Out Runner - Stellar Drifter

Review by Karl Magi

Overall Album Impressions

Out Runner’s Stellar Drifter carries me on a musical quest through the wonders of the inconceivably vast universe in which we live. Out Runner uses his considerable musical talent and imagination to paint bold imagery and convey emotions that move from immense joy through melancholy and into meditative states. As he skillfully evokes the glories and terrors of the universe, Out Runner uses his guitar to imbue the music with deep feeling, while the synths help to show the listener towering galactic structures and sparkling stars that hang in the broad expanse of darkness around them.

One of Stellar Drifter’s most appealing features is Out Runner’s impressive guitar talent. Not only can he dance over the strings with his nimble fingers, but he can also draw strong emotion from me as he does so. Each of the guitar melodies and solos expresses some essential quality of each track’s atmosphere. Sometimes the guitar howls the blues and other times it creates a feeling of faster-than-light motion. Whatever is being invoked is done so passionately and with consummate ability.

Another strong reason why I am so compelled by Stellar Drifter is the way in which imagery is created through synthesized layers. Out Runner builds up a richly realized feeling of cosmic travel as he carefully chooses different synth sounds. Each element weaves together to paint nebula clusters, distant worlds and starfields that cross unimaginable distances. I feel as though I am staring out through the viewport of a spacecraft as I observe these tremendous sights.

Melody is another reason I am drawn to Stellar Drifter. Out Runner writes melodies that drive right to the heart of each track's emotional expression. The way in which his melodic writing can clearly touch me and fill me with everything from joy to intense pain is a revelation. It simply adds to the luscious tapestry of feeling, atmosphere and energy created by all of the other sonic elements at work.

My Favourite Tracks Analyzed

“Beyond the Void” comes to life as ephemerally delicate, chiming synth echoes out into vastness. Strings begin to swell in the distance, adding a light touch as towering bass flows beneath them and trickling notes float into the space around them. Out Runner’s guitar cries out with haunting depth, radiating pain and a sense of unmoored wandering.

The bass begins to rush in a steady pulse as the drums pound and brilliant synth pours out a melody that conveys nobility and a sense of wild exploration. As the drums and bass form a heartbeat, a luminous synth carries the melody, painting an image of the galaxy unfolding in starry, massive forms. The synth hovers broadly, while the bass is touched by fragile and achingly tender notes, soothing and full of a chance to breathe.

I am calmed by this lull, but already the twirling notes in the distance begin to add energy. An echoing sound drifts past as chiming notes intertwine and flicker. Shimmering sounds slip through in the distance, tentative and breathy, before the song falls into silence.

Tentative, tragedy-tinged synth with a widely floating quality slips in, accompanied by live chords that intermingle and bass that adds richness, kicking off “Interstellar Pathways.” The main melody wanders through the music with aching loss as the gigantic bass provides support, bursting into a more active pulse as scintillating notes carry the noble melody, drawing pictures of starry expanses extending beyond sight.

The music returns to a tentative, tremulous segment in which Out Runner’s guitar calls out with gruff emotion, filling me with contemplation. The bass quickly oscillates as glowing notes with a sharp edge drift into space. The drums return and a trumpeting synth calls out with a melody that is triumphant yet dreamy, as the bass forms a steady, supporting motion.

The guitar howls once more, embodying emotional intensity and painful feelings, while the bass rumbles and tiny notes glimmer like faraway galaxies. The guitar is beautifully played, filling me with a sensation of calm and thoughtful consideration. The drums keep pulsing as the guitar swells with emotion, growing more affecting. The track ends on shining guitar notes climbing higher and higher.

"Night Crusader" begins with solar wind sweeping and a single note, raised at the end, echoing into endless space. The single high note slowly becomes a wandering pattern and the smoothly intertwining notes in the distance are joined by a lightly guiding drumbeat and solid bass gliding out. Iridescent arpeggios twirl through the music, growing in power as they pierce the darkness.

Out Runner’s guitar carries a melody that is aching and full of expression, weaving out alongside the breathy synth as easily rippling notes form an billowing pattern. The guitar floats, suspended in space, touching my heart with the emotive depths Out Runner expresses in each note. The drums and bass rebound, a steady guide for the impassioned guitar. The melody that the guitar carries is melancholy yet balanced by a hopeful tinge.

