The Academy is all about making new friends, and in Adda Kaleh’s smoky tones Cabaal has found the perfect complement to his sepulchral electronica. On “AJNA,” the pair appear to have set up shop in some forgotten catacomb beneath New York. Only occasional glimmers of light reveal Kaleh’s voice, hovering, wraith-like, in the gloom.
Taking its name from anime about characters transported to new worlds, “ISEKAI” draws on chiptune & ambient in its immersive songs. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 16, 2021
Swiss duo QZB return with five more D&B bangers, including a floor-shaking collaboration with UK vocalist Charli Brix. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 13, 2021