Recommended Listening: Ilyas Ahmed & Jefre Cantu-Ledesma - You Can See Your Own Way Out
At DC we've followed both Cantu and Ahmed for some time now, and in our opinion the most interesting part of YCSYOWO is that each artist's d
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Nathan Yoder
- May 7, 2021
Song Premiere: Dolphin Midwives - Bloom
Bloom is warbling mix of Fisher's layered vocals and ambient noise - perhaps some synth and a little harp? She sings the phrase "I want to
Nathan Yoder
- May 5, 2021
Recommended Listening: Tender Crust - FS100
A huge congratulations goes out to Full Spectrum Records, who celebrates their 100th release on May 7th. Woot woot! Across 12 years, the n
Nathan Yoder
- May 4, 2021
Recommended Listening: Joseph Shabason - The Fellowship
The album's narrative arc follows Shabason from his upbringing in an Islamic and Jewish dual-faith household, through his rocky teenage and
Nathan Yoder
- May 3, 2021
Recommended Listening: Ned Milligan - Enter Outside; jason calhoun - introduction to an apology
Milligan actually released two full albums this past Friday on his Florabelle label. One carries his own music, and the other release is a
Nathan Yoder
- Apr 27, 2021
Recommended Listening: Ben Seretan - Cicada Waves
Last summer, Seretan traveled to the base of the Appalachian Mountains for a two-week artist residency. He had been given the opportunity t
Nathan Yoder
- Apr 26, 2021
Recommended Listening: Arooj Aftab - Vulture Prince
Over the past couple of months, Arooj Aftab's Vulture Prince has been hyped by NPR, NYT, Pitchfork, and so many other industry titans. Toge
Nathan Yoder
- Apr 21, 2021
Video Premiere: Anarchist Mountains Trio - Conspiracy Means Breathing Together
"This video/sound collaboration is part of an ongoing sonic dialogue that informs the Anarchist Mountains project, the creation of sonic lan
Nathan Yoder
- Apr 20, 2021
Recommended Listening: Ki Oni - Stay Indoors and Swim
Like so many ambient artists, Chuck Soo-Hoo (who records as Ki Oni) thematically centers much of his music around natural phenomena and livi
Nathan Yoder
- Apr 19, 2021
Recommended Listening: Alexandra Spence - A Necessary Softness
Alexandra Spence, a globe-trekking Australian sound artist, released a pair of excellent performance pieces this past Friday. Tidewater and
Nathan Yoder
- Apr 15, 2021
Recommended Listening: M. Sage - The Wind of Things
Sage currently lives in Chicago, but The Wind of Things is a travelogue of sorts. He grew up in rural Nebraska, and to us, his music groans
Nathan Yoder
- Apr 14, 2021
Recommended Listening: Didacte - Revenir; Adrien Casalis - Ghost; Leon den Engelsen - Growth
Piano and Coffee Records is really getting at it this spring. The Valencia-based, contemporary classical label founded by Sergio Diaz De Ro
Nathan Yoder
- Apr 13, 2021
Recommended Listening: Balmorhea - The Wind
The Wind feels intensely cinematic. There are spare moments, certainly, but also a good number of melancholy dips followed by emotional cre
Nathan Yoder
- Apr 2, 2021
Song Premiere - Leider - Human Error
Leider is a Berlin-based ensemble who plays music that, frankly, is hard to classify. Human Error feels unsettling from the opening notes,
Nathan Yoder
- Apr 1, 2021
Recommended Listening: Taylor Deupree - Mur
Explaining Mur and its peculiarly-titled songs, Taylor Deupree writes, "...there's always something about my music that's like a murmur." W
Nathan Yoder
- Apr 1, 2021
A Chat with Lisa/Liza
Liza Victoria (who records as Lisa/Liza) is a musician we've followed closely for a few years now. Something about her unique songcraft and
Nathan Yoder
- Mar 31, 2021
Recommended Listening: marine eyes - idyll
Her solo debut, idyll is breathtaking. There is no shortage of ambient music these days (in an era of borderline oversaturation), but three
Nathan Yoder
- Mar 30, 2021
Recommended Listening: Floatie - Voyage Out
Floatie combines Palm's twisting, intricate rhythms with Mothers' pace and melody. They write smart, angular pop songs that bop along and b
Nathan Yoder
- Mar 29, 2021
Recommended Listening: Armand Hammer and The Alchemist - Haram
Armand Hammer, the duo of E L U C I D and billy woods, grabbed our attention last year with Shrines. Maybe it was their impressive list of
Nathan Yoder
- Mar 26, 2021
Song Premiere: Night Heron - Strangerz
Though their new single is titled Strangerz, those of you steeped in the Portland music scene might consider Night Heron somewhat familiar,
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