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FR 121: Serious Symptoms
New music from Lindstrøm, Qasim Naqvi, Purelink, Heinali & Andriana-Yaroslava Saienko, and more
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From the Archives: Stephen Vitiello on his new LP with Brendan Canty and Hahn Rowe
With the microsound veteran’s new Balmat album finally out, a repost of our interview from April
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FR 120: Sugar-Rushing With FaltyDL
The Brooklyn producer reverse-engineers hyperpop on his new Planet Mu album, Neurotica.
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Futurism Restated 99: Longform Editions’ Andrew Khedoori on Close Listening in an Era of Distraction
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Futurism Restated 98: Liminal States
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Futurism Restated 100: Microtonal Experiments and Minimal Throwbacks
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FR 119: New Ambient From Latin America
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Futurism Restated #83: Remembering Mille Plateaux’s Achim Szepanski
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interviews

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FR 120: Sugar-Rushing With FaltyDL
The Brooklyn producer reverse-engineers hyperpop on his new Planet Mu album, Neurotica.
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FR 116: Facta & K-LONE on Wisdom Teeth’s Pivot to Minimal House
New compilation Pattern Gardening breathes life into a classic sound
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FR 115: Anthony Naples Goes Back to the Drawing Board
The New York producer discusses the creative reboot behind his new album—and the record he had to delete in order to make it
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Futurism Restated 113: Muscut’s Nikolaienko on Ukrainian Resistance and Boycotting Trump’s America
The founder of Muscut and Shukai explains why he’s putting his label on pause—and opting out of U.S.-based platforms
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Futurism Restated 112: Rebekka Karijord on the Sound of Climate Grief
With a new album on Simon Raymonde’s Bella Union label, the Norwegian composer discusses climate change, voice synthesizers, and working with Roomful of…
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Futurism Restated 110: Ben Ratliff on the Rituals of Running and Listening
His singular new book Run the Song maps new modes of music criticism onto the daily practice of running
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Futurism Restated 108: Stephen Vitiello on his new LP with Brendan Canty and Hahn Rowe
Ambient improv meets post-rock and dub—not to mention the combined legacies of Fugazi and Hugo Largo—on the trio's forthcoming album for Balmat
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Futurism Restated 106: Penelope Trappes Rediscovers Her Voice
Fusing ambient, goth, and folk, Trappes’ new album A Requiem is her most intense yet.
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Mixes Digest 18: Club Heat for Summer
Shapeshifting techno, atmospheric minimal, smoky trip-hop—and two bonus sets of my own
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Mixes Digest 17: Wreathing, Breathing
5 exceptional sets: liquid rhythms, comedown corkscrews, ambient revelations, and more
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Mixes Digest 16: Melting Down the Drums
Liquid techno, opalescent drum & bass, and downtempo vibes for days
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Mixes Digest 15: Floating, Flowing, Rolling
Five stellar new sets—from ambient to downtempo to 160 BPM thrills
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Mixes Digest 14: Tipping Points and Tripping Points
Five killer new DJ sets, from deepest classic ambient to sleekest new-school techno
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Mixes Digest 13: Sharpies and Portals
Corkscrewing techno, globetrotting crate-diggers, a tribute to a beloved Bay Area musician, and more
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Mixes Digest #12: Easing Into 2025
Six stellar sets of immersive ambient, heady techno, and sidewinding club music
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Mixes Digest Special: A Slo-Mo DJ Set From Lapsus VINT
A holiday gift (however self-promotional!) for you.
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FR 121: Serious Symptoms
New music from Lindstrøm, Qasim Naqvi, Purelink, Heinali & Andriana-Yaroslava Saienko, and more
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FR 119: New Ambient From Latin America
New LPs from Concepción Huerta, Colombian Drone Mafia + Gibrana Cervantes, and more
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FR 117: Pulses, Palms, Portals
Bonus issue! Avant-techno, throwback trip-hop, minimalist post-rock and more essential new releases
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Futurism Restated 114: Tangled Silences and Total Silhouettes
New albums from Djrum, Mattheis, Natural Information Society & Bitchin Bajas, and more
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Futurism Restated 111: Veils and Reliquaries
New releases from Lucy Railton, Kataryna Gryvul, Dustin Wong, and more
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Futurism Restated 109: Stochastic Drift and Unsolicited Missives
A secret 7-inch from Stereolab, a psychedelic grab bag from DJ Koze, a beatless masterpiece from Barker, and more.
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Futurism Restated 107: Impulsive Paths and Mundane Materials
New releases from Strategy, more eaze & claire rousay, DJ Elmoe, and more
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Futurism Restated 105: Rupestral Images of the Unknown
New releases from Uhlmann/Johnson/Wilkes, Daniel Bachman, Dania & Rosso Polare, and more
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