes shaped by starlight, solitude and natural landscapes. The London-based artist explores celestial calm across three immersive compositions.
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Through dense, immersive soundscapes that shift between tension and moments of calm, ‘On Brutal Soil, We Grow’ reflects a shared human experience. Bavarian composer Markus Guentner offers personal insight as Sound Dissection delves into his latest full-length release.
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Composer and violinist Natalia Tsupryk’s ‘Are We Alive?’ offers a collection of fragile melodies set within the devastation of Russia’s war in Ukraine, carrying the listener along a path through grief, resilience and the quiet persistence of hope.
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‘Here In The Valley’ is a tender collaborative album by Cadmar Fitzhugh and Nailah Hunter chronicling love, forthcoming parenthood and a move deep into the mountains of rural California.
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With their debut release ‘Taiga Trans,’ the Swedish collective Fauna positions its blend of ancient instruments and electronic textures not only as a celebration of the past, but as a vision of what the future may hold.
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This debut release from the mysterious Austin artist Mintzzy unfolds as a series of fragmented musical sketches, where low-fidelity production and stream-of-consciousness composition create an intimate, diaristic portrait of youth.
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‘Four Scenes of Superimposed Innocence’ expands the work of Danish artist Paw Grabowski, blending the project’s meditative ambient textures with a subtle but persistent dance-focussed rhythmic pulse.
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In ‘Divided by Dusk,’ this experimental musician and sound artist’s latest album contemplates the liminal landscape as day departs for night.
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A kettle strike becomes rhythm. A spade in the garden becomes melody. On ‘The Fleeting Gleaned,’ Abaqa Kahns transforms the quiet sounds of domestic life into immersive, meditative music.
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‘Wanderings II’ is an understated nine-minute release that finds depth and emotion in simplicity and restraint.
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What if Black Sabbath had a saxophone? Backengrillen, the self-titled debut from members of the rock band Refused, is here to answer that question. This new musical endeavor is what happens when punk, metal, and free jazz collide in a fractured new year.
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Through familiar and yet alien soundscapes, this new album from Swiss musician Chewlie becomes an intimate meditation on emotional rupture, memory, and the instability of closeness.
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Recorded live in Melbourne, ‘An Accumulation of Loss’ finds International Karate embracing imperfection, volume and restraint in equal measure. This is a post-rock reunion captured in true honesty without polish.
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This Denver musician is confronting the fear, resilience, and urgency of America’s immigration system with a raw, fully improvised jazz album.
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Nikko’s new EP, ‘Skin Too Thin,’ blends whisper-soft vocals with experimental sound design, crafting four intimate tracks that blur the line between electronic and organic. A brief but transportive listen from an artist reshaping modern pop.
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‘Time Won’t Bring Me Down’ is Radioactivity’s first full-length in a decade — a fast, clean burst of garage-punk urgency that makes its point and keeps moving.
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‘Low Air,’ the debut solo release from Baltimore-based percussionist Jeremy Hyman, drifts between jazz and electronic dance music, capturing the core of the creative process.
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Singer-songwriter Jenn Butterworth addresses womanhood whilst reinvigorating the Scottish folk tradition with her debut solo album ‘Her By Design.’
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In ‘Me Here – You There,’ Rose Ceremony and Always Sunny deliver a blistering showcase of modern hardcore and skramz revivalism. A split release that proves that this form of aggressive music is still alive and well in Texas.
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Amanda Pascali’s ‘Roses and Basil’ bridges Sicilian folk traditions with modern songwriting, offering a soulful journey through love, heritage, and identity.
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‘Decca,’ the debut full-length by Ixi, blends primal textures with electronic soundscapes in a bold reflection on modern life and spiritual balance.
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Normal State’s latest EP, ‘The Only Little Part of Your Life You’re Keeping Together,’ explores themes of youthful nostalgia, emotional rawness, and lo-fi intimacy in suburban America.
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‘You, Infinite’ is the powerful debut album from Raymond Brown and Jeremy Galindo, co-founders of post-rock pioneers This Will Destroy You.
