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Album Review: Iglooghost – Lei Line Eon

Jasper WIllemsApril 8, 2021

"No no limits, we'll reach for the sky / No valley too deep, no mountain too high" Dutch dance act 2 Unlimited once proclaimed. Almost three decades later, thi...

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Album Review: Noga Erez – KIDS

Jasper WIllemsApril 2, 2021

We all remember handicrafts back in elementary school, right? We were handed a stack of newspapers and magazines, an empty piece of paper and a lot of sticky g...

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Album Review: Chad VanGaalen – World’s Most Stressed Out Gardener

Jasper WIllemsMarch 23, 2021

On his previous LP, Light Information, Chad VanGaalen was fraught about time management. His new album, World’s Most Stressed Out Gardener, catches the Canadia...

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Like A Dirty French Novel: Q&A with Manchester experimental trio Gary, Indiana

Jasper WIllemsMarch 11, 2021

The flourishing noise act spoke to Jasper Willems about their formative stages Recently, a friend of mine said something to me that not only made me laugh –...

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Matt Norman laments the California wildfires on “Paradise”, from his new album

Jasper WIllemsMarch 4, 2021

In the past, Matt Norman has lent his whimsical improv-pop chops to projects like Lily and Horn Horse, the duo he formed with fellow Brooklyn artist Lily Konig...

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Interview: BLANCK MASS – “I do see In Ferneaux as more of a painting”

Jasper WIllemsFebruary 25, 2021

Ahead of its release tomorrow, Benjamin John Power tells us about the new Blanck Mass album In Ferneaux, as well as taking up painting and creating film scores...

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Once More Around The Sun: Valley Maker talks new album When The Day Leaves

Jasper WIllemsFebruary 19, 2021

With his new album When The Day Leaves released today, Jasper Willems spoke to Valley Maker to get to know the mind behind these contemplative folk missives. ...

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Album Review: Palberta – Palberta5000

Jasper WIllemsJanuary 25, 2021

When one sees Nina Ryser, Lily Konigsberg and Ani Ivry-Block – the individuals that make up Palberta – one sees the power of belief. Within their own respectiv...

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Album Review: Kelly Moran / Prurient – Chain Reaction At Dusk

Jasper WIllemsDecember 9, 2020

Kelly Moran and Prurient are both dissidents, so the prospect of these two joining forces sparked the likelihood of hearing some gratifyingly unnerving sounds....

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BPM’s Top 25 EPs of 2020

Rob Hakimian, Chase McMullen, Andy Johnston, Tim Sentz, Conor Lochrie, JT Early, Josh Sand, Ethan Reis, Emma Bauchner, Kyle Kohner, Ray Finlayson, Jasper WIllems and Evan KaloudisDecember 7, 2020

Call them EPs, call them mini-albums, there's no denying that this short-form medium is still a crucial building block for an artist's development – and yet th...

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