In the distance, tremulous, twinkling notes hang in open space as the guitar exudes ardent expression. A sense of heartfelt sincerity fills the soloistic guitar before the track glides and slides to an end.

Slowly drifting, mournful synth echoes into openness as fragile, tentatively warm notes float to start “Into the Stars.” A sharper, cleaner synth sound slices through to add brightness and the surrounding synth wanders with ethereal delicacy.

A steady bass throb moves below the main melody that calls out with painful sadness and a sense of loss. The cutting notes slice through above the gigantic bass and the heavy drums create a heartbeat. A melody comes in, mingling power with more tragic emotion as the drums collide and the synth pulsates. The synth exudes cosmic luminosity as it calls out above the darkness below.

A gossamer sound hovers and a twisting, echoing synth flares out in one long chord. The track returns to peaceful contemplation and the guitar cries out with intensely piercing emotion, tangling in a solo that is both gentle and moving. The guitar leaps out as a wave of washing sound moves behind it.

The main melody exudes starry light as the heaving drums and bass add shape. I find the track’s mixture of galactic drifting and energetic strength compelling. The huge drums continue to rebound as the main melody illuminates the space around it. The guitar wanders in gossamer lines that combine a bluesy feeling and a sense of yearning, swelling out now before the track comes to an end.

“Dusk” opens as long synth sweeps call out above bubbling notes that intertwine in an active pattern and a snare drum begins to tick quietly. The music’s wavy flow lifts me and carries me above the vast structures of cosmic dust and stars.

Radiant synth moves out into the openness around it as the drums accelerate and the bass pulses. The main melody is carried on a synth that shines like a supernova, expressing dynamic movement and progress. There's a crescendo and solar wind blows through the music as the tentatively trickling notes flicker past.

Flaring synth wanders in a slowly spreading pattern as the breathy sounds shift and the rebounding drums throb above the luscious bass. The brightness becomes intense, filling me with a sense of boundless possibility, painting pictures of a great starry veil. Out Runner’s guitar enters the music with propulsive liveliness, flying out with expanding motion that fills me with excitement.

The drums and bass explode below the intricately intertwining, skillfully played solo before the song drifts to silence with broadly luminous notes fading away.

Incredibly tranquil synth slips outward into openness as shivering sounds below begin to expand and the bass grows massively to begin “Stellar Drifter.” The main melody is carried on a deeply meditative synth, full of settling feeling, as undulating arpeggios add motion while the drums slowly rebound.

The drum beat accelerates now and the gleaming synth carrying the main melody sings out as the melody itself unwinds with thrilling expression. The drums and bass rebound while dancing notes interlock. The track smoothly transitions as it floats across staggeringly huge spaces while the light of distant stars filters through cosmic dust clouds.

As the bass trembles, breathing sounds add a sweeping quality, while the arpeggio that sharply twirls also shines with glimmering luminosity. The drums rebound slowly as the track evolves before accelerating, while the washing tide of shining light fills the music. The drums create a driving beat as the elevated synth exudes a galactic glow.

Now the track becomes fragile as a feathery synth touches the music and a swelling, trumpeting sound moves through space. Images of a spacecraft passing through the immemorial reaches of outer space intensify as the light of the synth evokes a distant sun. Power grows in the music as the solar wind gusts again and Out Runner’s guitar trembles through the music, cascading and resounding in an inspiring solo, carrying my heart upward with it as I am lifted before the track ends.

Conclusion

Stellar Drifter has quickly become one of my favourites so far this year. Out Runner has captured me with the sheer scope and emotional power of this album.

His ability to take me on a journey and paint cinematic imagery of space travel stands out, along with his impressive guitar chops and ability to write engaging melodies that deepen the listening experience.

Cat Temper - From a Whisker to a Scream

Review by Karl Magi

Overall Album Impressions

Cat Temper’s From a Whisker to a Scream takes listeners on a voyage through tranquility and peace to massive power and vastly sweeping vistas. Cat Temper uses his synth palette to weave together galactic imagery through a series of fascinating tones and textures. His well-written melodies interact with all of the different sounds to produce vivid imagery in my mind's eye as I travel across the stars with this album.

The very visceral and beautiful imagery that Cat Temper paints on From a Whisker to a Scream is one of the most compelling parts of it for me. The artist uses his skill and excellent ear to intermingle a wide variety of different synthesizer colors, textures and sensations to illustrate each track. I feel myself carried away on a rising tide of emotion and the feeling of the unending cosmic tapestry spreading before me.

