Best Of Music
The best lesser-sung sounds of 2026 so far
It’s time for a sonic refill. David Abravanel is here with a full supply of lush arps, washes of sound, rapid-fire grooves — everything Appleblim to Posthuman to Vladislav Delay Quintet, Suzanne Ciani and a bunch more. Your mission: buy some downloads if you can spare the change, and load up some full-album listens in a player of your choice. And maybe turn off the world for a while. -Ed.
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Stillness and radical presence: Mercurial Cycles mix from Hüma Utku
Hüma Utku’s mixes and productions both delve into marginalia and mysteries of the unknown, the fragile gestures in the shadows. And it seems that’s what we need right now.
Peter Kirn - March 20, 2026
Music
SØS Gunver Ryberg’s Living Labyrinth 3D active listening experience
Living Labyrinth immerses you in the world of Danish composer SØS Gunver Ryberg’s music. It’s a spatial experience of a flowing organic dream world of deep listening and meditative interconnectedness. And it includes both unreleased bits and portions of SPINE, one of the more notable releases of this year.
Journey to early 2000s Indian music via an electronic media zine
Peter Kirn - August 19, 2024
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Threads from Mexicali to Amman, mix and sampler with FAX’s Facade Electronics
Peter Kirn - January 3, 2024
Music
LA x Berlin celebrates the sunnier Berlin connection in sound
Peter Kirn - January 20, 2023
Music
