DUMB TYPE is a multimedia performance art group based in Kyoto that was formed in 1984 and continues to be active at the forefront of the art scene. […]
2024
DUMB TYPE is a multimedia performance art group based in Kyoto that was formed in 1984 and continues to be active at the forefront of the art scene. […]
“Mi Latinoamérica Sufre” is a concept album whose sonic footprint was born from the desire to explore the untapped potential of the electric guitar in a tropical Latin […]
2024 was a bittersweet year for Music from Memory. With the loss of co-founder Jamie Tiller, the Amsterdam-based label has had to regroup and find a new way […]
A collection of late ’80s/early ’90s recordings of introspective Japanese dream pop self-produced and recorded by outsider artist Maple Fyshh in his home studio in Miyazaki, Kyushu (Japan’s […]
Bluish Green was 15 + years in the making, passively percolating bi-coastly in the background of three family members’ lives, waiting for the perfect opportunity to present itself. […]
Clan Caimán, led by composer Emilio Haro, is a group from Argentina, but their timeless, organic music transcends nationality. “Pica-Pau” (woodpecker), their third album, is their most abstract […]
London-based Chinese sound poet Li Yilei takes us on a journey through childhood on her second album for Métron Records, 垂髫 / NONAGE, which refers to the carefree phase […]
Dusty Pink Vinyl Lucy Sissy Miller is a French/British singer-songwriter, performer and artist based in Paris. On her latest release for Mêtron Records, Pre Country, she renders her […]
Orange Splatter Vinyl London based Chinese composer and multi-instrumentalist Li Yilei returns to Métron Records with NONAGE, their second full length release following 2021’s OF. An introspective reflection […]
Audrey Carmes is a composer and artist based in Paris, France. Having graduated from the Paris School of Fine Art, she found herself drawn towards the city’s experimental […]
Introducing ‘Total Blue’, the Los Angeles-based trio of Nicky Benedek, Alex Talan, and Anthony Calonico. Despite collaborating for over a decade, ‘Total Blue’ represents a new chapter in […]
Y’KNOW returns to Spiritual World with Why Now, an 8 track 12” that is so stacked with groove that you can physically feel the claps when you run […]
“It’s been a long time since I last recorded an album – a break of some 40 years!” Following the recent archival efforts of Smiling C, Manchester-based guitarist […]
Dreamy ambient guitar compositions from Kevin McCormick, who released the amazing cult classic Light Patterns record that Smiling C reissued in 2021. Highly recommended for fans of the […]
Released in 2024 on Relaxin Records, an imprint run by Alina Astrova aka Lolina, light decline is the sophomore outing from mysterious London artist great area (an Instagram […]
New sounds, forms and structures in contemporary dance music continue to flow from Lisbon’s Príncipe. In 2024, the label released three full-length albums from mainstays DJ Nigga Fox, […]
Virtual Dreams II explores Japan’s distinctive ’90s ambient techno scene, a key part of early club culture and the global electronic landscape. While Virtual Dreams focused on Europe’s chill-out rooms, part […]
Another favorite release of 2024, Biya Ba Man is the debut mini-album from Devon Rexi, an Amsterdam-based post-punk / no wave group featuring Nicola Niggebrugge aka Nicolini (drums […]
Here in the Pitch is a lulling dream of an album, suspended like a mystical cloud of velvety smoke in the witching hours of the night. It features Pratt’s […]
The core duo of Max D and Matt Papich debut on Peak Oil following full-lengths for Future Times and PAN with a fresh suite of tactile, diffuse fusion. […]
It’s easy to get lost in former Flying Horseman leader Milan Warmoeskerken’s fifth solo album. “I wait,” he sings in the opening track, and he sounds like he’s […]
Barry has quickly become one of our favorite figures in the Los Angeles experimental music scene. During a recent performance at our West Hollywood headquarters, Hayden Pedigo asked […]
A certified sophisti-pop future classic, Jack J’s second full-length as a singer-songwriter turns up the crystalline blue melancholy with nostalgia-inducing ’80s early digital production and support from Suzanne Kraft, […]
Highly recommended for fans of those recent experimental indie pop records from Astrid Sonne, ML Buch, Mk.gee, Rocky Top Ballads is the brilliant debut album from Copenhagen-based singer-songwriter […]
Housed together in a stunning 380gsm board slipcase with a matt laminate soft touch finish and a UV spot varnish on the beloved Be With logo, we proudly […]
Recently issued on vinyl for the first time by Scenic Route (who are credited with discovering Baltimore’s Nourished by Time), Pleasure Is Everything / God Complex compiles two […]
CS + Kreme, the Australian duo of Conrad Standish and Sam Karmel, creates mesmerizing experimental electronic work they’ve dubbed “horizontal music,” blending heavy dub, post-punk, and chamber influences. […]
