Chris Ingalls

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Refrains of the Day, Vol. 2 Lexical Records In 2023, the Mexico City-based duo Pidgins released Refrains of the Day, Vol. 1, with a mission to “transform the oral and rhythmic methods of traditional trance rituals by phasing metric, melodic, and rhetorical phrases”.

3 weeks ago | popmatters.com | Chris Ingalls

Gloria Hausu Mountain For Los Angeles-based composer, producer, and guitarist Dustin Wong, guitar loops seem to occupy the center of his creative flow. That’s certainly the case with his earlier albums on Thrill Jockey, like Infinite Love (2010) and Mediation of Ecstatic Energy (2013), as his highly skillful and disciplined playing is given a mechanical, synthetic propulsion while still showing off his considerable chops.

3 weeks ago | popmatters.com | Chris Ingalls

WITNESS Phenotypic Recordings As a first-generation Armenian-American whose family was directly affected by the Lebanese Civil War and Armenian Genocide, composer, documentarian, and Pulitzer Prize finalist Mary Kouyoumdjian is eminently qualified to use her skills to create an artistic portrait of the horrors of violent conflict.

3 weeks ago | popmatters.com | Chris Ingalls

no floor Thrill Jockey In a way, No Floor – the latest collaborative effort from experimental artists More Eaze (Mari Maurice) and Claire Rousay – is a considerable move forward for both musicians, mainly because of what they don’t do here. While so much of their past work (individually and as a team) implemented Auto-Tune, confessional pop song frameworks, and found sound, this latest album sees them embracing a more minimalist, organic form of ambient sound.

4 weeks ago | popmatters.com | Chris Ingalls

Mirante We Are Busy Bodies The cover of Mirante, the ninth album from Canadian composer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist Nick Storring, invokes beauty, sunshine, and a touch of mystery. The photo shows a bronze-skinned man with his back to the camera, wading in the shallow waters of a sunny, choppy ocean. We don’t know who this man is, but the scene is picturesque and inviting. There is no artist or title information on the cover.