Tag: reviews
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Julia Alexa – die for you
I know we live in a pretty miserable time right now, but I still can’t help but love music built from the darker corners of the human experience. Nothing brings me more joy and excitement than hearing a track for the first time that’s drenched in tasteful distortion and a rumbling sub bass, and luckily…
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Every Good song that came out while I was hiding in hell
Contrary to what most people think, the world does not revolve around them. It would actually be a huge inconvenience if it did, because the world revolving around the sun is a particularly important thing for maintaining the day-night cycle, but I digress. You may have noticed that AuraLink briefly disappeared, which was the direct…
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abscond – lexington station
It’s not a secret that there’s a weird amount of overlap between the remnants of the hyperpop movement and the resurgence of the punk movement in recent years. Despite being incredibly different from a sound perspective, there’s a lot of the same emotional sentiments in its counter-culture core that has lead of lot of artists…
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AI music is making my job so god damn hard
An Editorial by someone unqualified to talk about… you know what screw that I am qualified to talk about this one. There is a lot of talk at any given time about how AI is coming to take our jobs. As a music journalist, music producer, and advertising student, I’m kinda boned on all 3…
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Intentions – https (Spotlight: jikkou suru)
I believe it was Abraham Lincoln who said, “if your bass bumps hard enough, they will come”, and any time I hear an Intentions project it’s an inspirational quote that comes to mind. Sound design is an artform within production that many dabble in, but few truly master in the way this Michigan man with…
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THE ARCHIVE: J Sutta – Forever ft. Meek Mill (Shawn Wasabi Remix)
There are 3 songs that aren’t on Spotify that live rent free in my head at all times. 1 of them is a TruePilot demo from 2020 that never came out, one of them is a secret, and the third one is this. Shawn Wasabi was someone who played a huge role in developing my…
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sheidA – P.A.R.T.Y
There’s a consistent narrative in the cultural zeitgeist that young people have zero desire to drink, club, party, and go out at large. It’s an insight I hear incredibly often, but despite even seeing the numbers to back it up, I can confidently say that it’s largely false (or at least blown out of proportion).…
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Bryce Bishop – Exit
“This is going to be the first summer of our lives.” One of the most beautiful sentiments in the world. It both means nothing and everything all at once. It sets the tone for the new Bryce Bishop mixtape “Exit” perfectly. Not only is it a great callback to “Spark” (One of my favorite projects…
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THE ARCHIVE: j<3 – drugs don’t matter
Every once and a while during my infinite search for new music I stumble upon something that on first listen (and every subsequent listen after) causes me to get excited and physically jam out. It is, to be blunt, completely embarrassing if anyone is around to see (as I have literally no moves), but it’s…
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Vylet Pony – Arceus
Somewhere in a drawer in my house sits a black DS lite. Said DS lite played a large role in my childhood, having travelled hundreds of miles, and playing hundreds of hours of games. It currently lies dormant in its drawer with a large dead pixel in the middle of the screen, covered in the…