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Review: Fantasy by M83

It’s been nearly 4 years since M83 last released an LP. Since 2019, Gonzalez has quietly hidden from the limelight, busily recording new tracks. In this time, the world could not have looked any different; pre-pandemic life feels a distant, unattainable memory. But M83 remains a constant, once again producing ethereal atmospheric music that takes […]

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Wendy Carlos: Trans Trailblazer

Content Warning: Transphobia  The landscape of electronic music is a constantly shifting molten earth that is terraformed by those who push the needle forward, whether that is done through conjuring innovative new sounds or  breaking boundaries with hardware development. Wendy Carlos did both.  Born in 1938, she played a pivotal role in synthesiser development working alongside […]

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Oneohtrix Point Never: Garden Of Delete

Oneohtrix Point Never, otherwise known as Daniel Lopatin, is widely heralded as one of the most technically gifted electronic and experimental music producers of the new decade. Lopatin’s main route into popularity came via the release of the incredibly well received album Replica of 2011. Using a combination of synthesizers and samplers Lopatin is able […]