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 "There is no rhythm and there is no melody. There is only the hypnotic state of a man who observes too closely a bark disfigured by moss..."

 "A boundary line between silence and the dull noise of existence that emerges from intolerable abysses from time to time in the form of nervous shivers at the limit of audibility."

Bernhard Günter’s album 'Un Peu de Neige Salie' offers a contemplative, minimalist electronic experience. Using digitally modified samples, the album creates formless soundscapes that blur the line between silence and noise. It evokes deep reflection on the beauty of small details and human perception. The music challenges traditional melody and rhythm, immersing listeners in hypnotic and fragmented sonic textures. Dive into Bernhard Günter’s 'Un Peu de Neige Salie' to experience a unique ambient journey between silence and sound.

 "Smog’s nostalgia is archetypal, existential, a nostalgia for the Lost Paradise."

 "Bill Callahan has lost all illusion and has nothing left but to survive in a world that is long dead and buried."

Smog's 'Wild Love' is a deeply nostalgic and existential album marked by lo-fi dreamlike vignettes and minimalist sketches. The music embodies a mixture of fragile melancholy and raw emotional expression, evoking a 'lost paradise'. Bill Callahan's distinctive voice channels influences from Lou Reed and Nick Drake, creating an intimate yet haunting experience. The album’s few complex tracks offer moments of dramatic intensity, though overall it reflects a resigned, solitary tone. 'Julius Caesar' stands out as a remarkable highlight. Dive into Smog's Wild Love and experience the raw, haunting beauty of existential nostalgia. Listen now to uncover its delicate depths.

 The true merit of "Treny" lies rather in a subtle melancholy poised between quiet despair and restless awareness.

 Like a Sphinx posing an enigma knowing how irrelevant it is to solve it but being aware of how laden it is with something.

Jacaszek's Treny is an evocative and subtle album blending chamber music with dark ambient electronic elements. Featuring violin, cello, and ethereal vocals, it conjures a delicate balance between quiet despair and emotional yearning. The album unfolds like a lunar enigma, mesmerizing listeners with its evolving textures and melancholic mood. A compelling artistic statement in contemporary ambient music. Dive into the haunting beauty of Jacaszek's Treny and experience a journey through subtle melancholy and rich electronic-chamber textures.

 La Nòvia is a single forty-minute piece... a corrosive, stunning, distorted, and sizzling ride of (hyper)acid-(ultra)psych-rock that relentlessly seeks otherworldly glimpses.

 When you reach the acoustic glissando of the last minutes, you finally feel emptied. Emptied of the unnecessary, the dirt, the disease.

La Nòvia by Acid Mothers Temple is a wild, 40-minute acid-psych rock epic that channels pagan and mystical rituals through dense, distorted soundscapes. Kawabata’s guitar evokes a Dionysian frenzy intertwined with Middle Eastern influences and ritualistic atmospheres. The album is described as intense, immersive, and transcendent, likened to a pagan rite seeking contact with gods. The review praises its spiritual depth and sonic complexity, calling it a standout psychedelic record. Dive into the cosmic depths of Acid Mothers Temple’s La Nòvia and experience a psychedelic ritual like no other—listen now!

 Four long suites in continuous evolution and involution. Four portions of thin skin obsessively teased by the nails of psychedelic drones, electronic pointillism, and techno syncopations.

 A record played on the balance of an apparent calm that carries within itself the seeds of future dissonances and distortions that constantly change the game.

Ben Frost's album Theory of Machines delivers a powerful and haunting experience through four evolving suites. The music blends psychedelic drones, glitch, and techno, layered with emotional rawness and dark industrial elements. Moments of calm are punctuated by unsettling dissonances, culminating in melancholic chamber music. This album balances beauty and discomfort with remarkable intensity. Dive into the haunting soundscapes of Ben Frost's Theory of Machines and experience a masterclass in evolving electronic music.

 "Yes, because even if they never knew each other in life, these three seem just made to be together."

 "Hell is other people."

The review delves into Jean-Paul Sartre’s play No Exit, emphasizing its portrayal of hell as intellectual and moral torment shared by three strangers. It highlights existentialist themes and Sartre’s philosophical precision, contrasting with other playwrights like Beckett and Strindberg. The claustrophobic setting mirrors wider ideas about human nature and social influence. The reviewer also notes the lack of a standalone Italian edition of No Exit. Discover the intense psychological drama of Sartre’s No Exit and reflect on the chilling truth that hell is truly other people.

 Marc Leclair (aka Akufen) reminds us of this, a Canadian DJ who composed this electronic jewel for his wife and two of his friends who became pregnant at the same time.

 An album that aims essentially to be an invitation to dance, a calibrated and sparkling experimental electronic music that flavors the amniotic fluid.

Marc Leclair’s album offers a sophisticated electronic exploration inspired by pregnancy and birth, merging glitchy micro-house rhythms with ambient textures. It reflects on the complexity of modern life while inviting listeners to a dance of balance and meditation. The reviewer appreciates the album’s conceptual depth and intricate sound design, viewing it as a unique artistic response to the world’s chaos. Dive into Marc Leclair’s mesmerizing electronic world—listen now and experience a unique blend of glitch and ambient minimalism.

 Feeling on vacation is like being a child again.

 Round, resonant indie-pop playing marbles on ephemeral melodic tracks.

The review highlights The Magnetic Fields' album 'Holiday' as a charming blend of buzzing guitars and naive synths. Stephin Merritt's rich baritone complements the airy, melodic indie-pop tracks. The album evokes a nostalgic feeling of childhood vacations and simple pleasures, likened to an ice-cold beer on a terrace with dreamy soundscapes. Overall, it offers a light, immersive musical escape. Listen to 'Holiday' by The Magnetic Fields and immerse yourself in a nostalgic indie pop journey.

 Van Gogh went all the way with his neuroses, believed above all else in his personal vision of the world, granted every shred of flesh to his suffering.

 WheatFieldwithCrows: there is the entire fear, horror, loneliness of a man who KNOWS that his life is about to end and wants others to know how HE is living it.

This review uses Van Gogh’s Wheat Field with Crows as a starting point for a deeply emotional and philosophical reflection on life, fear, and loneliness. The author interweaves daily urban scenes and personal moments—aging, money worries, human connections—with the tragic intensity of Van Gogh’s vision. It highlights how art transfigures reality and captures profound human truths. The review is poetic and immersive, inviting readers to contemplate existence and creativity. Dive into this heartfelt reflection on Van Gogh’s masterpiece and discover the deep human truths behind the brushstrokes.

 Like little pebbles we are thrown by a merciless hand into the sea of the verb 'to be.'

 Like Holtkamp’s guitaring. The small, insignificant arpeggios, their ebb and flow, their liquid and circular reverberations à-la Roy Montgomery.

Koen Holtkamp's Field Rituals immerses listeners in a dreamlike auditory experience where small guitar arpeggios flow alongside rich field recordings and electronic textures. The album evokes themes of existence and consciousness through an intimate and intricate sound world. Its delicate, circular reverberations recall the style of Roy Montgomery. The review appreciates the subtlety and depth of the music, likening it to ripples caused by pebbles thrown into water. Dive into Koen Holtkamp’s Field Rituals and experience a mesmerizing blend of guitar and ambient textures. Listen now!