Experimental soundscape / electronic netlabel Frozen Elephant has their 13th release out, this time by Stretchandrelax a project of Elise Ladoué and Félicia Atkinson. Not unlike AGF’s experiments with vocal and soundscapes, Stretchandrelax explores micro spaces via “field recordings, beats, spoken words and instrumentation”.

Russian Alexey Devyanin whom we know better as Gultskra Artikler is fulfilling its country’s ages old dream of getting down to warmer waters with his new alias Pixelord.

Reno of BEKO Digital Single Label informed us a few months ago about their brilliant netlabel, but we’ve been slow to feature it. If you’re into shoegaze, psychedelic, twee pop, lo-fi noise pop etc. don’t sleep on them. BEKO releases a 2 piece single every Monday for free.

Joe Houpert’s minimalist studies for guitar are two delicate snowflakes rich in texture. Check it out if you’re as touched by Alvin Curran’s “Songs and Views of the Magnetic Garden” as I am. Headphones recommended. Free download on the Pandafuzz netlabel

“Small collection of intimate, psychological landscapes”. Dark ambient and drone from Nunc Stans, up for grabs on the Data Obscura label.

One of Istanbul’s best kept secrets, the Sublime Porte netlabel has just released their 5th excursion into dubby minimal techno soundscapes. Free download.

First ever release by odd_io netlabel. Free download as expected. Psyche beats & Bill Hicks samples abound. All tracks chopped & re-arranged by the Spaced Cowboy
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19-years old Shlohmo delivers the soundtrack for the LA aftershow party. His tracks swarm from dirty textures, strange sounds and obscured samples. It’s not Hip Hop what you hear, but the echoes are clearly there: under the blanket the beats are alive and kicking.