Galya Bisengalieva is a Kazakh composer, producer and violinist whose work transcends genre. Known for her striking originality and virtuosic command of her instrument, she occupies a singular space in music. Her first two releases, EP ONE and TWO, were issued on NOMAD Music Productions, the label she founded to champion experimental sounds. Galya Bisengalieva...
MauSS' mutant project Costume has always been an unpredictable entity, totally informed by the whims and changing desires of its creator. House music, retro Italian pop, new wave, punk, trance, techno, noise, are just some of the genres touched by the Independent outfit - often in the same album. So, it's no surprise that just...
Velvet Textures marks the third release on Scotland’s Hobbes Music by acclaimed Osaka producer Kiji Suedo, furthering his sonic exploration following the explosive 2022 album Riot and the introspective 2023 EP Hosek. This new work inhabits a liminal space where fidelity fractures and the tangible turns ephemeral. Rhythmic seams fray, tones buckle under their...
Affect Effect is a multi-genre electronic music project, heavily inspired by '90s cinema and cyberpunk culture, founded in 2018 by producer Tal Kliger, best known for his industrial metal project Nuclear Sun and as the founder of the artistic collective Machine Music United. Initially conceived as an academic experiment, the project emerged from Tal’s desire...
Since their inception in 2006, Staatseinde has been a band igniting everything from the darkest underground club circuits to massive open-air festivals. Always a nomadic project, it’s a shapeshifting entity that adapts and devours every stage with lineups as fluid as their sound, drawing influences from Neue Deutsche Welle, EBM, new wave, punk, and...
Helena Markos’ musical trajectory is vast and deliberately elusive, with multiple identities and projects that defy any attempt at categorization. As a producer, her work sprawls across various aliases, each a portal to parallel yet interconnected sonic universes. This is further amplified by her role at the helm of labels like Phantasma Disques...
Born in San Angelo, Texas, and currently based in Denver, Colorado, Patrick R. Pärk is one of those unclassifiable creators who has forged his own musical universe since 2011. Under aliases like Kösmonaut, Black Tempel Pyrämid, and Teeth Of Glass, as well as his real name, he has contributed to the American music scene...
Lost Generation, an EP released by the Spanish duo CMIND, formed by CMIX and Howard Mind, is a bold and emotional exploration that blends genres such as EBM, Indie Dance, and experimental electronic music, creating a sound that is both nostalgic and visionary. This release features only a couple of original tracks, but...
STARVVING is a haunting exploration of connection and survival in an accelerating world, where intense emotions and fantasy collide. dvdv and producer Poly Armour weave a symbiotic tapestry of ethereal vocals, pulsing electronic beats, and experimental pop that captures the hunger for meaning amid chaos. With its dual themes of longing, escape, and transcendence,...
Following the success of their album Forum, the Belgian duo Metroland returns with Activity, an EP that reaffirms their sonic identity and conceptual approach to electronic music. This release, the third single from Forum, not only refines their characteristic sound but also introduces a fascinating narrative about immediacy in the modern world, particularly in...
