first light is a burgeoning label and arts community based in Manchester, U.K. With atmospheric electronic music serving as the group’s … More
Category: electronic music
Michiru Aoyama – ‘Brilliant Days’ [Mirae Arts]
Japanese ambient music-maker Michiru Aoyama comes from the idyllic town of Kamakura, outside Tokyo. He’s been releasing music for over … More
Kirill Mazhai – ‘You Don’t Belong’ [Shimmering Moods]
Kirill Mazhai is a young ambient composer based in Minsk, Belarus. His new album, You Don’t Belong, offers up seven tracks … More
Macajey – Surfing the Air (self-released)
Macajey is the recording guise of Jeremy Macachor, a California-raised expat musician and sound tech. Macachor’s musical path has led … More
Mix 008: Clebs
Jason Nazary (Helado Negro / Bear in Heaven) and Swiss-born vocalist Emilie Weibel are Clebs, a genre-blending, boundary-pushing duo residing … More
Mix 007: jjjacob
Copenhagen-based producer jjjacob just released his most fully-realized work to date, a transcendent six-track EP on Egyptian label ANBA. Titled Nondestructive … More
Q&A: Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith
We chatted with the Buchla synth master about her upcoming IMAX performance for Bristol New Music and her new label, … More
Q&A: Arms and Sleepers
In my early days as a record collector, I was flipping through the used vinyl bins at the record store, … More
Jamison Isaak – EP1 (FLORA Sounds)
British Columbia’s Jamison Isaak is best known for the pastoral synth pop of his Teen Daze project, and also records … More
Mix 006: Wing Vilma
On Miles Coleman’s debut album for Detroit label Young Heavy Souls, Safe By Night, the Michigan producer creates a rainforest of atmospheric … More