My debut full-length as DJ STEPDAD, ‘mike,’ is out today on @imageresearch.bsky.social. Find it everywhere! For as ridiculous as it is to name a bunch of dance tracks after hypothetical guys, I am quite proud listening back. Check it out, if you will! djstepdad.bandcamp.com/album/mike

I have a new single out today, titled “frank.” It arrives ahead of my full-length debut, ‘mike,' out November 7th via @imageresearch.bsky.social. "frank" is premiering on Untitled 909. Check it out! soundcloud.com/untitled909/...

Here are albums that ponder climate change, a shuttering listening bar, Gravity’s Rainbow, and more.

More great records of the ambient variety, recommended to you by me! daily.bandcamp.com/best-ambient...

Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith wows with futuristic sonic design, colorful production, and commanding vocals on "GUSH," our Album of the Day.

Wrote about @kaitlynaurelia.bsky.social's latest move away from ambient for @bandcamp.com! A poppy, sensorial record I quite enjoyed! daily.bandcamp.com/album-of-the...

[email protected] is the best! I interviewed her for Ableton and I am now planning to officially switch over from Logic because of how convincing our chat was! Her new record for Balmat is also an essential listen! www.ableton.com/en/blog/patr...

Verraco told us about his first EP for XL, the visceral 'Basic Maneuvers,' and how scouting artists for TraTraTrax informs his own music. Read the interview — and hear the best new electronic tracks of the month — in the new Crossing Wires:

In my latest @stereogum.bsky.social electronic column, an interview with Verraco and thoughts on the latest and greatest banging tunes. Enjoy 🎧 www.stereogum.com/2319993/verr...

July's edition of The Tape Label Report has arrived, with five more great cassette-focused labels to discover.

Sunburned Hand Of the Man...but from Malibu? Ted Davis explains in today's Album of the Day.

I became aware of Crude Tapes because its founder and I often guest on the same Lot Radio show. After digging in, I realized that the label is also very cool! More thoughts in @bandcamp.com's latest Tape Label Report! daily.bandcamp.com/tape-label-r...

🌋 Mondo Lava - 𝙐𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙤 𝘿𝙚𝙞 - featured as the album of the day on @bandcamp.com ✍️ Huge thanks to @tddvsss.bsky.social for the gorgeous words "like Sunburned Hand Of The Man beamed from Malibu instead of Boston: Beneath a sharp exterior, it begs one to take it easy" daily.bandcamp.com/album-of-the...

A pleasure to cover some recent @hausumountain.bsky.social weirdness for @bandcamp.com, as always! daily.bandcamp.com/album-of-the...

Bridging contemporary indie rock and 20th-century West African folk, "Somewhere Only We Go” by Tommy WÁ is our Album of the Day.

I wrote about the new Tommy WÁ record on Dirty Hit for @bandcamp.com! daily.bandcamp.com/album-of-the...

The sound of digital raindrops falling on Jell-O.

Always a fan of the records put out by Not Not Fun! I was stoked to write about the new metra.vestlud album for the label, Ashes That Made The Shape Of My Dreams, for @bandcamp.com. Some dusty ambient that finds existentialism in parenthood! daily.bandcamp.com/album-of-the...

July's edition of The Best Ambient Music on Bandcamp has arrived. Tune in and bliss out.

Wrote about more music of the ambient variety in column format for popular music web store and streaming platform @bandcamp.com's editorial arm 💯 daily.bandcamp.com/best-ambient...

pleasure was all mine, thanks for the chat Ted.

I interviewed @loscil.ca, about his smokey new record Lake Fire, for Ableton! Always nice to talk production with a great producer. www.ableton.com/en/blog/losc...

Indebted to post-punk, no wave, and industrial, the Birmingham sound is as dark as it is gripping. Here are some gateways into one of techno's most enduring movements.

Wrote about the continuation of the Birmingham sound for @bandcamp.com---including interviews with Surgeon and Regis, plus some thoughts on some recent records keeping foreboding British techno fresh ☠️ daily.bandcamp.com/scene-report...

Nmesh returns with a stunning new LP. It's our Album of the Day. daily.bandcamp.com/album-of-the...

