Wildflowers and Waveforms — Loula Yorke's Electric Commons
From squat parties to a cottage on a wildflower common, Loula Yorke has built a practice around beauty, ecological dread, and the feminist history that 'Hydrology' quietly carries forward.
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Kirin McElwain and the Beautiful Harshness of 'Youth'
Cellist Kirin McElwain's exploratory album 'Youth' turns toward crystalline feedback, chaotic oscillators, and intentionally harsh tones to express the feelings of desire and shame occupying the same cognitive space.
Shadowy and Inviting — Daniel Avery's Electronic Homecoming
The electronic producer discusses his sixth album 'Tremor,' a record that pulls together shoegaze, ambient drone, and club music, and features collaborations with Alison Mosshart, New Dad, and Bdrmm.
Cosmic Historian — The Analog Imperative of Danz CM
Danz CM's album 'LÄRM!' abandons pop structures for tape-saturated jams inspired by the kosmische music of '70s Germany, while her Synth History project documents the pioneers and gear that made electronic music possible.
The Ephemeral Becomes Audible on Erika Dohi's 'Myth of Tomorrow'
From the Fairlight CMI to the 1940s Ondioline, Erika Dohi built her sophomore album using rare instruments with distinct personalities, astrology as a compositional framework, and meditation practices that confronted loneliness.
Guitar Riffs and Calm Glitch — The Dual Electronics of Names On Tapes
Stacey Hine and Neil Kleiner explain how their debut 'We Weren't Programmed for This' treats guitar as a delicate interruption, electronic glitch as meditation, and degraded tape loops as the perfect metaphor for fragile memory.
The Anxious Optimism of Maria Teriaeva's Modular Synthesis
Five years after releasing 'Conservatory of Flowers', Maria Teriaeva revisits her Buchla-driven sophomore album with fresh perspective, explaining how anxiety and hope remain constants even as her circumstances shift from abundance to constraint.
Frozen Music, Flowing Spaces — Lynyn's Architecture in Motion
The composer behind Chicago's Lynyn project reflects on 'Ixona', absorbing UK electronic music, his collaboration with visual artist Owen Blodgett, and the mature process of whittling down excess.
The Untethered Electronics of Briana Marela
The experimental musician splits her time between soldering synthesizers at Buchla and touring the country with wearable instruments that let her move freely through audiences. Her intimate new album, 'My Inner Rest,' offers a glimpse.
Modular for Everyone — Aqeel Aadam's Plugin Democracy
The Philadelphia-based synthesist and software engineer specializes in distilling thousand-dollar Eurorack workflows into affordable plugins. His latest creation, Waymaker, democratizes the expensive world of modular synthesis for bedroom producers everywhere.
Kicking Down Fascist Art With OMD's Andy McCluskey
The Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark frontman discusses why Kraftwerk matter more than the Beatles, how political resistance sparked 'Bauhaus Staircase,' and why his band refuses to make "shit records."
A Tale of Two Cities — Isaac Sherman's Handcrafted Electronics
Isaac Sherman's debut 'A Pasture, Its Limits' spans years and cities, built from hardware synthesizers, gibberish vocals, and a belief that "the humanness comes through music when you strip away all the glitz."