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Higienópolis

PUBLISHED Jan 3, 2020

So much of jazz and modern composed music is recorded with crisp clarity and high sonic fidelity, but this is not necessarily Higienópolis'...

Here's When Matty and BADBADNOTGOOD's Leland Whitty Will Release Their New Album

PUBLISHED Dec 24, 2019

This past October, Matty (a.k.a. Matthew Tavares) and BADBADNOTGOOD sax player Leland Whitty shared collaborative song "Blue" in announcing...

Avey Tare Shares Freaky Video for "Uncle Donut"

PUBLISHED Dec 19, 2019

Animal Collective's Avey Tare has shared a video for one of his latest tracks "Uncle Donut," and it's just as freaky as you'd expect. The...

Synth Pioneer Gershon Kingsley Dies at 97

PUBLISHED Dec 16, 2019

Gershon Kingsley — the synth pioneer behind the hugely popular 1969 track "Popcorn" — has died. Kingsley passed way on December 10 in New Y...

Exclaim!'s 10 Best Experimental Music Figures of 2019

PUBLISHED Dec 13, 2019

The experimental music world plays by its own rules. Free of the trends and scenes that define other genres, avant-garde artists exist outs...

Fennesz Brings 'Agora' to Montreal on 2020 North American Tour

PUBLISHED Dec 11, 2019

Veteran electronic music composer Fennesz treated the world to his excellent comeback album Agora this year, and in 2020, he'll take the re...

Animal Collective

Ballet Slippers

PUBLISHED Dec 4, 2019

In honour of the tenth anniversary of Merriweather Post Pavilion — Animal Collective's eighth studio album and their most commercially succ...

Speaker Music

Of Desire, Longing

PUBLISHED Dec 4, 2019

DeForrest Brown, Jr. transplanted himself from the deep South to New York City in the early 2010s, and has since garnered a reputation as a...