4 Remixes of London based Chinese artist Caslean’s single ‘Sweet Adventure’. 1asia loves.
Justin Brandis and Andy Rantzen mark 40 years of collaboration with the release of It’s time my friend… The Australian duo stay close to their well-established, dub-tinged industrial sound, which […]
The first of a double debut drop from new Los Angeles experimental electronic imprint False Aralia, ‘Zero Key’ compiles 4 tracks from the several year solo studio practice […]
The international collective, Pablo’s Eye, returns to Belgium’s jaunty reissue/contemporary label Stroom for their fourth release, ”The Light Was Sharp, Our Eyes Were Open.” The group’s previous three […]
Building on the success of their impeccably curated Amapiano Now and Down & Out releases, beloved London-based radio station NTS dives deeper into the compilation realm with European […]
Top tier psychedelic bass music from two of the best in the game right now, The Tumbling Psychic Joy of Now sees early dubstep alumni and Skull Disco […]
‘Chamber of Tears’ marks the poignant debut offering from the Los Angeleno (by way of Buenos Aires) composer Alejandro Cohen under his own name. Here, the chameleon-like boatswain […]
As a member of Tomato Flower, Austyn Wohlers creates free-range art-pop that’s littered with atonal tendencies, rhythmic detours, and emotional indulgences for a wholly listenable barrage of sound. […]
“In 1985, Highgate Wood School was approached by the education industry coordinator from the London Borough of Haringey. The Sixth-Form A-Level Economic students were invited to set up […]
A full tank of gas, the gentle glow from the radio dial, & stretches of open highway await, Forever Gamblin’ On You meanders through miles of soulful AOR, […]
Released on The Bug’s Pressure imprint, Ghost Dubs is a collection of earth-shattering dubwise basement techno from German producer Michael Fiedler aka Damaged aka Jah Schulz. While the […]
Daniel Aged’s Bass Improvisations, Pt. 1 is a recording to luxuriate in, an immersive set of four pieces that the accomplished musician laid to tape as a creative […]
For the debut release on Soft Rock For Hard Times imprint from Universal Cave, Suzanne Kraft covers Sugarcane’s unforgettable soft-rock-meets-modern-soul ballad “What You Do To Me.” Originally released […]
Spectral vocals and spring reverb’d guitars meet old drum machines and cheap Casio keyboards on Taiwanese artist Yu Ching’s debut on Glasgow-based independent label Night School. Inspired by […]
Ezra Feinberg is a composer-guitarist and psychoanalyst living in upstate New York’s Hudson River valley, and his third album, Soft Power, reflects this bucolic setting. A founding member, with […]
Th Blisks are an Australian underground supergroup featuring Newcastle duo Troth (Amelia Besseny + Altered States head Cooper Bowman) and Sydney-based Japanese punk rocker Yuta Matsumura (Low Life […]
Es Geht Der Tag (The day goes) is a set of contemporary devotional music composed with a mixture of ancient and modern tools: two pianos, bowed percussion, strings, […]
Yet another favorite new release from Dublin’s wherethetimegoes, Princ€ss is the self-titled debut album from the “Irish supergroup” likely consisting of various artists from the label’s extended family […]
Cycle is a collection of dreamlike ambient compositions from H TO O, a new collaboration from Japanese ambient artists H. Takahashi and Kohei Oyamada. “Earth” sounds like contemporary […]
Refracted memories between two LA heroes: Tim Koh, a multi-instrumentalist (Animal Collective, Hieroglyphic Being, DJ Harvey, and No Age) and visual artist, and Sun An, a graphic designer, […]
The spiritual continuation of Jeff Parker’s Mondays at The Enfield Tennis Academy, Small Medium Large is the debut album from SML, a new LA-based quintet featuring luminaries from […]
