Ulrich Schnauss & Jonas Munk’s “Amaris”

"Amaris" is an adventurously grand track of dream-pop beauty from German electronic artist Ulrich Schnauss and Danish collaborator Jonas Monk. I heard it last week while running in the Ballona wetlands - which has since become my new scouting grounds for unheard music. It used to be my morning drives to work. But Covid-19 put …

Seasurfer’s “The Calling” … and a few others

Just a quick post for this Saturday evening ...Through the revisionary process I've embraced to cement this site in firmer foundations (visual, grammatical, functional, to name a few), I've been revisiting a number of acts that I've featured in the past. Call it playing catch-up, an overdue reintroduction, or just plain curiosity as to what …

Nonkeen’s “Diving Platform”

After a week-long absence, I'm going to start back up with a blissful instrumental enigma of jazzy haze and shimmery prog-rock ambiance. The track's called "Diving Platform" and comes from German trio Nonkeen, who features renown pianist and composer Nils Frahm.Nonkeen is known for being an improv trio, experimenting with free-form jazzy riffs of downtempo …

Dominik Eulberg & Essáy’s “Dream Machine”

Dominik Eulberg & Essáy's 2017 single "Dream Machine."
Okay, tonight's offering is a bit on the nose. But I love it all the same. It's titled "Dream Machine," and like it's name suggests, it's a warm, breezy, naturalistic deep house chiller that elevates and illuminates. It's from German collaborators Dominik Eulberg & Simon Schilling, a.k.a. Essáy, both DJ's and electronic artists of the …