Daniel Wohl releases new single ‘Artificial’ performed by Alarm Will Sound

04 September 2025

Photo: Alix Spence

Today, acclaimed composer Daniel Wohl unveils ‘Artificial’, a striking new single that continues his exploration of the blurred boundaries between organic sound and digital synthesis. Released through New Amsterdam Records, ‘Artificial’ is performed by the genre-defying ensemble Alarm Will Sound and marks a powerful new chapter in Wohl’s sonic evolution.

Born in Paris and now based in Los Angeles, Wohl is known for his masterful blending of acoustic instruments with electronics. His music has been performed at venues like the Hollywood Bowl, MoMA PS1, and the Broad Museum, and he’s collaborated with artists such as Arooj Aftab, Jóhann Jóhannsson, and Son Lux. With a background in both concert music and film scoring, including HBO’s Search Party, Wohl brings a cinematic sensibility and emotional depth to everything he creates.

On ‘Artificial’, Wohl invites listeners into a sound world that is “part organic, part digital, and overflows with a deep emotionality that is imbued into each gesture,” as the press release describes. “I imagined this piece like walking through a virtual forest where your sense of reality is slightly off; some branches are real, some might be rendered; some birds are natural, others synthetic”, Wohl explains. “It’s that in-between space where you’re not quite sure what’s living and what’s programmed”. The piece builds from lush synths and shimmering textures into a haunting and immersive landscape, both futuristic and deeply human. Wohl offers further insight into the track:

“Artificial was written for Alarm Will Sound in 2022, right as AI was starting to shift how we think about making art. I started with a fully electronic track, then reimagined it as an acoustic piece for the ensemble, and eventually blended those recordings back into the electronic mix. I was curious about how changing formats, digital to physical and back again, would shape the music in unexpected ways. As AI tools got more advanced over the past couple years, I fed bits of the recording into them and used what came back to reshape the final version. To me, the piece feels kind of hopeful as it leans into the idea of a human–machine collaboration in a way that’s maybe more optimistic than how I usually feel about where all this is going.”

An utterly gorgeous, bold and riveting piece, ‘Artificial’ offers a vivid and timely exploration of sound in the age of technological transformation. Blending acoustic performance with electronic production and AI-driven manipulation, the piece sits at the intersection of music, technology, and imagination. Take a listen below.

Lucrecia Dalt unveils video for final single, ‘no death no danger’; new LP drops tomorrow

04 September 2025

Just a day out from the release of A Danger to Ourselves, and following the heavy pulse of ‘caes‘ and the warped intimacy of ‘divina‘, Lucrecia Dalt has shared one final single titled ‘no death no danger’. The track leans into a kind of haunted elegance, with Dalt’s voice winding through stark verses before opening up into a beautifully strange refrain, lifted by Eliana Joy’s backing vocals. “Conceptually, ‘no death no danger’ is inspired by the film Orpheus by Jean Cocteau. Plus a hint of medusa; behind the portal: tears don’t fall—they rise up,” explains Dalt. “It’s about the tension of deciding to cross the portal behind one’s image. I sing, ‘tears rise up behind the mirrored door, no death, no danger. My love happens as a wave on your receivers—let the sleepers by.’”

‘no death no danger’ arrives with an accompanying video directed by Tony Lowe. Watch it below and watch out for the release of A Danger to Ourselves tomorrow through RVNG Intl. We can’t wait.

Dwarfs of East Agouza, Hania Rani, Ata Kak, Yoo Doo Right, KUUNATIC, Devendra Banhart and many more announced as Le Guess Who? reveals full line-up

03 September 2025

Le Guess Who? has revealed its full 2025 line-up, and once again the festival in Utrecht proves why it remains one of the most adventurous and forward-thinking gatherings in the world. Running from November 6th – 9th, the festival continues to champion unclassifiable music and voices from the margins, creating a space for discovery, experimentation, and collective wonder. Back in May, the first announcement already had us buzzing, with eight daring guest curators – Amirtha Kidambi, Asher Gamedze, Edna Martinez, gyrofield, Lonnie Holley, Tianzhuo Chen, Valentina Magaletti and Ziúr – helping to shape stellar programmes that span the globe. Early highlights included Saul Williams & Carlos Niño, SUNN O))), Mark Ernestus’ Ndagga Rhythm Force, Lido Pimienta, DJ Haram & Aquiles Navarro, and Julianna Barwick & Mary Lattimore, amongst many more.

