Following the announcement of radiant new Oval album Romantiq, out May 12th, pioneering producer Markus Popp shares the mesmeric new video for single "Touha" by digital artist Robert Seidel.

Watch the video for "Touha" now

The video is the continuation of a partnership that began with an audio-visual collaboration for the grand opening German Romantic Museum in Frankfurt - a huge outdoor projection that covered the museum building. Expanding on the concept for the museum installation, Seidel's video for "Touha" contains striking imagery of natural beauty that evokes classical images of romantic backdrops and that exists in a state of constant flux. The video captures the single's ephemeral emotion and highlights the delicate crystalline sounds of Oval beautifully.

Romantiq is available to preorder now on limited-edition red vinyl and CD.

To see you through to warmer weather (and indeed, provide the perfect soundtrack for your summer hangs), Rose City Band has a new album on the way. Garden Party will be out April 21st, with the glow-in-the-dark vinyl version available to preorder now, featuring gorgeous artwork by Andrew McGranahan.

Ahead of the album release, you can also listen to radiant first single "Chasing Rainbows" now.

On top of all that, you can also catch Rose City Band on the road this spring and summer, with the first legs of their U.S., U.K. and Europe tours announced this week. Full list of dates here.

Garden Party finds Ripley’s Johnson’s self-proclaimed “porch music” expanding, with the proverbial porch opened up from a solo project to encompass a full band of friends from the Portland scene. Having formed the band of pedal steel guitarist Barry Walker, keyboardist Paul Hasenberg, bassist Dewey Mahood (aka Plankton Wat) and drummer Dustin Dybvig to play on the road, Garden Party captures the inspiration playing live again had on Johnson. Mixed by John McEntire, the album features guest appearances by Moon Duo bandmates John Jeffrey on drums and Sanae Yamada on synths, as well as Rose City Band live performers Hasenberg on keyboards and Walker on pedal steel. With the musicians in his life in mind, Ripley’s porch has opened up for each player to step into. 

Ahead of the release of their monolithic new album nature morte, out February 24th, BIG|BRAVE have shared the sprawling new single "the fable of subjugation".

Listen now

The hauntingly beautiful track conveys pain through strained drones free of time, an aching minimalism that withers slowly before bursting in an outright roar that highlights the band's skillful use of dynamic's and singer/guitarist Robin Wattie's power as a lyricist and singer. 

The band have also announced an extensive U.S. tour with now-labelmates Liturgy, in addition to their upcoming Europe dates this spring. Full list of dates HERE.

nature morte is available to preorder now on limited-edition pink vinyl, alongside exlusive hoodies designed by the band.

Liturgy's forthcoming new album 93696 is out March 24th and is available to preorder now on limited-edition metallic gold 2xLP.

Markus Popp’s pioneering innovations, endless curiosity, and playful approach as Oval have made him a pillar of electronic music - Pitchfork just recently hailed his classic 94diskont. as one of the best albums of the 90s. We’re ecstatic to share with you Popp’s new collection of delectably playful avant-pop gems - Romantiq.

Listen / preorder Romantiq now

The name gives a wry clue to its subject matter and soundscapes, but as always with Oval, filtered through Popp’s singular imagination to create something truly unique. Exploring what the notion of “romantic” means to us in the here and now, Popp’s lithe electronics shift from quiet contemplation to euphoric bliss. Glitched instruments glide atop swelling ambience that emerges like perfume, rich scents flooding the senses before evaporating on the breeze, heart-rending chamber music lit by the blue-screen glow of social media flirtations. It’s nostalgic and futuristic, familiar and uncanny, music for both the body and head, and above all an utter delight.

First single "Touha" is up to stream now, and you can preorder the limited-edition red LP version of Romantiq. 

Sonic explorers Mats Gustafsson and Joachim Nordwall have announced kaleidoscopic new duo album THEIR POWER REACHED ACROSS SPACE AND TIME-TO DEFY THEM WAS DEATH-OR WORSE out March 24th. 

Preorder now on limited-edition "interdimensional jade" LP

The album celebrates the ecstasy of low dynamic experimental music, executed with skilled precision. Each musician drives the other to unexpected places creating sonic expanse that demands repeat exploration.

First single "HER EYES...WERE LIKE COLD FIRES" exemplifies the collaboration's exuberant freedom and wild instrumental acrobatics, the pair transmuting raspy saxophone into  churning ocean waves, skittering insectoid percussion and animalistic invocations atop glacial synthesizer drift.

Listen to "HER EYES..." now

Following the announcement of their sprawling new double album 93696 out March 24th, Liturgy has shared new single "Angel of Sovereignty".

Listen to "Angel of Sovereignty" 

The piece showcases Liturgy's boundless ambition towards transcendence through rich compositions untethered by traditional rock constructs. Comprised almost entirely of a children's choir, the track is unmistakably the work Liturgy, building tension through an evolving round whose chords grow more dense and textured.

93696 is available to preorder now on super-limited gold double-LP and CD.