Hotham Sound

Alexandre Klinke’s 'Subtropical Tape Sessions' is a fictional archive of found recordings, an imagined compilation of music ostensibly unearthed from deteriorating cassette tapes buried somewhere in the South American jungle. Inspired by the aesthetics of

Mount Maxwell’s sixth album sees him cultivating a decidedly more organic and experimental approach to music making than that found on 2019’s 'Only Children' or 2021’s 'The People’s Forest.' Here the analog synth arpeggios and downtempo beats have been se

Listeners familiar with CORBEN’s previous releases on Hotham Sound (2021’s ‘Whose Echoes Live In Memory’ and 2022’s ‘Sun Variants') might be forgiven for thinking of him as a primarily ambient artist. But as anyone who’s followed his recent releases on Pa

When diving into Bevan Smith’s discography, one continuously gets the feeling that the well is bottomless. Whether creating lo-fi soundscapes with Andrew Thomas (Feeling Flying), pastoral IDM in the late 90s style (Aspen), or outsider ambient techno (Sign

Mount Maxwell returns with another full length journey into memory, melody, and geography - this time roaming beyond the BC environs of his previous records into a stranger, less knowable country. While still woozily nostalgic in the vein of 'Only Childre

This third volume of Universal Synthesizer Interface delves further into early MIDI sequencing software for personal computers, focusing on Intelligent Music Software founded by Joel Chadabe in 1984. In a short period of time (1986-1990) Intelligent Music

Whether opening for acts like Sun Araw, Goblin, and Acid Mothers Temple, or hunkered over piles of analog gear in their Strathcona studio, the main focus of Vancouver’s V Vecker Ensemble has always been group improvisation. As covid raged through 2020-21

An illustrator and librarian by day, Montreal artist Fumerolles (Frédérique Duval) uses keyboards, effects boxes and homemade synth modules to craft a uniquely organic and benevolent form of electronic music. 'Nuit jaune' is her debut EP (released digital