Review

Nils Frahm: Spaces

Both conceptual (in the incorporation of audience and ambient sounds) and not highfalutin (the longest, loudest track is titled ‘For – Peter – Toilet Brushes – More’) it’s neo-classical minimalist musique concrète that’s quite a quiet delight for the senses.

Design

Inked Beyond Skin

The New Forward looks at works inspired by — and inspirations for — tattoos.

Review

Arcade Fire: Reflektor

Arcade Fire abandoned rock’n’roll for indie dance.

Design

BIG MOUTH Advertises the Art of Playfulness

The digital illustrations of Johnny Ong, who goes by the moniker BIG MOUTH, heavily incorporates his background in advertising.

Review

Gesaffelstein: Aleph

Yes, he may have produced Kanye West’s ‘Black Skinhead’ and ‘Send It Up’, but on his own – as the purported dark prince of techno – his debut is an intense introduction to his own take on varied genres of electronic music.

Design

JW Lee’s Delicate Drawings

The New Forward looks at Lee Jia Wen’s delicate hand drawn works.

Review

Warpaint: Self-Titled

No sophomore slump here, folks. Warpaint delivers.

Review

Death Grips: Government Plates

Death Grips’ seemingly unrelenting quest to provoke might just make them the most important music act in the independent scene.

Detonate

Sampha: Duality

Ever since Sampha’s smoky, restrained falsetto registered on SBTRKT’s debut LP, he marked a quieter presage of the r’n’b renaissance that came post-Frank Ocean and The Weeknd.

Music

VIDEO: EMA’s ‘Satellites’

The future is a promising dystopia.