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- Sound Design
Memphis Gong Chamber is my new go-to Gong Bath channel
I often listen to singing bowls or koshi chimes if I’m feeling restless and need to get some sleep. Memphis…
- Dark Wave
Experimental Darktronica band Thief returns with new album exploring Dementia
Darktronica and doom metal declare war on Dementia.
- Singer Songwriter
Douglas Dare returns with a new electronic sound featuring Rival Consoles and channelling The Knife and Arca
After his previous album ‘Milktooth’ took a stripped-back intimate approach, Douglas Dare has flipped the script for his upcoming album.…
- Review
feonao – In Da Circus Review
Girthy basslines, hardcore breakbeats and Game Boy LSDJ melodies collide in an album that goes hard.
- Review
Kathryn Joseph – for those who are the wronged (Lomond Campbell remixes) Review
Scottish powerhouses collaborate on a numbing and haunting remix project.
- Review
Piotr Wiese – I Will Keep Sailing Review
Five years of life played out in an intimate piano performance.
- Introducing...
Introducing… Nick Hudson
British singer-songwriter and esoteric pop-rock artist Nick Hudson is always working on something. If he isn’t painting, he is writing…
- Review
Vanessa Forero – ‘Some Kinda Grace’ Review
British Columbian songstress brings in 2024 with a stripped back EP
- Review
Raja Kirik – Phantasmagoria of Jathilan Review
Merging dark industrial trance with Javan shamanism.
- Review
Aga Khan Master Musicians – Nowruz Review
A global folk phenomenon.
- Introducing...
Introducing… Daniel Herskedal
Showing the softer side of the tuba in this Norwegian wintery album.
- Ambient Electronic
Sam Hulick returns to original music with new sci-fi electronic single
Mass Effect composer returns for a quiet consequences sci-fi brooder.
- Site News
Thank You and a Look Ahead for Higher Plain Music in 2024
After running this website for over 15 years, I still get so much out of finding new music, writing about…
- Review
outside is void – Light Gazer Review
Space rock meets electronic introspection in this excellent hidden gem of 2023's indie music scene.
- Introducing...
Introducing… EMP
When a rock/jazz fusion trio bring a vibraphone to the party.
- Review
Yae – 8 Billion Prayers Review
Yae returns with a new world folk album of hope for Mother Earth.
- Documentary
Björk to narrate Fungi: Web of Life – coming January ’24
IMAX theatres will showcase the hidden world of fungi on the big screens across 2024.
- Review
APOTHEO – BIEN FOU Review
French art pop producer mixing traditional instruments into underground French electronica.
- Review
French for Rabbits – In The End I Won’t Be Coming Home Review
Indie folk New Zealanders bring a royal string quartet into the mix for their excellent new EP.
- Live Music
Live Vault – Fever Ray
Beats, synths, voice and lightshow are on point in this superb industrial concert.
- Review
Svaneborg Kardyb – At Home (An NPR Tiny Desk Concert) Review
A rustic and spirited performance from the extremely talented Danish keys and percussion duo
- Introducing...
Introducing… Georgia Reed
Finding her moody and cryptic song writing roots in a new country after a five year hiatus.
- Review
Mindy Meng Wang, Sui Zhen – Origin of You Review
Experimental guzheng meets emotional recovery.
- Review
Johanna Warren – The Rockfield Sessions Vol 1 Review
A stunning live recording that any fan of acoustic psyche-folk needs to snatch up immediately.
- Review
Kelly Moran – Vesela Review
The queen of dark modern classical prepared pianos delves into her romantic side.
