Berlin’s experimental trio Zahn returns with their most electrifying work yet. A lush fusion of heaviness, electronics, and hallucinatory color. Monolithic grooves meet synthetic shimmer. Purpur breathes tension and danger, pulsing with depth and density.
Known for their intense, driving sound that echoes the relentless march of a world on the edge, the trio Zahn Chris Breuer, Nic Stockmann and Felix Gebhard are deepening their sonic exploration with a record that is simultaneously more electronic and more rock-infused than their acclaimed predecessors.
Recorded once again in Gyhum with recording engineer Peter Voigtmann (ex–The Ocean, Death By Gong, Heads.), Purpur follows in the footsteps…
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Intrinsically entwined with the landscapes of Hokkaido, Japan, Whispers of the Distant Past is a meditation on transience and nostalgia. Yuki Aizawa’s first physical release acts as a vessel to preserve and reflect on the fading vestiges of childhood. This emotional core is rooted in Aizawa’s memories of vast fields of lavender in Furano, an endless purple horizon acting as a calming yet melancholic backdrop to the passing of time.
Formed in Jacksonville, Florida, in the mid-1980s, the 
Whenever 
…Adding to the remarkable collection of work the Canadian-born, Berlin-based artist has produced as a solo artist and through collaborations with figures such as Monolake and Paul St Hilaire is this strong contribution to the quiet details label.
There are so many instrumental combinations that artists use to create ambient soundscapes. Some work, some don’t. Some create credible music that works, some turn into vapid, new-age-like aural wallpapers. And that does not necessarily depend on the combination of instruments but on the inventiveness of the artists involved and their ability to transform that into music that actually resonates with the listeners, instead of just creating an aural background.
It’s been over 80 years since Robert Oppenheimer stood in the New Mexico desert and quoted the Bhagavad Gita, and we haven’t stopped imagining a world in which someone actually pressed the damn button. Thanks to the movies, we know what the ruins and the barren spaces might look like — but what would they sound like? A series of fractured transmissions, 
Born in Argentina and raised in London, 
Guitar anthems: they were all the rage during the 1970s and 1990s, but have become less prominent in the mainstream in recent years. The Arctic Monkeys, clattering hooks and epithet-coated choruses in 2006, moved away from the genre in 2018 for croonier melodies. Legacy bands Manic Street Preachers, Guns N’ Roses and My Bloody Valentine proudly carry their instruments, blasting power chords into the prying audience, every plectrum bearing an attitude and confidence. It’s becoming harder to think of a younger equivalent, so it’s a relief to find 
Ten thousand years ago, a man died in what would become Somerset. His bones waited in a cave until 1903, when they were discovered and given a name: Cheddar Man. Now he’s the subject of a song by 
A quick trip down the streaming rabbit hole to discover that 
Athens, Georgia, guitarist 
Mojo Presents 
Electro-noise duo the 
A record that swaps love language for religious language every few bars should, in theory, settle on one or the other.