Bicep's Trance Formula Works Most of the Time on 'Isles'

Published Jan 19, 2021

Irish duo Bicep debuted strongly in 2017 with their self-titled album — a confident mix of continental trance melodicism and urban grit that...

'Mank' Is a Beautiful Requiem for Depression-Era Hollywood Directed by David Fincher

Published Dec 03, 2020

With the exceptions of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and possibly The Social Network, David Fincher has spent much of his feature film...

Over a Decade Since Their Last Collab, Lindstrøm and Prins Thomas Are as Compatible as Ever on 'III'

Published Nov 16, 2020

Norway's leading post-techno explorers,  Lindstrøm and Prins Thomas have reunited again, following up 2009's II with the unsurprisingly titl...

Mat Zo Gives the 'Illusion of Depth' with Turn-of-the-Millennium Electronic Sounds

Published Oct 08, 2020

After two successful albums — 2013's Damage Control even earned a Grammy nomination — London DJ/producer Mat Zo has returned with Illusion o...

Surfer Blood Stick to the Basics on 'Carefree Theatre'

Published Sep 28, 2020

With the ten-year anniversary of Surfer Blood's debut, Astro Coast, having just passed, and with principal songwriter John Paul Pitts having...

A. G. Cook's 'Apple' Is the Most Fully Realized Version of PC Music's Iconoclastic Pop

Published Sep 16, 2020

Having become known for a certain insouciance and challenging of conventions, it was perhaps not shocking that 7G, producer and PC Music hea...

Even with Tom Holland and Robert Pattinson, 'The Devil All the Time' Still Feels Cheap Directed by Antonio Campos

Published Sep 15, 2020

One of the more authentic voices of the so-called hillbilly lit movement of the last decade or so, Donald Ray Pollock worked in a paper mill...

'Wendy Carlos: A Biography' Is a Comprehensive Tribute to the Synth Pioneer

Published Aug 31, 2020

Electronic music fans with a particular interest in audio engineering are likely familiar with the name Wendy Carlos. Film buffs with a pred...

BT Returns to Trance on 'The Lost Art of Longing' and Proves Why He's One of the Best

Published Aug 13, 2020

Few trance artists have crossed over into mainstream professional respectability as thoroughly as BT (Brian Transeau). Movie and videogame s...

'Black Water: Abyss' Is a Serviceable Croc Movie Without Much Bite Directed by Andrew Traucki

Published Aug 10, 2020

Since settling long ago into the comfortable swamp of B movie and made-for-TV content, killer crocodiles have enjoyed a steady relationship...

Val Kilmer's Bone-Headed 'Paydirt' Is a Throwaway to Tide You Over Until 'Top Gun' Directed by Christian Sesma

Published Aug 06, 2020

The world is about to get reacquainted with Val Kilmer in a big way with the release of Top Gun: Maverick in 2021, where he'll reprise his i...

Grand Soleil's Restless House Tracks on 'Réalité' Marks Them as One to Watch

Published Jul 09, 2020

Having generated some decent buzz via a handful of EPs over the last few years, French duo Grand Soleil have returned with another set of li...

DMA's Continue Their Liam Gallagher-Approved Britpop Formula on 'The Glow'

Published Jul 08, 2020

With Twitter kudos and tour opportunities from none other than Liam Gallagher fresh in the rear-view, now would probably not be the right ti...

The Beths Are Ready for Big-Time Success on 'Jump Rope Gazers'

Published Jul 07, 2020

It's been a formative and fruitful couple of years for New Zealand indie rockers the Beths. Plucked from the cozy Auckland indie scene for a...

Fakear's 'Everything Will Grow Again' Is an Exercise in Excess — Mostly in a Good Way

Published Jun 25, 2020

Contributing once again to the burgeoning sub-genre of what can only be called forest techno, French artist Théo Le Vigoureux (known profess...

Baauer's Party Beats on 'Planet's Mad' Feel Lonely Without Enough Collaborators

Published Jun 04, 2020

It was a bit of a surprise when Baauer followed up "Harlem Shake" (a somewhat gimmicky collection of trap and bass clichés mostly remembered...

'Space Force' Just Might Be the Jim to Netflix's Pam

Published May 25, 2020

Is there anyone who doesn't have The Office in their 'recently watched' queue? Its evergreen popularity on Netflix in the seven years since...

Choir Boy Embrace Their '80s Stylings on 'Gathering Swans'

Published May 07, 2020

After 2016 debut Passive with Desire, Salt Lake City's Choir Boy (Adam Klopp) has returned with Gathering Swans, another set of melancholic...

Ricky Gervais Abandons Caustic Wit for Cloying Sentimentality in 'After Life' Season 2 Directed by Ricky Gervais

Published Apr 27, 2020

Ricky Gervais returns to Netflix this month with his life-affirming and fitfully amusing second season of After Life. As with the first, the...

Vril Bad Manners 4

Published Apr 13, 2020

German producer Vril's reputation as a purveyor of atmospheric, hard-hitting techno has been growing over the course of a few EPs now, after...