interview
DJ Plead: The sincerity of being
The Australian-Lebanese artist discusses the shape of his new album, out now.
Chris Zaldua
Writer, music liker, sometimes event producer. Bay Area-based.
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interviewK Wata + E Wata: At the cutting edge
Two New York artists pushing the sound of American bass music to its farthest reaches.
recordsNow Listening: Music for covens, dub technique, strange guitars
Records by OKO DJ, Jerod Rivera + Cat Lauigan, Moin, Mana Dealer, Maude Vôs.
interviewBay Area duo Phipps Pt. on iteration, collaboration, and psychedelic folk
Lovage Sharrock and Jon Leidecker discuss Bay Area experimental music history, '70s French experimental folk music, and the challenge (and the joy) of developing a genuine collaborative process.
recordsThis Is Not a Year-End List
Instead, it's an open-format catalogue of the things that mattered in 2025, plus a lot of excellent records.
recordsHTRK's "Psychic 9-5 Club," eleven years later
Reminiscing on the Australian duo's third album, which influenced a generation of records to come.
essayThe music business is utterly enshittified. What's next?
Ruminations from the epicenter of Slopworld.
interviewIntergenerational electronics: Spacetime Continuum & Cahl Sel
A longform interview on Cahl Sel's new album, Reflective Records, live performance, West Coast rave history, and more.
recordsNow Listening: London post-everything, electroacoustic beauty, outsider pop
Records by Tracey, rest symbol, Khaled Kurbeh, Sunju Hargun, and Paul Arámbula.
interviewOrphx: Three decades of rhythm 'n noise
Canadian artists Rich Oddie & Christina Sealey have collided industrial music with techno's rhythmic frontiers for 32 years running.
recordsNow Listening: Ambient dub, mood pop, alt rock, joyous club
Music by Davis Galvin, ex_libris, sachi's mirror, Roomer, schuttle + Jorg Kuning.
essayDripping 2025 reconfigured my festival calculus
Discomfort, acceptance, surprise, and exaltation in the woods of New Jersey.