UK experimental/electronic artist NEEQ SERENE has just released her new single, "The Others." Neeq combines haunting vocal layers with dark synthesizers and progressive drum-beats, creating a melancholic and introspective soundscape that crosses over genres of trip-hop, IDM and gothic neo-folk. UK born and Kashmiri by origin, Neeq has been a writer since her early teens,... Continue Reading →
Proud/Father – “Sunlight Breaks Over The Black Pearl” Album Review (ambient/noise)
Hailing from New Orleans, Louisiana is Proud/Father; a one-man project that presents the new release, Sunlight Breaks Over The Black Pearl. The artist states, "It features heavy Heldon inspired synth and guitar explorations, ambient soundscapes of manipulated tape loops, effected rhythm boxes, and pulsating blasts of textured noise. " There are some strange (in a... Continue Reading →
Francis M. Gri – “Boke” Album Review (dark ambient/experimental)
Ambient/electronic artist Francis M. Gri comes to us today courtesy of Italian label KrisaliSound with a new release, Boke that comes with an interesting story behind it. “Boke” is the Japanese word for saying blur and mental confusion. As the artist notes, "In 2013 a person very close to me was diagnosed with what I... Continue Reading →
Ryan McGuire – “Drukkna” Album Review
Boston-based artist Ryan McGuire, also a member of the avant-metal group Ehnahre comes to us today with his third solo release, Drukkna. Almost completely un-classifiable, the seven-track release blends different elements of experimental/noise, avant-garde and ambient music. What makes this effort original is that, as the artist states, it was " written for 4 amplified... Continue Reading →
58918012 – “60” Album Review (dark ambient/experimental)
Yes, the name of the project is 58918012. And Yes, the 8 tracks are sequentially labeled "7,5" (1-8). Why? Who cares? We like it when all context is removed and what we are left with is simply the music itself. Today from the Ukraine arrives 58918012 and their dark ambient album, 60. What fascinated us about... Continue Reading →