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Colloboh

May 17, 2022 Justin Gallegos

Collins Oboh, aka Colloboh, is an experimental electronic musician born in Nigeria, raised in Baltimore, and now living in LA. Colloboh released Entity Relation through the prolific Leaving Records label in 2021, an EP of hypnotic IDM beats, and he recently finished touring with indie giants Beach House.

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In Artist Interview Tags colloboh, experimental, leaving records
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Giant Claw

March 20, 2022 Justin Gallegos

Midwest polymath Keith Rankin is a visual artist who’s made covers for Rico Nasty and Kerwin Frost. He’s also the co-owner of the experimental label Orange Milk, the sole member of Giant Claw, and 1/3 of the group Death’s Dynamic Shroud. Dive in for a masterclass on what it means to be musically proper.

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In Artist Interview Tags experimental, keith rankin, giant claw, orange milk records
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Drinks ~ Hippo Lite

April 12, 2018 Justin Gallegos

Two hermits on holiday, one beautiful recording that blurs elements of classical, pop, and experimental. Check out Drinks' new album, Hippo Lite.

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In Album Review Tags experimental, drinks
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Ramona Lisa ~ Arcadia

June 1, 2017 Justin Gallegos

Chairlift frontwoman, Caroline Polacheck, frequents an alternate universe known as Arcadia, inspired by European landscapes and the intricate beauty of insects...

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In Album Review Tags Chairlift, Ramona Lisa, Caroline Polacheck, experimental
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Shy Layers ~ New Age Waves

September 19, 2016 Justin Gallegos

"Shy Layers doesn't mind if you call his music easy-listening." In fact, it's the most accessible, experimental music I can remember ever hearing.

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In New Music, Album Review Tags Shy Layers, Tropical, experimental, vocoder
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Megafortress - Believer

June 20, 2016 Justin Gallegos

This is a record for a curious ear, a broken heart or a wandering soul.

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In Album Review Tags Megafortress, experimental
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Harry Talin - The Exciter

December 20, 2015 Justin Gallegos

Solo artist and founder of River Girls tapes, Coleman Guyon a.k.a. Harry Talin, releases The Exciter — a lonesome journey of self-discovery built on disparate compositions of horns and synths.

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In Album Review, New Music Tags Harry Talin, River Girls, experimental
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W-X - Another Side of Tim Presley

December 4, 2015 Justin Gallegos

White Fence releases a side project under the name of W-X, exposing his love for a good rap beat as well as his truly experimental side.

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In Album Review, New Music Tags White Fence, Tim Presley, Castle Face Records, Psychedelic, experimental
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James Ferraro - Skid Row

October 20, 2015 Justin Gallegos

James Ferraro's Skid Row drops on November 13th and is inspired by the brutal reality of LA's ruthless culture. Skid Row provides a foray into black metal ballads built on the foundations of rap music.

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In Album Review Tags James Ferraro, Skid Row, experimental
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Willis Earl Beal - Noctunes

September 13, 2015 Justin Gallegos

The latest album from man of mystery, Willis Earl Beal, can only be listened to at night. Beal calls the album, "a perfect, and intentionally minimal, collection of lullabies that (he) often self-medicates with."

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In Album Review Tags Willis Earl Beal, Noctunes, Tender Loving Empire, experimental
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Z's - Xe

August 31, 2015 Justin Gallegos

There's so much joy in listening to music that at once sounds familiar and like nothing you've heard before. Zs challenge every perception of music as they put jazz through a blender to create Xe. It sounds harsh, but the organized confusion of it all turns to bliss with careful listening.

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In Album Review Tags experimental, Zs, Northern Spy, Xe
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RS2090 - Common Ground

August 4, 2015 Justin Gallegos

Initially, one might be tricked into thinking there’s variations of pop at work here, by the Kanye-esque auto-tune intro, but that's just an intro.

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In Local Music Tags rs2090, hel audio, experimental, aphex twin
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Nosaj Thing - Fated

May 5, 2015 Justin Gallegos

On Fated, Nosaj Thing keeps his production light and hazy finding a gray area between chill-wave and trap beats. 

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In Album Review Tags nosaj thing, chance the rapper, innovative leisure, fated, experimental
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Damaged Bug - Hubba Bubba

October 3, 2014 Justin Gallegos

How do you re-invent yourself as a musician when your psych-garage band has gained a cult following, and released a prolific amount of material in a short amount of time? Behold, John Dwyer's synth project: Damaged Bug.

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In Album Review Tags Damaged Bug, John Dwyer, Castle Face Records, experimental
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King Krule - 6 Feet Beneath The Moon

September 15, 2014 Justin Gallegos

Marshall’s voice is a combination of Kurt Cobain's pain and torment and the clouded confessionals of Tom Waits.

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In Album Review Tags king krule, 6 feet beneath the moon, 2014, experimental
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Dirty Beaches - Stateless

September 2, 2014 Justin Gallegos

R.I.P. Dirty Beaches. Stateless is the project's final album, and a fitting farewell it is.

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In Album Review Tags experimental, dirty beaches, zoo music
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Mark Barrot - Sketches From An Island

June 6, 2014 Justin Gallegos

Step into an album of surreal visuals and sounds with the sole purpose to relax you and heal your physical form.

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In Album Review Tags experimental, mark barrot, island
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Dirty Beaches - Drifters/Love Is The Devil

October 2, 2013 Justin Gallegos

Dirty Beaches is the Jim Jarmusch of music — few people can create the ambiance of film through their songs the way Dirty Beaches does.

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In Album Review Tags experimental, dirty beaches
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