Philip Sherburne

New newsletter up today, featuring new-to-me leftfield techno duo Rat (huh? who?), plus Deadbeat, Elori Saxl & Henry Solomon, Carlos Giffoni, Chris Watson, Skee Mask & more futurismrestated.substack.com/p/fr-154-hom...

We are, as they say, so back: new Futurism Restated up, featuring reviews of Benjamin Brunn, Maya Shenfeld, Lifted, and more futurismrestated.substack.com/p/fr-153-cit...

Fantastic piece of writing that pulls together so many threads

I wrote about the incredible new album from Jana Horn, plus Erik Hall’s pulse minimalism, Lia Kohl’s site-specific chamber music, and more futurismrestated.substack.com/p/fr-152-yes...

Naaaaaaailed it

Wrote about Purelink’s heady new live tape pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...

From Mood Hut, an insta-cop for the Chain Reaction heads pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...

I interviewed guitarist @shaneparish.bsky.social about his incredible new album of Autechre covers for @billorcutt.bsky.social's label futurismrestated.substack.com/p/fr-150-gui...

I made a dub techno mix futurismrestated.substack.com/p/eavesdropp...

Futurism Restated is back with the first post of the new year: a fascinating interview with Kara-Lis Coverdale (@k-lc.bsky.social), who spoke in depth about the three albums she released on Smalltown Supersound last year futurismrestated.substack.com/p/fr-149-kar...

New Interview: www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...

Today's serendipitous transcription-app error: "audible product" in place of "Arvo Pärt"

Fuck, and I cannot emphasize this enough, AI www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/20...

For the last newsletter of the year I interviewed Tim Sweeney of Beats in Space Radio futurismrestated.substack.com/p/fr-148-ast...

Hot on the heels of my Best of 2025 post, one more Mixes Digest for the year, with five killer mixes to ease your path through the holiday season futurismrestated.substack.com/p/mixes-dige...

Slightly randomly rediscovered Susumu Yokota's albums at the weekend (while tidying) - hadn't played in an age and had forgotten how beautiful and beguiling they were. Missed there'd been a retrospective - a lovely, insightful @philipsherburne.bsky.social review here: pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...

Honored to see this record turn up in John's excellent year-end list! Stephen, Brendan, and Hahn are in some very good company here indeed

For my last major piece of 2025, I wrote about @ad93rec.bsky.social as @pitchfork.com's label of the year pitchfork.com/features/lis...

I wrote about my 30 favorite albums of the year (plus 45 more) futurismrestated.substack.com/p/the-best-a...

Just opened a Google doc I closed last night. I must have been having a stroke or something because this was one of the last things I typed

More like "American Can't-O"

Hats off to @residentadvisor.bsky.social for this massively ambitious undertaking. (I wrote about Ricardo Villalobos.) Some really fine writing here, and the selection is top notch, a fittingly dynamic representation of the past 25 years. ra.co/features/4481

Can't believe we're actually making this happen: Stephen Vitiello, Brendan Canty, and Hahn Rowe — creators of Balmat 16, "Second" — are bringing the live trio to Barcelona's CaixaForum on February 27. Tickets just 10€! Info here caixaforum.org/es/barcelona...

Even if you think, incorrectly, that this repulsive technology has any place in mainstream culture, maybe it gives you pause that the worst people in the world are hell bent on making you use it.

I’m ecstatic to announce my new double LP, Autechre Guitar, is now available for preorder from Bill Orcutt’s Palilalia Records. Ten songs by the English electronic music duo, Autechre, transcribed and arranged for solo acoustic guitar. 🙏 🟩 shaneparish.bandcamp.com/album/autech...

That kicker slate.com/culture/2025...

This week's newsletter is an interview with Tusco Embassy's Nathan Bowers, whose "Roulette" compilations play a different song every time you put the needle on the wax. futurismrestated.substack.com/p/fr-146-tus...

Between the photo and the title, that looks like a heist movie about a bunch of burglars from a shadowy Catholic splinter group who break into their targets by digging tunnels

I'm editing a automated transcription of an interview I did and came across the name "GMA Work." Could not for the life of me figure out who it was supposed to be. Listened back and, aha: Jim O'Rourke.

Finally sitting down with @chloeharris.bsky.social's new album on @jo-johnson.bsky.social's Silver Threads label, and my god is it beautiful. I'll definitely be writing more on it, but wanted to shout it out here silverthreads.bandcamp.com/album/if-not...

While I juggle deadlines in the run-up to Thanksgiving, today's newsletter is an exclusive mix for paying subscribers: an hour of ambient, techno, and IDM from K-LONE, Steve Hauschildt, Shinichi Atobe, Cousin & Priori, et al. futurismrestated.substack.com/p/fr-145-a-b...

Sean Duffy is right. Next time I fly, I'm going to dress to impress in my best @chatpileband.bsky.social shirt

Happy OPN day—reupping my review, which ran on Monday. pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...

There's no better rainy Friday-morning writing music than Chiastic Slide

A true story: At 14, I heard this playing in a Portland record store and told the clerk, with some trepidation, that I thought his speakers might be broken. I don't remember exactly what he said but he must not been too harsh with me, because I bought the record. An all-time fave.

In the newsletter this week: a vinyl-only collection from NZ ambient lifer Rosy Parlane, an incredible new Bill Orcutt solo LP, trips to the dark side of drum & bass and UKG from Peak Oil's Low End Activist, SDEM's hardware hip-hop for Gescom heads... futurismrestated.substack.com/p/fr-144-one...

Anyone else unable to access Discogs because of a Cloudflare issue?

but for real i tried to capture what i felt going through these emails (on here & in the document hellscape). how it feels like a last nail in a coffin of some kind in terms of a rot in the heart of the elite. and proof that the truth is dumber than fiction www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

Was just re-reading my old Garden of Delete review yesterday, while I’ve been thinking about the new OPN album—had no idea that G.O.D. was turning 10 today. Always liked this review, still have vivid memories of writing it. pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...

I knew that video of Palantir CEO Alex Karp brandishing a sword reminded me of something

So on Epstein, the Democratic position should be "Trump should resign." If you are a Democratic elected, practice saying "We demand the president's resignation" in front of a mirror as many times as it takes until the dry-heaving that comes from having a phobia about actually doing politics passes.