Another engaging element of From a Whisker to a Scream is Cat Temper's ability to write excellent melodies. The melodic content on this album is touching, powerful and bursting with a cosmic feeling. Out of all of the albums that I've reviewed from this artist, this one takes me on the most intriguing journey as it unfolds. He manages to evoke all of the danger and immense beauty of the universe in which we live.

I am also attracted to the way in which all of the different layered elements interact on this album. Cat Temper skillfully brings all of the different synthesizer sounds together with his melodic and harmonic composition to produce a scintillating voyage through the stars. I find myself strongly enmeshed in the end result.

My Favourite Tracks Analyzed

"Across the Stratosfur" comes into being as flaring synth chords extend into open space. As the chords sweep, they give the music a very broad feeling and a breeze flows as ethereally tremulous synth spins out in a widely drifting pattern. Bass moves steadily as a synth supernova grows in blindingly flaring lines.

The bass becomes a colossal pulsation as razor-sharp notes twirl and a hi-hat ticks to guide the music forward. The bass remains a steady force as rhythmically spinning high notes are joined by resonant bells that fill the music with delicate light. In the distance, a gruff synth shivers, adding texture. Expansive synth chords swirl and the drums shape the music more thoroughly.

Chiming notes echo with smoothness while contributing a melancholy feeling. The background synth tumbles together, creating immense strength as the drums collide. An arpeggio twirls intensely, while gleaming synth chords plane through the music.

I enjoy the arpeggios' active nature as they contribute to the feeling of spaceflight. This track evokes a sensation of adventure and the presence of unknown forces moving through the galaxy. The track ends on reverent notes sliding past, with trembling synth moving softly in the distance.

Computerized-sounding, easily riffling notes swirl upward to open "Purrallel Worlds." Deeper notes begin to throb underneath as the smoothly trickling synth spins out and bass pulsates in quick bursts. A delicately floating panpipe synth carries an ethereal melody with a timeless feel, while twirling notes tumble around it.

The panpipes have a haunting, airy delicacy as they dance through the music, with the breathy melody climbing above cascading notes and bursting drums. The track crescendos as the sharply glowing synth rises and a medium-high synth rebounds while the panpipe-like synth cries out, carrying the smoothly exhaling melody.

Broadly shifting chords echo in the distance, drawing me into the sensation of floating on a tide of softly drifting air. The lead synth adds another layer of luminosity as aquatically bubbling notes tremble in the background.

A sense of increasing urgency fills the music as it winds tighter, with the widely revolving synth moving underneath the panpipes as they exhale. Intensely intertwining notes vibrate together as the main melody climbs to a brilliant peak and closes with twanging guitar.

“Force Meowjure” starts as a wobbling synth with a ragged edge and swelling brightness moves with a desolate wind. Tranquil, floating synth moves in easy tidal ripples as the almost vocal-sounding synth wanders past and the endless wind blows. Tiny points of light move in a rhythmic pattern as the deep flow underneath extends outward.

A broken glass synth pours out serenity and melancholy has the sharper edges underneath break. A drum bursts and pulses as the unctuous depths move outward and the metallic, flashing synth carries an ancient-feeling melody. Arpeggios revolve relentlessly, imbued with sadness as the drum burst continues. The broadly ringing synth moves in short pulses as the background is filled with angular sound.

Arpeggios continue to swirl outward, adding dynamism as the drums pulse in time to them. Flaring sounds cut through the music with tension and a new melody comes in, moving on a trembling, minor-key synth with an almost baroque feeling, adding more nervousness to the music before the track comes to an end on ominous bass.

Tremulous chimes echo with a ghostly pattern to begin “Alpha Catauri.” Extended synth tides glide outward with massive bass throbbing below, adding an ominous sensation as it expands and contracts slowly. Long flows of intensely brilliant synth chords reach outward through the music in washing waves.

A broad-sounding, hollow synth drifts through the music in a descending pattern as winds sweep past and a reverent choir calls out. The track’s fiery light fills the distance and the open-voiced notes glide past easily. I enjoy the way in which the melody is caressing and full of affectionate tenderness as the chimes float in the background.

The bass continues to rebound impactfully as the washing notes glide through and cleanly glowing notes undulate with flickering starlight. A resonant synth comes in, carrying a melody that is rich and tinged with a mournful feeling. Now the bass pulses in short bursts and the open-sounding, pipe-like synth descends over it until the track comes to an end.

