Olivier Laurent’s new concept album, “Solin Anj”, doesn't so much play for you as it does around you. Listening feels like an act of accidental espionage on a life in progress. We are placed in the sonic womb, hearing the muffled arguments, ambitions, and affections of a world getting ready for our arrival. It’s an album that unfolds with the unhurried, jazzy cadence of...

London-based sonic architect Antoin Gibson throws us a jagged anchor in a sea of engineered algorithms with her ferocious new single, "Diss Tribute". The track hooks you immediately with a hollow, descending loop that cycles endlessly. It’s an eerily perfect sound, replicating the exact numbing repetition of staring blankly at an infinite, algorithmic feed. Soon, a heavy, staccato rhythm drops in, locking you tight...