Now, with the full line-up revealed, Le Guess Who? promises even more discoveries. Among the guest-curated programmes, Asher Gamedze brings Cairo-based trio Dwarfs of East Agouza, who have been blowing our minds since their debut Bes dropped in 2016. With their new album Sasquatch Landslide landing this October, the outfit of Sam Shalabi, Maurice Louca, and Alan Bishop are set to mesmerize audiences with their “signature trance-inducing explorative energies”. Gamedze will also host The Vocal Museum by Masello Motana, a recital that journeys through collective memory and township childhoods in South Africa, with Masello’s commanding voice backed by a live band.

Fresh additions to the general lineup include Hania Rani, introducing her alter-ego Chilling Bambino, blending piano, synth, and voice in a quietly mesmerizing mix of classical and contemporary textures, Ata Kak, the Ghanaian artist whose mix of highlife, early hip-hop, and funk turns every track into a dancefloor adventure, Bhajan Bhoy, the project of Lancashire-born, Netherlands-based Ajay Saggar, who brings his meditative organ works, first performed in a 15th century church in Yorkshire, and London-based producer Djrum, who explores piano, harp, and electronic textures in Under Tangled Silence, balancing intimacy with rhythmic energy. From the outskirts of Rio, singer songwriter Caxtrinho brings his debut album Queda Livre, a bold fusion of Brazil’s experimental Vanguarda Paulista tradition, Devendra Banhart returns with a stripped-back solo set that moves through his psychedelic, acoustic, and folk-inspired repertoire, and Daniela Pes and IOSONOUNCANE join forces for a live collaboration that fuses Pes’s ethereal vocals and instrumental fluidity with IOSONOUNCANE’s finely sculpted electronic textures. Vocalists Lamisi, Gavina, and Maria Alice bring Afro-fusion pop, Panamanian folklore-infused grooves, and Cape Verdean mornas and coladeras, respectively, each shaping a vivid and global soundscape. Experimental performances also include Heinali & Andriana-Yaroslava Saienko, whose Гільдеґарда pairs modular synths with Ukrainian vocal techniques, and Tunisian and Dutch composer, audiovisual artist, curator, and science educator Skander Jaïbi, who blends classical composition, choral textures, and ambient soundscapes in his debut album Who Has the Right to Closure?. Gina Birch, co-founder of The Raincoats, brings her solo record Trouble, merging post-punk, dub, and experimental rock into an introspective yet fiery statement, augmenting a lineup that cements Le Guess Who? 2025 as a festival of curiosity, boldness, and musical discovery.
Other electronic and experimental innovators also expand the festival’s palette, from the genre-defying collages of Smerz to Valentina Goncharova’s inventive mix of violin and electronics in Every Growing Tree, alongside Montreal trio Yoo Doo Right, whose krautrock-tinged post-rock grooves hypnotize and pull audiences in. Fresh additions also include tribal-psych trio KUUNATIC, Dutch hardcore punk band Forbidden Wizards, and British post-hardcore band Mclusky.

Among the highlights in this year line-up is Sounds of Places: Cremisan Valley, an immersive residency-based project that transforms one of the last green spaces near the city of Bethlehem in Palestine into a living soundscape. Over several days, artists, designers, and local participants collaborated to create site-specific sound sculptures that respond to wind, rain, and movement, blending composed pieces with the natural environment. The resulting performance captures the valley’s layered history, its ecological and cultural struggles, and its resilience, turning listening into an act of reflection and connection with a place shaped by both memory and resistance.