"Turn of the Tail" opens as a flowing, bell-like synth moves in a smoothly oscillating line, adding a meditative sensation to the music. The drums and bass bounce in an uneven pattern as the lissome notes entangle and brilliant, trumpeting synth leaps outward as a punctuation. A laser-like sound sweeps in and now the drums and bass undulate and pound, darkly energetic as they flow through the music.

Snare drum bursts cut in and the angular, shifting notes are joined by a scintillating synth that intermingles in a swirling melody as the brassy sounds continue to slice in. Dynamism defines this track in a way that I find compelling, mingling synthesized layers with a palpable feeling of forward motion.

As the bright synth continues to climb upward in minor key lines, tangling, hollow bells twine together and the low end shifts smoothly. Punctuating luminosity pours out of a continually twinkling synth as the lusher low end and the heavy drums carry the track to an end.

Galactic pulses echoing into vast space start off “Dark Kitty.” A broadly roving synth moves along with orchestral notes that call out with increasing intensity and drama as a ticking percussive sound moves below.

The drums begin to pound with harsh force and the towering orchestra is joined by a brass section that creates motivational energy which uplifts me. Flashing synth notes leap through the music with an adventurous sensation, cut by the radiant synth that shines through the music.

Orchestral notes and brass give way to strings and a harpsichord that carries a melancholy, haunting melody. The spinning notes in the distance add a ghostly feeling as the thundering bass rumbles and the orchestra rolls through the music. Panpipes ripple and the active drums and bass throb as the string-like notes swirl and dance.

Active speed fills the music with a feeling of rocketing through the stars. Now the massive bass throbs and the broadly bursting notes call out. The drums and bass create propulsion and tensely sparkling notes are cut by open panpipes before the track ends.

“Birdwatcher” commences with ferociously ominous bass swelling into a forceful tide. The bass begins to rush forward with seething strength as echoing percussion floats out into space. The drums collide in a clashing beat as the heaving bass moves far below. Intimidating strength emanates from the bass and now it flows out in shadowy notes, filling the low end of the track. Intensely radiant synthesizers flicker in wandering lines as the hollow percussion taps.

The low end erupts, raging with guitar that adds even more strength before leaping into a swirling solo that rides through the music. Anger and danger emanate from the guitar as it slashes through, while the drums batter and climbing synthesizers wind up the tension. Cat Temper shreds on the guitar, creating jagged edges that slice through the music as bright notes shine.

Clean, sharp synthesizers leap in quickly, dancing lines that fill the track with flickering light. The drums collide now as the guitar charges and lambent synth howls with dramatic life as the bass churns below. The guitar solo is feral, ripping through the music before wobbling noises emerge. A piano undulates as a string-like synthesizer adds an enigmatic feeling to the music. I am enamored of the many layers that combine to create this luscious track. The music ends with a distinctly spectral feeling.

Ethereal notes drift smoothly into open space as giant bass rumbles to commence “Escape Claws”. Rippling synthesizers become more powerful as the gigantic bass moves. The arpeggios wander out as a floating sound descends and the bass feels dark and heavy. Cosmic noises flicker past as the endlessly turning arpeggios roam.

Bells add luminosity above the weighty low end as it sweeps past. The bells ring with huge force, crying out into the filigreed sounds around them as a wind flows. The sense of galactic forces interacting is palpable and draws me in.

A sharply nasal-sounding synthesizer winds through the music with an uplifting quality, painting a picture of planetary vistas opening wide as it hovers. There’s a slight distortion in the melody, adding an alien quality as it climbs with triumphant nobility. The drums continue to shape the music as the track slides into silence on tumbling arpeggios.

Conclusion

From a Whisker to a Scream has become one of my favourites from Cat Temper’s catalog. It reaches a high level and is one of the more cohesive and sonically pleasing works he's ever produced. I could listen to this music over and over again and never grow tired of it.

Miami Nights 1984 - Gunblaze Assault

Review by Karl Magi

Overall Album Impressions

Miami Nights 1984’s Gunblaze Assault carries me away to the days of my youth with a jazz fusion-influenced blast of Japanese-style video game music. This soundtrack to a game that never existed combines a superbly woven atmosphere, ear-pleasing melodies, and a sense of action punctuated by short moments of chilled-out respite. Miami Nights 1984 manages to capture the excitement, joy, and nostalgia of classic mech shooters in a way that I find irresistible.

