Asked to imagine sounds associated with the islands off the coast of Spain, the first thing you might think of is balearic dance music. But the three members of Lagoss shine a light on the less-recognized Canary Islands, using balmy ambience to conjure oceanic topographies and hypothetical coastlines.
Founded by Discrepant label head Gonçalo F. Cardoso, along with Mladen Kurajica and Daniel García — who cut their teeth in the electro-acoustic act Tupperware — Lagoss flips exotica tropes into playful audio-visual experiences. Across a handful of thematically nuanced releases, Lagoss has retooled Tropicália for the modern age. “I’m a huge fan of the genre of manufactured worlds, almost like a science fiction thing,”…
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In shifting away from the stripped-back intimacy of his recent “Portable Herman Düne” trilogy, David Ivar – the driving force behind Herman Düne – has created something quietly remarkable with 
The Cure release Mixes of a Lost World, an album of remixes of songs from last year’s acclaimed Songs of a Lost World.
At the tail end of his teens when he founded the beloved Australian indie label Chapter Music in 1992, 
Throughout their short yet prolific career, 
…The new reissues feature remastered audio.
Nick Prideux’s cover image is a perfect summary of the music found within. A window is open to a sun-dappled vista: placid sea, beckoning island. A light breeze causes the curtains to billow while a young woman takes a languid nap, or simply lies on a bed, daydreaming. The outside represents the future, the adventures that wait for us when we’re ready; the inside is an invitation to luxuriate in the moment while sinking into a reverie of the days gone by.
Philadelphia power-trio 
Over the decades, the image of Kompakt as a pirate ship has taken root in our minds, braving the dangers of the seven seas of the music market. Sometimes it glides with a tailwind through calm waters, sometimes it has to survive violent storms. When we set sail in 1993, we never would have dreamt that our journey would still be going on after more than three decades and with 
Curt Kiser’s 
…Taking divine inspiration from mood masters such as Ennio Morricone, Paul Motian and Bill Frisell, 
Nine years after their last release, 2016’s Born of the Sun, 
Jacob Alon’s passion for music started with the discovery of an acoustic guitar that had been stowed away in their grandmother’s dusty cupboard. But Alon’s route to recording their debut album was more circuitous than it might have been. A commitment to music was preceded by unrewarding stints at medical school and the study of theoretical physics. Ventures pursued, Alon later reflected, to the benefit of others rather than themselves.
In less than a ten-year span, Subsonic Eye have established a deep catalog across jangle- and indie-pop spectra. On their 2023 album All Around You, the Singaporean five-piece refined their signature snappy hooks with a renewed appreciation for the natural world’s entanglement with their urban milieu. Ever enraptured by nature and their surroundings, Subsonic Eye have dedicated much of their music to celebrations of their environment.
Grist for romantic misfortune never runs out. New York trio