Brendan Hasenstab

Brendan Hasenstab is a contributing editor with The Signal.
23
May

‘Chiquilla’

‘Chiquilla.’ A 2006 oldie in the Mexican cumbia style, which is an offshoot of Columbian cumbia. This one isn’t
20
May

‘Arrythmia’

‘Arrythmia.’ The Vancouver-based ambient composer Loscil is out with a new record that captures the anxiety that comes with fire
18
May

‘Delusional’

‘Delusional.’ Trip-hop is a genre that shined in the late 1980s and 1990s, when the Bristol Sound took off. And
16
May

‘Parallel Shift’

‘Parallel Shift.’ This 2024 number from the iconic Cybotron team of Juan Atkins and friends brings a slightly crisp update
13
May

‘Bounce’

‘Bounce.’ The New York-based DJ and producer Anthony Naples has a new album, Scanners, that lands perfectly in time for
11
May

‘Perihelion’

‘Perihelion.’ The composer and pianist Max Richter has drafted a string section for his latest single, “perihelion”—which means the
09
May

‘Ring the Alarm’

‘Ring the Alarm.’ Tenor Saw, a pioneer of dancehall reggae, was killed in 1988 at the age of only 21
06
May

‘Mind Games’

‘Mind Games.’ One might wonder if there are fresh ideas in techno music left to explore in 2025. But the
04
May

‘Garden’

‘Garden.’ A mist-filled plain in the West of Ireland brings us a new album titled Luster from the dream pop
02
May

‘Release +ϕ’

‘Release +ϕ.’ A dynamic composition from one of the bright lights of Egypt’s current generation of DJs and producers,