With the Academy storeroom spilling out synthesisers, drum machines, and Space Echoes, sometimes the comfortable minimalism of acoustic piano and brushed drums can be an antidote to the daunting problem of more is less. Drummer Behr collaborates on this slow jazz cut with Austrian pianist Martin Riegelnegg, shunning their predilection for 4/4 to create an environment of
cognac-soaked melancholy.
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