The first thing that attracts me to Gunblaze Assault is the way in which Miami Nights 1984 skillfully evokes the atmosphere of a classic mech shooter. The types of synths he uses and the sound palette form a compelling picture. I can see the thrilling cutscenes of space battles, envision the shop screen as you upgrade your equipment, and imagine the excitement as the game unfolds and carries the listener away into its world.

Another excellent element of Gunblaze Assault is the melodic content. Miami Nights 1984 captures the jazz fusion-influenced work of many Japanese video game composers and adds his own twist. The melodies create a strongly visual impression of action and emotion, conveying the different states of mind experienced during gameplay. There's a freshness and spontaneity to the melodic composition that keeps me listening and brings me closer to the music.

I also enjoy the way in which the album moves through the different states of gameplay that one might experience. There's the anticipation of the battles to come, the adrenaline-pumping moments when one is fighting those battles, and the short segments in which tranquil melodies and soothing sounds flow to give the player a chance to rest and recover before another blast of excitement and action.

My Favourite Tracks Analyzed

"Loadout" comes to life with a bursting explosion that growls before quickly leaping drums and gnarly bass shift into motion. A ringing, string-like synth carries a drifting melody that hovers with tremulous ease. Trumpeting notes flash as the funky bass interlocks with smoothly shaping drums.

The bass adds an ear-pleasing groove that I enjoy, while sparkling notes cry out with lambent grace. A medium-high synth introduces an urgent pulsation, blending with the throbbing bass and tiny digital sounds that shiver in the background. The string-like synth slips through the music with breezy smoothness, creating a sense of calm.

Bell-like notes flash in the distance as the bass continues its rhythmic pulsation. There's a sense of growing anticipation in the music that draws me further into it. The song ends with the pulsing bass and trembling notes, leaving a resonant impression.

An actively leaping synth with a xylophone-like quality is joined by slap bass and rushing air to commence "Aerial Combat." The funky bass moves alongside an echoing synth flow, joined by brassy notes that flash out in a melody bursting with active motion, capturing the feeling of ripping through space in a freewheeling combat flight.

Effulgent synth notes trickle out in a melody that evokes weightlessness, while vibrant notes intertwine below it. The main melody has a smooth, floating quality as it unwinds, filling me with a sense of freedom. A rounded, twisting synth cries out above the popping slap bass and rises in a whirling dance before tumbling down again. The drums and bass pump onward as the gleaming synth unfolds, twirling through the music with acrobatic elegance before the track ends.

“Big City Air Drop” commences as a spiky synth moves in rapid pulses and the sound of a helicopter shifts in the distance. The drums and bass are a rushing charge as a computerized voice echoes out. The drums and bass become a broken beat as they speed out underneath the open voice and smoothly gliding synth.

The low end is a blur, creating excitement as a jazz-inflected, rounded synth carries a melody that falls and climbs in a rapidly trickling cascade, then whirls outward madly and bends. The low end is joined by funky slap bass as flanging synth notes spin out through the music. In the distance, angular sounds flare outward as the drum and bass beat rattles underneath. String-like synth entangles with luscious luminosity and metallic piano keys add another element of brightness.

I enjoy the way this track generates drama and thrilling emotion as it unfolds. The quickly trembling synth in the distance expands outward with sharp edges and gem-like notes ring out. The low end continues to tap and flick with the slap bass moving before silence falls.

A steadily pulsing, rough-edged synth moves along with a tapping snare drum and rebounding bass to start “Robotics Laboratory.” The exploratory melody comes in on a sonorous, string-like synth as sharp-edged notes glow into the music and slap bass twangs.

Open-sounding, trickling synth dances in a circular pattern, adding motion. Radiant notes cut into the music as the slap bass adds a funky quality, and the low end continues to move with unstoppable energy.

A wandering melody, carried on a bending synth, has a glowing glide to it that draws me in as it twists past and the low end guides the music. Vibrant strings call out as the slap bass pulses, sliding past in a lustrous motion. The track slowly fades away on the bass pulse.

“Fire It Up” begins as a propulsive slap bass pushes the music forward and a minor-key, metallic synth calls out in a dramatic melody. Ghostly voices call out as the driving low end pushes forward, and the enigmatic melody unfurls on the softly shining synth. A xylophone-like synth flickers past, adding speed and subtle light as the haunting notes twist and wriggle.

