Archive - No Chambers

SRR #5: Randomness Is A State Of Mind

Japanese voice robots, Argentinian ambient, and (checks notes) Kenyan country?

19 hrs ago •

Cloudy With A Chance Of Catharsis

No Party for Cao Dong, "The Servile"

Aug 1 •

July 2025

SRR #4: Spit Me Sweet Nothings

Indian hip hop, Chinese hyperpop, and even more amapiano videos

Jul 13 •

Pop as Art and Artifact

FINGERGAP, "Shan Shan 160"

Jul 4 •

June 2025

SRR #3: Eyes on the Center

Central Asian disco, Iraqi classical, and dispatches from roughly every corner of the African continent

Jun 8 •

Briela Ojeda, "TEMPLO KOMODO"

The travel soundtrack you hope you'll never need to use

Jun 6 •

May 2025

The Scene Report Report: Issue #2

Mexican psychedelia, Tunisian house, and multiple takes on China's punk scene

May 11 •

Gaye Su Akyol, "Anadolu Ejderi"

Hard-hitting and hallucinogenic, with just enough glam to hold it all together

May 2 •

April 2025

Mbongwana Star, "From Kinshasa"

Rhythms and riffs tempered by and expanded sense of distance, in which even supernovas appear as isolated rebellions against the vast darkness of space.

Apr 4 •

March 2025

The Scene Report Report: Issue #1

A new feature rounding up the best global music coverage from the past month

Mar 21 •

Glow Curve, "Invisible History"

A well-rounded follow-up that rewards deep listens with sharp flashes of genius

Mar 7 •

February 2025

AKRIILA, "epistolares"

An urbana wunderkind widens her scope and hits her mark

Feb 7 •

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