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Interview: 33EMYBW on Amalgamate, metamorphosis, and insect philosophy
The patterning on butterfly wings is constructed of tiny blade-like scales (lamellar), with color structured into complex messaging and variation. That’s precisely the sonic feeling of Amalgamate, the latest from Shanghai-based artist 33EMYBW. We got to talk to 33 about alienation, metamorphosis, and the meaning of some of those lyrics. Photos by Di Wei Aamalgamte […]
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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.
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
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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
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LA x Berlin celebrates the sunnier Berlin connection in sound
Peter Kirn - January 20, 2023
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