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[HOUSE] Asaf Avidan & The Mojos –“One Day/Reckoning Song” (Wankelmut Remix)
By guest writer: James Kabat If summer anthems are born in Miami during the Spring (see Winter Music Conference), they most certainly are cultivated in Ibiza; the white Balearic isle off the coast of...
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[MINIMALIST/EXPERIMENTAL] Actress –‘Ghettoville’ EP Review
On his latest release, London-based Darren Cunningham, under his moniker Actress, has a lofty agenda planned for you. And he won’t let you know what it is before he’s ready. In “Ghettoville”, Actress...
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[MINIMALIST] Douglas Dare –“Nile”
When visions dance across your eyelids at night, each simple idea resonates into a cavernous haze of ambience. The ideas themselves may not be new, and in fact they’re probably triggered by...
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[ELECTRONIC/MINIMAL] Hauschka –‘Abandoned City’ Album Review
I’m going to go out on a limb and trust that you, The Sights and Sounds reader, are going to be more than a little into Hauschka’s Abandoned City. Its scratchy, muted piano keys and barely-detectable...
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[INDIETRONICA] Jessie Ware – Tough Love (Cyril Hahn Remix)
Anticipation. It’s the tingle in your toes that grows vines up your throat making you short of breath. You’re strapped in and you know the drop at the top is going to be intense but you don’t really...
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[Ambient/Minimalist] Steve Hauschildt – Watertowers
Just sit there and hear those overlapping melodies. Just listen. Let them submerge you, drawing you in like a current below the star-studded sheen of a lapping brook. Let them take you away from...
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[AMBIENT/EXPERIMENTAL] Anjou –“Anjou” Album Review
Satellites erode, collide, and emit, adding ever more debris to the morass already orbiting the earth. Read about it: it’s a thick film surrounding us, and may have already reached critical mass to...
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[INDIE/ELECTRONIC] Petite Noir –“Chess”
“That’s the real shit right there” – an anonymous background vocalist exclaims a little over a minute into “Chess”, seemingly on the receiving end of your telepathic transmissions. How did he know...
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[AMBIENT/EXPERIMENTAL] Benoît Pioulard –‘Sonnet’ Album Review
Sometimes the cliche “got what it takes” doesn’t even approach your doubts: what if you have no idea what it takes in the first place? What if your target was wrong altogether, and all this invested...
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[MINIMAL/DARK] degrade.LA Vibe Series: 007 – Kelly Dean [.dread]
Our friends over at degrade.LA in sunny Los Angeles have been super busy lately – releasing monthly mixes and throwing fresh, new events in Hollywood every month highlighting emerging DJs through...
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[TECHNO/FREE DOWNLOAD] Matias Busato – I Can Be Everywhere
If you’re still going through withdrawal from your last ENTER experience, look no further than Matias Busato‘s newest track, “I Can Be Everywhere.” The Canadian producer has an affinity for producing...
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[YEAR END] Nostalgic Noise: The top experimental and ambient of 2015
Was something in the air? The year was lovely, heartbreaking, grating, crumbling of frosty moss below boots while rime travels your respiratory system as glacial floes, almost-too-sunny because –...
View Article[TECHNO] This Week In Techno: Mixes From Joseph Capriati, Adam Beyer, Mad...
As summer comes to a close, the dark cold reality of winter begins to set in. Masses of ravers find themselves exchanging frequent outdoor festivals for basements and abandoned warehouses. While many...
View Article[FESTIVAL] SXM IN ST. MARTIN: ARTIST PREVIEW A-L
SXM FESTIVAL: ETHEREAL MUSIC IN PARADISE SXM in St. Martin looks to be the ethereal paradise that devoted attendees of the BPM Festival are jonesing for. We covered the news of BPM’s demise and SXM’s...
View ArticlePineapples & Ibiza: An Interview With Lauren Lane
Photos by Alyssa Durant When asked, “Would you be interested in talking to the lovely house goddess, Lauren Lane?” there is no arm-twisting required. Lauren Lane is an NY-born, LA-based, DJ/Producer...
View ArticleMinimal Effort: All Hallow’s Eve Ticket Giveaway
October is all about lurking into the depths. This year Minimal Effort went deep with their Halloween experience, All Hallow’s Eve – and winning a pair of tickets is easier than drunkenly stumbling...
View ArticleHenning Baer Releases Dark, Melodic ‘Shatterproof’ LP
Henning Baer Is Making His Mark On The Global Techno-Sphere Berlin producer and DJ Henning Baer has established a quite the reputation as a storied performer and prolific producer. As resident DJ and...
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