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Micro Genre Music @microgenremusic.bsky.social · 3d

New Review. Voodoo - D'Angelo.

In loving memory.

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#neosoul #randb #soulmusic #dangelo

Voodoo - D’Angelo (2000) - Album Review

Album: Voodoo Artist: D’Angelo Release Date: January 25, 2000 It’s the year 2000. The hangover of Y2K was in the air and for all the hype the year 2000 had in our minds in the 90s leading up to the…

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Micro Genre Music @microgenremusic.bsky.social · 8d

New Review. Points Of No Return – V/A

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#ambientmusic #electronicmusic

Points Of No Return - V/A || Beacon Sound (2020) - Album Review

Album: Points Of No Return Artist: Various Artists Release Date: August 7, 2020 There’s nothing quite like discovering a two hour long, 22-track quasi-ambient compilation album released by a local…

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Micro Genre Music @microgenremusic.bsky.social · 10d

New Review. Things Falling Apart - Nine Inch Nails.

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#industrialmusic #postindustrial #nineinchnails #trentreznor

Things Falling Apart - Nine Inch Nails (2000) - Album Review

Album: Things Fall Apart Artist: Nine Inch Nails Release Date: November 21, 2000 Ah yes, Things Falling Apart – one of the worst reviewed Nine Inch Nails releases of all time. Incidentally…

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Micro Genre Music @microgenremusic.bsky.social · 12d

New Album Review. Isis – bagonia (2024).

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#dub #noisemusic #electronicmusic #industrial

Isis - bagonia (2024) - Album Review

Album: Isis Artist: bagonia Release Date: November 30, 2024 Full disclosure, I’m not the best person to review this album for any of its technical aspects, because there’s a lot going on here…

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Micro Genre Music @microgenremusic.bsky.social · 15d

New Scene Report. Live in the Depths 91.

#electronicmusıc #experimentalmusic #breakcore #pdx

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Scene Report: Live in the Depths 91

LIVE IN THE DEPTHS 91: Official Website Venue: Mississippi Pizza & Atlantis Lounge – Mississippi Ave, Portland, OR Disclaimer: Time is a slippery bastard. What you’re about to read happened in some…

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Micro Genre Music @microgenremusic.bsky.social · 16d

❤️ Looking forward to your next album.

Micro Genre Music @microgenremusic.bsky.social · 16d

RECESSED DRAUGHTING – Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe (2024) – Album Review

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#ambientmusic #darkambient #electronicmusic

RECESSED DRAUGHTING - Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe (2024) - Album Review

Album: RECESSED DRAUGHTING Artist: Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe Release Date: June 25, 2024 It feels almost rude to use the phrase “old world” when describing something like this, but maybe I just don’t…

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Micro Genre Music @microgenremusic.bsky.social · 16d

FEELING BODY – Nyokabi Kariũki (2023) – Album Review

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#ambientmusic #darkambient #healing #minimalistambient

FEELING BODY - Nyokabi Kariũki (2023) - Album Review

Album: FEELING BODY Artist: Nyokabi Kariũki Release Date: March 3, 2023 Composed during the throes of extended illness, the album carries an unexpected restorative quality. I truly believe that we all...

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Micro Genre Music @microgenremusic.bsky.social · 21d

New Review. Neptunian Blue – Ahya Simone (2025)

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#randb #ambient #experimentalmusic #ahyasimone

Neptunian Blue - Ahya Simone (2025) - Album Review

Album: Neptunian Blue Artist: Ahya Simone Release Date: January 8, 2025 We haven’t heard anything else by Ahya Simone, but judging by the album I’ve just heard, I know that she has a distinct vision…

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Micro Genre Music @microgenremusic.bsky.social · 21d

New Review. Harmony / Balance – Ibukun Sunday (2024).

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#ambientmusic #dronemusic #minimalism

Harmony / Balance - Ibukun Sunday (2024) - Album Review

Album: Harmony / Balance Artist: Ibukun Sunday Release Date: September 20, 2024 One of the enduring qualities of ambient music is its ability to remain timeless; you can always dust off an ambient…

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Micro Genre Music @microgenremusic.bsky.social · Sep 13

New Article by J. Simpson ( @forestpunk.bsky.social).
10 Albums to Check Out This Week.

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#ambientmusic #darkambient #dronemusic #newreleases

10 Albums to Check out this Week - Micro Genre Music

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Micro Genre Music @microgenremusic.bsky.social · Sep 11

New Review. Ambient Dairies Vol. 1 – Production Unit Xero.

