I don’t seem to have enough material for a Link Zone this week, but it has been a fine week for discovering new music, so I thought I’d post about that instead. I’ve also got a Frequent Rotation post for February queued up – that should go live tomorrow morning.
- to the APhEX by Dorian Dumont
Solo piano adaptations of Aphex Twin tunes – sign me up. Listening to Dumont improvise over Avril 14 is sublime. Perfect music for an easy morning.
- Ghosted II by Oren Ambarchi, Johan Berthling and Andreas Werliin
A follow up to their Ghosted album from 2022. It’s as stunning as the first one, equally unhinged, and as it so often happens with these things, it was the perfect fit after Dumont’s Aphex Twin album.
- Saisei by DJ Krush
It’s fucking DJ Krush – in fine form as always, really pushing his blend of hip hop and ambient with samples derived from traditional Japanese music. This album is much more bass-heavy than I remember his music usually being, which is not at all a bad thing.
- Dopamine by Soccer96
When I messaged my friend Adam about Dorian Dumont’s album, he came back to me with a link to this album by synth and drum duo Soccer96. A joyous discovery. Musically, it reminds me a bit of early AIR, some of the more pop moments in King Crimson or Genesis. Lush synths, groovy bass lines, dynamic drum beats. It’s all good vibes all the time.
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