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Released: August 14 The most succinct and accurate way to describe the latest album from Enofa is contrasting. Throughout its more than 80 minute runtime, everything feels like a contrast; a sitar among the sounds of the English countryside, a hammer striking processed wood as ghostly vocalizations emanate from amplified environmental noises, gently plucked strings over a ramshackle assortment of…
Released: July 30 Pink Stain , the latest short album from goral dreens, is ostensibly a lurid experiment to see what happens when shoegaze meets harsh noise. And to that end, it explores this combination quite well. But it comes out to be a bit more than that, especially in some of the later tracks. But to open up, we start with “Home song,” a noisy track that features a lot of cymbal work. This…
Released: August 6 German electronic duo Hui’s latest album is a sublime and disorienting adventure for a few reasons. First, the composition of each track is so hoghly variable that it feels as though none of the tracks are at all the same. There’s a rather metallic air about it all, even with the more organic sounding bits sprinkled in. The tracks breathe in an unnatural way as one sound will…
Released: August 11 Returning with his first release under the Halberd moniker, composer Georgie Franco brings us an impressive and expansive new album of chiptune dungeon synth fun and adventure. It’s so well executed that I felt as though I had just played any one of my old school RPG favorites - Lufia, Breath of Fire, maybe even a bit of Zelda - again. The album has an amazing flow to it,…
Released: July 31 As a purveyor of strange sounds, I was a little surprised by the latest release from Florida-based Chris Irregardless. His album previous to this was a rather noisy and intense album in terms of dynamics and arrangement. Conversely, Worn Down To The Rope is far more subdued and slow in many parts, though there is still a fair amount of organized cacophony to be heard throughout.…
Released: July 30 For his first proper album of 2026 and the first in some years before that, experimental composer Jesse Force returns with the four track Like Waves Crashing . Now, the title gives some indication of the theme, but isn’t quite to be taken literally. What we actually get here is more like the aesthetic of waves portrayed by an exam done selection of collaged sounds. The opening…
Released: July 16 Throughout this first EP of 2026 from St. Louis-based NorthSouthSea, there’s a certain pattern that seems to emerge. Each track, save for a couple, begins with a single pad like element that slowly expands and drifts about the soundspace, setting a foggy atmosphere. Once it has established itself, fully enveloping the space and setting an atmosphere, another element comes along…
Released: July 28 Marking her first release on Molt Fluid, Sandy Winiferová brings us an understated and peculiar album. Knitwear is a work that is difficult to place and feels a bit like something in passing. First, there’s a variety of sonic fragments that litter virtually every track. The first two, “Forgetful Places” and “Leaving Early,” are minute little pieces that feature soft piano keys…
Released: July 19 Everyday Dust’s latest release has the appearance of an album but actually is more than that. The Relic Room is the beginning of an archive of sorts, initially starting off with ten tracks that were recorded sometime between the late 90s and the present day. Much of these are those pieces an artist would come up with as an exercise or maybe a few things that didn’t quite fit on…
Released: July 17 Marking his first solo EP, Welsh composer David Boothby dedicates his initial offering to his three daughters - Cadence, Bell, and Eva. The result is three quite heartfelt compositions that are intended to be heard as one continuous experience, with the final track being a continuous mix of the EP. The album has an excellent flow to it altogether, blending seamlessly and…