@puxflux.bsky.social @heterodoxrecords.bsky.social

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Ambient Dairies Vol. 1 - Production Unit Xero (2025) - Album Review

Album: Ambient Dairies Vol. 1 [HTX147] Artist: Production Unit Xero Release Date: September 5, 2025 Longform ambient compositions. How did I take you for granted? Okay, so to be fair, I think a lot of...

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Micro Genre Music @microgenremusic.bsky.social · Aug 31

Top Ambient Albums of 2025 – Summer Edition

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Top Ambient Albums of 2025 - Summer Edition

As I said in my Top Ambient Albums of 2025 – Winter Edition & Spring Edition rundown, (and I will continue to say this) music lists with “Top” in their title should always be taken with a grain of…

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Micro Genre Music @microgenremusic.bsky.social · Aug 2

New Scene Report. EQUALIZER presented by Heterodox Records at NO FUN w/ Devil's Dill.

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#idm #electronicmusic #breakcore #pdxmusic

Scene Report: EQUALIZER presented by Heterodox Records at NO FUN (7.26.25)

Event: EQUALIZER presented by Heterodox Records Venue: NO FUN – 1709 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR Mark the date – July 26, 2025. The official hangover day of the Portland music scene.

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Micro Genre Music @microgenremusic.bsky.social · Jul 27

Scene Report: HARDWARE at Process PDX

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#electronicmusic #experimentalmusic #portland

Scene Report: HARDWARE at Process PDX

Event: HARDWARE Venue: Process PDX – 5040 SE Milwaukie Ave, Portland, OR HARDWARE first took shape in the dim, tangled heart of Northeast Portland. What began as a small collaborative session of local...

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Micro Genre Music @microgenremusic.bsky.social · Jul 27

Terrains – Production Unit Xero/NNDL (2025) – Album Review

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#electronicmusic #experimentalmusic

Terrains - Production Unit Xero/NNDL (2025) - Album Review

Album: Terrains Artist: PUX/NNDL Label: Heterodox Records Release Date: June 13, 2025 In my mind, I’m always searching for September. That time of year where everything starts to die and anything not…

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Micro Genre Music @microgenremusic.bsky.social · Jul 23

YATTA – PALM WINE (2024) – Album Review

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YATTA - PALM WINE (2024) - Album Review

Album: PALM WINE Artist: YATTA Label: INITIATION Release Date: October 25, 2024 Maybe the world ended in 2024 and we just didn’t know it. I feel like PALM WINE is the evidence of this event.

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Micro Genre Music @microgenremusic.bsky.social · Jul 23

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BL-001 - AshTreJinkins (2025) - Album Review

Album: BL-001 Artist: AshTreJinkins Label: Buried Light Recordings Release Date: April 6, 2025 AshTreJinkins makes music. That was the extent of my knowledge of this human before listening to this…

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Micro Genre Music @microgenremusic.bsky.social · Jul 5

New Scene Report. Live in the Depths 88.

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#portland #pdx #electronicmusic

Scene Report: Live in the Depths 88

LIVE IN THE DEPTHS 88: Official Website Venue: Mississippi Pizza & Atlantis Lounge – Mississippi Ave, Portland, OR One of my favorite things to do at Live in the Depths is get settled in like an hour…

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Micro Genre Music @microgenremusic.bsky.social · Jun 29

Scene Report: Modbang PDX — 1 Year Anniversary Party

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#pdx #portland #electronicmusic #idm

Scene Report: Modbang PDX — 1 Year Anniversary Party

Show: Modbang PDX — 1 Year Anniversary Party Venue: The Midnight PDX + The Sïx The folks who run Modbang shows say it’s, “No laptops. No DJs. Just machines, wires, and pure voltage.

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Micro Genre Music @microgenremusic.bsky.social · Jun 15

New Scene Report. Live in the Depths 87.

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#liveinthedepths #pdx #ambient #technomusic #idm

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Scene Report: Live in the Depths 87

LIVE IN THE DEPTHS 87: Official Website Venue: Mississippi Pizza & Atlantis Lounge – Mississippi Ave, Portland, OR Whatever craziness is happening at these shows, it’s never just the music or the…

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Micro Genre Music @microgenremusic.bsky.social · Jun 15

New Review. Mascarade – GAYANCE (2023)

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"Mascarade is a breath of fresh air – an absolute escape into the beautiful world created by Aïsha C. Vertus."

#randb #brokenbeats #bruk #alternativerandb #soulmusic

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