Articles by Luke Pearson

Over a Decade Since Their Last Collab, Lindstrøm and Prins Thomas Are as Compatible as Ever on 'III'

PUBLISHED Nov 16, 2020

Norway's leading post-techno explorers,  Lindstrøm and Prins Thomas have reunited again, following up 2009's II with the unsurprisingly tit...

Mat Zo Gives the 'Illusion of Depth' with Turn-of-the-Millennium Electronic Sounds

PUBLISHED Oct 8, 2020

After two successful albums — 2013's Damage Control even earned a Grammy nomination — London DJ/producer Mat Zo has returned with Illusion...

Surfer Blood Stick to the Basics on 'Carefree Theatre'

PUBLISHED Sep 28, 2020

With the ten-year anniversary of Surfer Blood's debut, Astro Coast, having just passed, and with principal songwriter John Paul Pitts havin...

A. G. Cook's 'Apple' Is the Most Fully Realized Version of PC Music's Iconoclastic Pop

PUBLISHED Sep 16, 2020

Having become known for a certain insouciance and challenging of conventions, it was perhaps not shocking that 7G, producer and PC Music he...

Even with Tom Holland and Robert Pattinson, 'The Devil All the Time' Still Feels Cheap

Directed by Antonio Campos

PUBLISHED Sep 15, 2020

One of the more authentic voices of the so-called hillbilly lit movement of the last decade or so, Donald Ray Pollock worked in a paper mil...

'Wendy Carlos: A Biography' Is a Comprehensive Tribute to the Synth Pioneer

PUBLISHED Aug 31, 2020

Electronic music fans with a particular interest in audio engineering are likely familiar with the name Wendy Carlos. Film buffs with a pre...

BT Returns to Trance on 'The Lost Art of Longing' and Proves Why He's One of the Best

PUBLISHED Aug 13, 2020

Few trance artists have crossed over into mainstream professional respectability as thoroughly as BT (Brian Transeau). Movie and videogame...

'Black Water: Abyss' Is a Serviceable Croc Movie Without Much Bite

Directed by Andrew Traucki

PUBLISHED Aug 10, 2020

Since settling long ago into the comfortable swamp of B movie and made-for-TV content, killer crocodiles have enjoyed a steady relationship...