Burial – Untrue

In Untrue, Burial transports you to his personal sound dimension. It is so creative, so textured, so spacious, so foreign, yet also somehow familiar. The use of field sounds spoke to me deeply. I love that I can play certain tracks at a chilled out moment or flip an audience on their head with one of the more energetic songs. Tasty, tasty, tasty beats.

Dub Techno Effects + Actionable Ableton Techniques

Oscar over at Underdog Electronic Music School is an absolute wealth of production knowledge for Ableton users. Have you ever wondered how to sound design the hypnotic dub techno echo effects?

I played around for hours with just two chord stabs after learning this technique; check it out.

What I appreciate most about his channel is you come away from a five minute Youtube break with an actionable, easy to implement technique in the studio. Creativity ensues; thank you sir!

Leifur James – A Louder Silence

This album dominated my ear drums in 2022. I continue to revisit it regularly because every listen pulls back another layer to what strikes me as an endless painting of sound. It is equal parts jazz, electronic, soul, ambient, guitar forward, and totally unlike anything else. My few words will do it no justice; listen for yourself. Well done Mr. James.