Xander William is a young musician that has just emerged on the scene in Norfolk, a rural county in the United Kingdom. His most recent rebranding took place in January of 2022, and his most recent releases date all the way back to the middle of 2021. https://soundcloud.com/user-116237985 Xander William spent his childhood immersed in the culture of hip hop. On the way to high school, his...

Seishin Takeno's "Echoes," a sonic postcard from Kanagawa. Nine instrumental pieces, I've been told. Not nine songs, mind you – more like nine shaded windows into a particular kind of quiet. This isn't music that yells; it leans in, like a friend confiding a secret you half-hear on a summer porch. Immediately, you're not so much listening as remembering. Or maybe anticipating. It feels...