We catch up with London-based artist and multi-instrumentalist Jackson Mathod after 5 years to talk about his upcoming album Mirage, why he completely bypassed mainstream streaming platforms, and the gritty South London pub basement where it all came together.
If you missed guitars, Jovi Skyler’s Unpopular is about to scratch that itch.
Maybe you could call it what someone from the 1980s would produce if you asked them to imagine lofi in the future. Retro-futuristic lofi?
What is your version of hell? It is different for everyone I guess. But we all have one. The Colorado band Animal Future is putting their hell on display with their new track.
Heavy on guitars, featuring a megaphone-like crunch delivery and a beautiful chord progression, James E. Gray explores the simulation hypothesis. From Plato’s Allegory of the Cave to Bostrom’s trilemma: Are we living? Are we breathing?
How difficult is to stay human in a world that seeks to numb? We may answer that later.
Carl Bagge & Isabella Lundgren ”Reaching for The Sky” Out on Jazz by Bolero
Minimalist at its core and deeply tied to classic dub techno roots “Watchers of the Sky – as I see it” is characterised by its spacious, airy arrangement.
If you are into these from hell 808s that marked the music of a whole generation, maybe while reading some Alan Moore, this album is for you, from start to finish.
Even when the energy steps up, Soul Reserve never loses its chilled-out soul. It’s the ultimate companion LP for when you’re dusting off an old collection you gave up on years ago finally bringing it back into your afternoons.
