Archive - zensounds

Sunrise Over Brooklyn

Revisiting an avant-garde jazz masterpiece by El-P and the Blue Series Continuum from 2003

13 hrs ago •

The 20 Best Albums of the First Half of 2025

Here are my favorites released between the beginning of January and the end of June

Jul 10 •

Music Festival Done The Right Way

Thoughts and highlights from my trip to Roskilde Festival 2025

Jul 7 •

Amina Hocine: Sound Crystals and Siren Songs

The Swedish composer builds valve organs from simple hardware store materials

Jul 2 •

June 2025

Best New Ambient (July 2025)

These records will take you places

Jun 27 •

3 New (Jazz) Albums You Need to Hear

The spirit of improvisational music is very much alive

Jun 23 •

Revisiting Björk's 10 Studio Albums (1/2)

A journey through the avant-garde pop icon's oeuvre

Jun 20 •

Are We Reaching Peak Slop Soon?

AI-generated content relates to actual human culture like industry fast-food to an organic, home-cooked meal

Jun 16 •

The Tender Music of Warm Winters Ltd.

A conversation with label head Adam Badi Donoval on the occasion of the 50th release

Jun 13 •

How To Not Be A Music Snob

Plus: Three recent album highlights in experimental electronics, ambient post-rock and alternative hip-hop

Jun 9 •

Summer in the Country

My daily routine in our off-grid home in rural Germany

Jun 6 •

Best New Ambient (June 2025)

These records will take you places

Jun 3 •

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