Beyond concerts, Le Guess Who? remains a meeting place for communities and ideas. On Friday, November 7th, BATEKOO x Los Angles presents a club night at De Helling celebrating queer communities, with performances by Brazilian singer, actress, and presenter Linn da Quebrada,  trans-femme DJ and founder of Club Stamina Mina Galán, along with Miranda, Juju ZL, and smother b2b YoungWoman, collectively creating a vibrant, joyful space for marginalized voices.

With the full programme now unveiled, Le Guess Who? reaffirms its status as a festival like no other: a gathering where boundaries blur, traditions are honoured and reshaped, and discovery is paramount. From November 6th –9th, Utrecht will transform into a privileged playground of sound. Festival passes are now sold out but day passes are still available at leguesswho.com/tickets so be quick to catch this monumental lineup, and countless other names waiting to be discovered across the city.

Petter Eldh pushes the beat further with Projekt Drums, Vol. 2

01 September 2025

Petter Eldh is back with the second volume of his ambitious Projekt Drums series, taking the sonic exploration he began with Vol. 1 in 2021 to an even more electrifying level. Projekt Drums is a true hybrid, fusing elements of hip-hop, jazz, breakbeats, and jungle rhythms into a dense and energetic whole. Pulling in inspiration from beat-makers like J Dilla and Flying Lotus, alongside jungle pioneers like Roni Size and Squarepusher, on the new album Eldh focus on a breakbeat-driven landscape with his signature cutting-edge production.

To bring the album to life, the Swedish bassist, composer and producer assembled a trio of drumming heavyweights, featuring James Maddren, Savannah Harris, and Richard Spaven, and the chemistry between them is palpable, with each one bringing their own unique flavour.

Projekt Drums, Vol. 2 arrives on October 10th through Edition Records and ahead of it, Eldh has shared the daring and bewildering ‘Lorimer Axes’ featuring Savannah Harris. Check out the accompanying video below.

Blue Earth Sound shares final single, ‘On the Court’, from upcoming debut LP Cicero Nights

27 August 2025

We’ve been eagerly anticipating the release of Cicero Nights, the debut album from  multi-instrumentalist, bandleader and composer James Weir. Releasing under his new moniker Blue Earth Sound, Cicero Nights was recorded at the International Anthem studio space in Chicago with in-house engineer Dave Vettraino, with stellar contributions from drummer Patch Romanowski, Resavoir’s Will Miller on trumpet, flautist Eamonn Pritzy, and longtime collaborator Michael Wells, amongst others.

Following previous singles ‘Mariposa‘ and ‘Lover’s Rock’, and ahead of the album’s release on September 12th through Root Records, Blue Earth Sound slipped in a new preview with ‘On the Court’, a track inspired by the soundtrack to the 1994 basketball documentary ‘Hoop Dreams’. Groovy and irresistibly catchy, ‘On the Court’ taps in to hip hop influences, and you can listen to it below. You’ll be playing it again the second it ends.

Listen to Tom Skinner’s new single ‘Margaret Anne’

26 August 2025

Photo: Jason Evans

Last month, Tom Skinner announced the release of his second solo album, Kaleidoscopic Visions, and enticed us then with the beautiful, swirling and cinematic title track. With just a month to go until the album drops on September 26th through Brownswood and International Anthem, the ingenious drummer, producer and composer has unveiled ‘Margaret Anne’, an exhilarating and sublime track named after his mother Anne Shasby, the former concert-piano prodigy. Speaking about the single, Skinner comments:

“In the early 80s, shortly after I was born, my mother stepped away from the concert stage — not out of a loss of ability or passion, but out of frustration with the entrenched misogyny of the classical world, and to focus on raising our family. No small thing, as I have come to understand. She never stopped playing, though; the sound of her piano has been a constant presence throughout my life, and still is to this day. In no small part shaping my musical sensibility and laying the foundation for my own musical path. The Max Roach inspired rhythm and taut energy of this piece speaks to her courage, strength and resilience in following her heart.”

Listen to ‘Margaret Anne’ below.