Articles by Bryon Hayes

Big Thief Drummer James Krivchenia's 'A New Found Relaxation' Is the Least Relaxing Ambient Music Imaginable

PUBLISHED Jun 25, 2020

For his sophomore solo effort, Big Thief drummer James Krivchenia aimed to produce "fast slow-paced music." So he amassed a 500-strong coll...

Helena Hauff's 'Kern Vol. 5' Mix Is a Techno Blitz That Never Lets Up

PUBLISHED Jun 18, 2020

The blitzkrieg assault of hard-edged electro-techno meets the tail-wagging thump of ghettotech on this expertly curated mix from German cra...

Deerhoof Rediscover Their Scrappy Roots on Apocalyptic 'Future Teenage Cave Artists'

PUBLISHED May 25, 2020

Last year, Deerhoof celebrated 25 years of existence as a band. For the occasion, the group reissued its first full-length outings: the eme...

TALsounds Finds Focus in Improvisation on Exploratory 'Acquiesce'

PUBLISHED May 21, 2020

Chicago-based sound artist Natalie Chami is one-third of Good Willsmith, the house band of experimental electronic label Hausu Mountain. He...

Peaking Lights Make Their 'E S C A P E' by Maturing Without Losing Their Naïveté

PUBLISHED May 8, 2020

Formed in Madison, WI, by the husband/wife duo of Aaron Coyes (Unborn Unicorn) and Indra Dunis (Numbers), Peaking Lights started off as a p...

Matthew D. Gantt Displays Digital Wizardry and Compositional Prowess on 'Diagnostics'

PUBLISHED Apr 24, 2020

Electronic composer, conceptual theorist and educator Matthew D. Gantt is an individual at the forefront of the use of immersive media, suc...

Sunken Foal's Sugary Synths Have Just the Right Amount of Sweetness on 'Hexose'

PUBLISHED Apr 24, 2020

Veteran Irish producer Duncan Murphy plays the confectioner on Hexose, his seventh album as Sunken Foal. The record's title references a fa...

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Doom Mix Vol. IV

PUBLISHED Apr 10, 2020

There is a striking diversity within the catalog of Los Angeles-based tape label Doom Trip Records. Label head Zac Emerson prides himself o...