Ghostly International

Matthew Dear announces Beams, out 8/28 on Ghostly

Avant-pop songwriter Matthew Dear has announced a new album, Beams, due out 8/28 on Ghostly International. Hear the first single,…

Morrow vs. Hajduch: Jacaszek’s Glimmer

Scott Morrow is ALARM’s music editor. Patrick Hajduch is a very important lawyer. Each week they debate the merits of…

This Week’s Best Single: Com Truise’s Fairlight

Com Truise: Fairlight (Ghostly International, 5/3/11) Com Truise: "Polyhurt" [audio:http://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Polyhurt.mp3|titles=Com Truise: "Polyhurt"] You might already know New Jersey-based DJ/producer Com…

Syntaks: A Dream-Pop Love Child

Though started as a solo project by Jakob Scøtt, Danish dream-pop band Syntaks is now a duo, filled out by…

Record Review: Ghostly International’s SMM: Context

V/A: SMM: Context (Ghostly International, 3/1/11) Christina Vantzou: "11 Generations of My Fathers" [audio:http://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/11-Generations-Of-My-Fathers.mp3|titles=Christina Vantzou: "Generations Of My Fathers"] In…

Terry Riley’s In C gets an electro makeover

On April 27, minimalist composer Terry Riley's shape-shifting opus, In C, is being released by Ghostly International as an IDM-infused…

Audion: Billy Says So EP

Matthew Dear spent the end of 2007 basking in universal praise for his poppy vocal full-length album Asa Breed. In…