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In 'Kosua', British Electronic Musician Black Merlin Hypnotizes Us With Sounds of Papua
For the album, George Thompson aka Black Merlin spent weeks living among the Kosua tribe in Papua New Guinea.
Tim Presley’s New White Fence Single is a Stunning, Sparse Left Turn
"I Have To Feed Larry's Hawk," premiering today on Noisey, is a chilly intro to the new White Fence record. We spoke to Tim Presley about San Francisco, harm reduction and the ambient suite that closes his new record.
This Is What Dreams Sound Like
Reissues of the Pennsylvania-based composer Michele Mercure's early electronic works provide an occasion to revisit the visionary electronic music that came to her in her sleep.
Julian Lynch's First Single in Five Years Is Peacefully Freaked Out
On January 18, the songwriter will release 'Rat's Spit,' his first album since 2013. Its lead single "Meridian" is billowing, beautiful, and bleak.
Get Lost in Kelly Moran's Multi-Dimensional Piano Music
The composer and pianist, now touring in Oneohtrix Point Never's band, has a new album of more free-flowing improvisatory music called 'Ultraviolet.' It feels both personal and infinite.
The Guide to Getting Into Brian Eno, the Playful Genius
From ambient soundtracks to alien planets to mega-hits fit for supermarkets to, uh, working with Coldplay, the legendary English producer has done it all. Here's where to start.
Booker Stardrum Is a Master Manipulator of Time (And Drums)
'Temporary, etc' finds the composer stretching instants into eternities, both behind a drum kit and in other universes entirely.
The Guide to Getting Into Spiritualized
The man known most colorfully as J. Spaceman has spent the better part of three decades tackling life's big questions with grand songs that feel gilded with precious metals. Here's where to start.
You Need Some Rest. Sarah Davachi’s New Ambient Music Can Help
‘Gave In Rest,’ the Los Angeles-based composer’s second record of 2018, is a meditation on the rituals we adopt to find stillness.
When Times Are Challenging, Listen to Music That Challenges You
Autechre’s new album is intimidatingly abstract and eight hours long, which is an ungodly amount of music to listen to in one sitting. You should try it.
Embrace Stillness With Christina Vantzou’s Minimal Noisey Mix
The Brussels-based composer shares an hourlong collection of slow, ambient pieces—including some she’s edited herself—following an already busy year of collaborations and new works.
Surviving the Last Days of Excess with Oneohtrix Point Never
The world is overwhelming, and the Brooklyn-based composer is just trying to process it all on his wonderfully all-over-the-place LP 'Age Of.'