I am drawn in by the way this track evokes both speed and a feeling of impending danger. The drums and bass glide along as elevated, alien-sounding notes bend past, rising and falling. The tension is wound up as the main melody continues to move in nervous lines and the low end is unstoppable.

A fluting synth cascades through the music with smooth ease, infused with a jazzy feeling as it leaps. The low end and the bassline continue to rush forward as the synth spins wildly before piano-like notes carry the minor-key melody to the end.

The heavy drums collide with irresistible weight as a tightly wound synth spins out and the snare drum ticks rapidly to kick off “Barometric Pressure.” Synth flashes cut into the music as the drums and bass collide and a piano melody—softly touching—skips through the music like a leaf on a breeze. The low end drives forward with dynamic life as a wandering, taut synth swirls through the music to add another level of tension.

Luminescent piano chords move above the skittering drums and pounding bass, further adding to the sense of flight and blurring motion. Now, a medium-high, sharp-edged synth carries a melody that unwinds with twirling liveliness, carrying me along with it as I imagine free flight. The synth solo is intricate and full of whirling energy and the piano twinkles before silence falls.

“Thank You For Playing” starts as tranquil, widely sweeping synth chords echo into open space. A pervasive sense of calm infuses the music as a hi-hat ticks lightly and the rounded synth carries a peacefully hovering melody. Electric guitar twangs into the music and the bass begins to add more energy as the main melody sails out with relaxed sensations pouring from it.

The twanging guitar and pulsing bass move the track forward as the burnished lead melody glides past. An elevated, cleanly cutting synth carries a hopeful melody that expresses a sense of relief above the quickly throbbing bass. The dance guitar adds another element of sharpness as the track washes into silence on a glimmering synth.

Conclusion

Gunblaze Assault is a superb homage to some of the best Japanese video games of the 1990s. It captures their galvanizing dynamism and the jazzy melodic soundscapes created by their soundtracks. Miami Nights 1984 brings together the best elements of those games and creates an exciting and wonderfully nostalgic trip down memory lane for me.

Sonic Cartography

Written by Chris Magdalenski

The Simple Joys of Sonic Cartography:

A Meditation on the Act of Discovery and Where the Road Leads Next

Besides playing guitar or mindlessly noodling on a synth, one of my favorite musical pastimes has become diving the depths of Bandcamp in search of new music. 

This has always been something I've been somewhat lackluster about. I never quite shook off my Gen X experience of corporate media having an outsized influence on what I was listening to at any given time, despite the fact that I know full well that these days one may have to do a little work to find those diamonds hidden in field after field of the rough.

Thanks in no small part to my new role on Absynth's editorial staff, I've made it my focus to become far more proactive in my efforts to discover interesting new music in the darker, grittier genres like metal, postpunk and darkwave, among others.

While this is largely where my own personal tastes lie, it also nods to the future of Absynth itself. The time has come for the platform to expand beyond the synth community, offering content that encompasses work from our dark artist brethren all across the musical landscape.

You might've already read the stories about, (and hopefully listened to), some of our efforts already. Prog metal newcomers Dread Majesty are a find that we are all still banging our heads to, while smaller more personal projects such as "Finite Planetary Possibilities" by Vernal Ecosphere and "A Violent Egress" by Stygian Ruin offer fresh takes on the dark ambient and black metal genres respectively.

Both the act of discovering and getting the word out about these artists is something myself, and the rest of the staff at Absynth love doing. Bandcamp has become my primary excavation ground, and though there are plenty of other sources to tap, it is the one I find myself revisiting over and over. It the place I often start my journeys of musical discovery, or as I know like to call it - my own personal sonic cartography.

I’m not sure what prompted that particular phrase, I might well have picked it up from somewhere else along the way, but I can’t get the concept out of my head. The Sonic Cartographer, studiously charting the ever expanding realms of music in an effort to make what was previously unknown known. To discover exciting new worlds of sound and expression and share our findings with anyone and everyone willing to listen.

To continue drafting the map of our musical adventures so we can always reference where we’ve been and where we are going.

Becoming a Sonic Cartographer has provided me a simple, yet powerful joy in my life. One that I would wholly recommend to anyone no matter what types of music you listen to. 

Won’t you join us on our next journey?