OPM: Four Kinds of Song + More

Bleak Magician – How the Disappearance Appeared to Us Smart and imaginative post-punk noise rock with lo-fi sci-fi production and gothic sensibilities. Dramatic, […]

OPM: Breakbeats, Trance Classics + More

Replay in Neon – Landscapes in Phase Widescreen cinematic instrumental electronica with incredible presence and frequent surprises. Full of sharp-edged electronic timbres, hard-hitting […]

OPM: Pop, Rock and Big Beats

Girl Goes Electric – “Pin Up Girl” “Lilies” “Oh Boy” Clever and unique singer-songwriter pop that’s nearly impossible to categorize. All three of […]

OPM: 100 Artist Achievement Unlock!

(That’s right, friends — with this entry, we have officially covered more than 100 artists in this series!) Alex Mein Smith – Necessity’s […]

OPM: Deconstruct/reconstruct

Sweet Freeze – Inversion Delicate and minimal art-pop songs constructed of ethereal female vocals, found sound snippets and soft-edged, wobbly synth tones. The […]

OPM: Experiments in Music

Tomoroh Hidari – Depth Sounding Pretty, spacey, meditative ambient that takes time to reveal itself. Incorporating gentle synth arpeggios, treated field recordings/soundscapes, bits […]

OPM: Dances to Dirges

TWSN – “Half of Your Heart” If you like your house music pulsating, funky and discoriffic, with a soulful-yet-robotic vocal, this one is […]