We talked to @factamusic.bsky.social about the kinetic nervous rush that is his new album 'GULP.' Read the interview — and check out the best new electronic tracks of the month — in the latest installment of our Crossing Wires column:

I've been a huge fan of all things Wisdom Teeth for years, so it was awesome to interview Facta mastermind Oscar Henson about his brief, but powerful new tech house record, GULP! My latest @stereogum.bsky.social electronic column is here... www.stereogum.com/2315992/fact...

I wrote today's @bandcamp.com Album of the Day on the IDM-laced new record from @nmesh.bsky.social, which is out via the consistently stellar @doomtriprecords.bsky.social! daily.bandcamp.com/album-of-the...

Wrote about burgeoning local legends Window Sill Records for @bandcamp.com's latest Tape Label Report! daily.bandcamp.com/tape-label-r...

June's Best Ambient column is full of amorphous albums that repurpose krautrock, dub techno, and more; strong music for a strange summer.

Another scorching month brings with it more good ambient albums. Come get your atmospheric records. daily.bandcamp.com/best-ambient...

interview with Djrum in @tddvsss.bsky.social’s Crossing Wires 👉 www.stereogum.com/2312289/djru...

Djrum merges the broken pulse of IDM with cinematic atmosphere on his elegant, introspective new album 'Under Tangled Silence.' Read our interview — and check out the best new electronic tracks of the month — in our latest Crossing Wires:

I interviewed Djrum and wrote about some Good New Club Tracks™️ for my latest @stereogum.bsky.social electronic column! www.stereogum.com/2312289/djru...

Carried by freewheeling beats and murky psychedelia, Lagoss and Abagwagwa’s new collaboration is our Album of the Day.

I wrote yesterday's @bandcamp.com Album of the Day on Lagoss and Abagwagwa's dubby, percussive, and straight up Iberian record Island Slang! Tropical, imaginative, and intriguing music 🏝️ daily.bandcamp.com/album-of-the...

@loscil.ca new album is included in @bandcamp.com best ambient releases of may.

May's Best Ambient roundup has arrived.

With summer right around the corner, I blurbed some more ambient albums for you! My latest for @bandcamp.com… daily.bandcamp.com/best-ambient...

“That’s like saying marching band music must be stopped.” 😭 www.stereogum.com/2308863/weve... [📝: @tddvsss.bsky.social]

William Tyler told us about his his radical new 'Time Indefinite,' his upcoming LP with Four Tet, his tenure in Silver Jews and Lambchop, his album with fellow guitar genius Marisa Anderson, his score for Kelly Reichardt's 'First Cow,' and much more. Our new We've Got A File On You:

Following his fantastic new record Time Indefinite and surrounding the announcement of an upcoming Four Tet collaboration, I chatted with William Tyler for @stereogum.bsky.social's We've Got A File On You Series. Everything from First Cow to Silver Jews mentioned! www.stereogum.com/2308863/weve...

Barker’s second album is a return to form for the UK-born, Berlin-based producer. Read our interview and a list of the month’s best new electronic music tracks in the latest Crossing Wires column: www.stereogum.com/2307703/bark... [📝: @tddvsss.bsky.social, 📷: Easton West]

We talked to Barker about confronting chaos with 'Stochastic Drift,' his new album that plays out a serpentine maze being drawn in real time. Read our interview — and check out the best electronic tracks of the month — in our latest Crossing Wires:

Interviewed IDM’s man of the moment, Barker, for my latest @stereogum.bsky.social column! Also blurbed releases from Djrum, Skee Mask, Wisdom Teeth, and more! www.stereogum.com/2307703/bark...

April's installment of The Tape Label Report spotlights the DIY punk offerings of Friend Club Records, the mutated electronics of natural sciences, and much more.

Relayed the scrappy-to-serene story of Polish ambient tape legends Mondoj for the latest @bandcamp.com Tape Label Report! daily.bandcamp.com/tape-label-r...

Kamasi Washington released his sprawling three-disc debut album 'The Epic' 10 years ago today

Wrote about being obsessed with Brainfeeder as a teenager; moving to LA to chase the dream; and 10 years of Kamasi Washington's The Epic for my first @stereogum.bsky.social Anniversary piece of the year! www.stereogum.com/2306607/kama...

Tune in and bliss out with April's best ambient albums.