Pas Musique
Inside the Spectrum
Alrealon Musique (2015)
Forming in Brooklyn in 1995 as a collective based around abstract sound, Pas Musique translates to “Not Music” in French, a fact which gives some indication of what the adventurous listener is in store for on limited 2015 release Inside the Spectrum. That being said, much of what is contained in the wild, ten-track album is actually quite musical, though it goes well beyond what the vast majority of listeners might be familiar with. Perhaps the best way to describe this album would be to label it as sound collage: throughout Spectrum, wispy melodies are heard alongside pulsating electronic beats and an unrelenting swirl of weird sounds. Vocals of the almost inconsequential variety pop up intermittently to create an even more bizarre, some might even say unsettling atmosphere, but the album has an undeniably hypnotic aspect to it, positively tailor-made to inspire the subconscious.The opening title track reminds me in some ways of Underworld's memorably dreamy “Little Fluffy Clouds” for its use of spoken word female vocals that swirl in and out of focus. That's about where the similarities stop though: while the Underworld track played as appealing ambient electronica, Pas Musique's piece incorporates rather harsh percussion along with droning … Read more
Craig Taylor-Broad
For the Organs
Independent (2015)
Without doubt, one of my favorite musical discoveries of the past few years has been British singer-songwriter Craig Taylor-Broad. After … Read more
PC Worship
Basement Hysteria
Northern Spy (2015)
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The Body & Krieg
The Body & Krieg
At A Loss (2015)
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