Our favorite Akron multi-instrumentalist Gabe Schray’s fourth full-length arrives as a spacious and pensive affair. Schray said he “set out to make something strange and ugly and somehow […]
If the full moon could sing, it would likely sound like Grammy award winner Arooj Aftab. It’s no surprise that Aftab has shared she draws inspiration from the […]
Oro Azul is a new project from Vancouver-based electronic musicians Michael Red and Ultima Esuna. While both are new to the Mood Hut label, Red has been a […]
A 2024 Record Store Day Japan exclusive, Kaoru Inoue’s latest album Dedicated to the Island is a collection of compositions based on field recordings captured at the World […]
The musically ambidextrous Swedish singer-songwriter, producer, DJ Baba Stiltz adds another layer to his story with his recently Guldbagge-awarded film soundtrack for Axel Petersén’s Shame on Dry Land. […]
Seep into the tranquil calm of a Japanese garden with the latest release on Organic Music founder Chee Shimizu’s always quality 17853 Records. Garden of Time features two […]
Recorded on an island off the coast of Queensland, Australia, Hayman Island Sessions is a spiritual set of long-form improvisations featuring the Chinese guzheng, a 16-string zither that […]
One of our favorites of the year so far, Great Doubt is the breakthrough third album from Danish composer Astrid Sonne. Landing somewhere between indie pop and experimental […]
Glaswegian producer Murray Collier (who released that Sunny Balm record in 2019 on Lindsay Todd’s Sacred Summits) takes his dubwise beat tape project Dip Friso into more instrumental […]
Spring is nearly here and who better to soundtrack the season of rebirth than prolific Bristol-based multi-instrumentalist and nature freak Will Yates aka memotone? 2023 was a breakout […]
Part of Time Capsule’s Nippon Series, a loose series of compilations exploring different musical scenes from Japan between the 1960s and 2010s, Tokyo Riddim 1976-1985 dives into reggae-infused […]
Less than a year after her passing, a new archival recording has emerged from the beloved Ethiopian nun, composer, and pianist Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou. Released by Mississippi Records […]
Merope’s most experimental full length to date, Vėjula is a celebration of collaboration and playfulness, and features appearances from Shahzad Ismaily, Laraaji and Bill Frisell. Like its predecessors, […]
Kaoru Inoue’s new EP Rhythms of Dedication is a follow-up to his globally praised 2024 LP Dedicated to the Island. It features a remix by Argentine Slow House […]
Lexx’s new offering is a collaboration featuring the multi-talented Stones Throw recording artist Stimulator Jones, who provides vocals on ‘Right By Your Side’. On the flip side, Los […]
“The album is inspired by visits to my friends in Siargao in the Phillippines. I became the godfather of their daughter Sophie and have been lucky enough to […]
‘selfsame’, the second 12” on false aralia, mirrors the structure of companion release ‘zero key’ in presenting an iterative exploration of versioning itself, unspooling a line of flight […]
‘zero key’, explores valences of an idea as it slips, as would a thought or a cloud, into something else entirely across its four tracks of recursive microhouse […]
Two new songs from Khotin ideal for soundtracking slow dewy mornings.
The 1960s and 1970s scene across dozens of Africa countries remains one of the most fertile music periods in modern history, one that has long battled erasure from […]
The latest by UK rave reanimator Low End Activist is a nine-track suite of skeletal hardcore, pointillist drum n bass, and deprivation chamber dub, chopped and brewed in […]
Following the releases of “Tam’ by Soft meets Pan in 2021 and “WaNoWa’ by WaNoWa in 2023, this is the third installment of triple-name releases from CROSSPOINT, Tuff […]
