Philip Sherburne
@philipsherburne.bsky.social
Pitchfork / Lapsus Radio / Balmat
Substack: http://futurismrestated.substack.com
Label: http://balmat.cat
Mixes: http://soundcloud.com/psherburne
Menorca, Spain
Substack: http://futurismrestated.substack.com
Label: http://balmat.cat
Mixes: http://soundcloud.com/psherburne
Menorca, Spain
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...
If Not Now, When, by Raica
8 track album
silverthreads.bandcamp.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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...
futurismrestated.substack.com/p/fr-145-a-b...
FR 145: A Bonus Mix for Subscribers
A calmly ecstatic hour featuring K-LONE, Shinichi Atobe, Steve Hauschildt, & more.
futurismrestated.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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...
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
November 24, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Sean Duffy is right. Next time I fly, I'm going to dress to impress in my best @chatpileband.bsky.social shirt
Oneohtrix Point Never: Tranquilizer
Read Philip Sherburne’s review of the album.
pitchfork.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:41 PM
There's no better rainy Friday-morning writing music than Chiastic Slide
November 21, 2025 at 8:42 AM
There's no better rainy Friday-morning writing music than Chiastic Slide
Just looked at Twitter. The first 13 consecutive posts on my For You tab:
- Elon Musk
- Dan Bongino
- Elon Musk
- Karoline Leavitt
- Steven Cheung
- White House
- Donald Trump Jr.
- some woman's butt
- Elon Musk
- Sec. Sean Duffy
- White House
- Heritage pres. Kevin Roberts
- Pitchfork
- Elon Musk
- Dan Bongino
- Elon Musk
- Karoline Leavitt
- Steven Cheung
- White House
- Donald Trump Jr.
- some woman's butt
- Elon Musk
- Sec. Sean Duffy
- White House
- Heritage pres. Kevin Roberts
- Pitchfork
November 20, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Just looked at Twitter. The first 13 consecutive posts on my For You tab:
- Elon Musk
- Dan Bongino
- Elon Musk
- Karoline Leavitt
- Steven Cheung
- White House
- Donald Trump Jr.
- some woman's butt
- Elon Musk
- Sec. Sean Duffy
- White House
- Heritage pres. Kevin Roberts
- Pitchfork
- Elon Musk
- Dan Bongino
- Elon Musk
- Karoline Leavitt
- Steven Cheung
- White House
- Donald Trump Jr.
- some woman's butt
- Elon Musk
- Sec. Sean Duffy
- White House
- Heritage pres. Kevin Roberts
- Pitchfork
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.
Four decades back a major label released a debut album that sounded like almost nothing on earth while still sounding incredibly familiar. Our man in San Francisco Ned Raggett takes stock of it all
Happy Birthday to the JAMC's Psychocandy, which turns 40 today!
buff.ly/nflmjN6
Happy Birthday to the JAMC's Psychocandy, which turns 40 today!
buff.ly/nflmjN6
November 18, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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...
FR 144: One Perfect Day and Various Small Whistles
New records from Bill Orcutt, Lia Kohl, Avalon Emerson, and more
futurismrestated.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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?
November 18, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Anyone else unable to access Discogs because of a Cloudflare issue?
Reposted by Philip Sherburne
If the NYT told the story of the homeless teenager exploited by Matt Gaetz with even half as much empathy as it tells the story of Olivia Nuzzi, it would be in danger of committing journalism.
November 14, 2025 at 5:47 PM
If the NYT told the story of the homeless teenager exploited by Matt Gaetz with even half as much empathy as it tells the story of Olivia Nuzzi, it would be in danger of committing journalism.
Reposted by Philip Sherburne
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...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
November 14, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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...
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...
Oneohtrix Point Never: Garden of Delete
Garden of Delete is unlike anything that Daniel Lopatin has done, in terms of technique, mood, or scope. It is denser than his previous albums, by several orders of magnitude. It is more varied, and i...
pitchfork.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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
a man is dancing in front of a garage door on a tv screen
Alt: Arrested Development's George Michael playing with a pretend light saber in his garage
media.tenor.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:38 PM
I knew that video of Palantir CEO Alex Karp brandishing a sword reminded me of something
Reposted by Philip Sherburne
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.
November 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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.
Some incredible records in this week's newsletter: International Anthem trio SML, Old Technology's @dan-bean.bsky.social, Mood Hut's Slow Riffs, Other People's Aylu, neo-krautrock adept Danz CM, ECM double bassist Thomas Morgan, and more
futurismrestated.substack.com/p/fr-143-for...
futurismrestated.substack.com/p/fr-143-for...
FR 143: Forests and Simulacra
New albums at the margins of jazz, ambient, and techno
futurismrestated.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Some incredible records in this week's newsletter: International Anthem trio SML, Old Technology's @dan-bean.bsky.social, Mood Hut's Slow Riffs, Other People's Aylu, neo-krautrock adept Danz CM, ECM double bassist Thomas Morgan, and more
futurismrestated.substack.com/p/fr-143-for...
futurismrestated.substack.com/p/fr-143-for...
Reposted by Philip Sherburne
Found the tweet that Joyce Carol Oates bodied Elon Musk with and it's so beautiful in its eloquent, simple take down. So much so he's crashing out trying to prove he reads books now. Put this in the Louvre.
November 10, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Found the tweet that Joyce Carol Oates bodied Elon Musk with and it's so beautiful in its eloquent, simple take down. So much so he's crashing out trying to prove he reads books now. Put this in the Louvre.
ICYMI, this week's newsletter rounds up incredible new LPs from Carrier, In Transit (Dave Huismans), Natural Information Society, Chat Pile & Hayden Pedigo, Spanish guitarist Paul Pérrim, Eiko Ishibashi & Jim O'Rourke, Lifted pal Jeremy Hyman & more!
futurismrestated.substack.com/p/fr-142-per...
futurismrestated.substack.com/p/fr-142-per...
FR 142: Perseverance and Repercussions
New music from Carrier, Natural Information Society, Eikoishibashi & Jim O’Rourke, and more.
futurismrestated.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:28 PM
ICYMI, this week's newsletter rounds up incredible new LPs from Carrier, In Transit (Dave Huismans), Natural Information Society, Chat Pile & Hayden Pedigo, Spanish guitarist Paul Pérrim, Eiko Ishibashi & Jim O'Rourke, Lifted pal Jeremy Hyman & more!
futurismrestated.substack.com/p/fr-142-per...
futurismrestated.substack.com/p/fr-142-per...
Great reporting (and a crazy-making story) from Andy Cush
In many cases, it is shockingly easy to upload fraudulent music to an artist's streaming profile—no hacking or even password entry required
Why Is It So Easy to Flood Streaming With AI Slop?
And what the hell is Operation Clown Dump?
www.hearingthings.co
November 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Great reporting (and a crazy-making story) from Andy Cush
Reposted by Philip Sherburne
'Manzana', the companion album to '1979' is out today, exclusively on @bandcamp.com on CD and digital.
mikeparadinas.bandcamp.com/album/manzana
mikeparadinas.bandcamp.com/album/manzana
November 7, 2025 at 8:38 AM
'Manzana', the companion album to '1979' is out today, exclusively on @bandcamp.com on CD and digital.
mikeparadinas.bandcamp.com/album/manzana
mikeparadinas.bandcamp.com/album/manzana
Last week Balmat released µ-Ziq's 1979, @mikeparadinas.bsky.social' 2nd album for the label. Today we're back with 1979's surprise-released* companion album MANZANA!
(*unless you were in the Bandcamp listening party last week, in which case you knew)
mikeparadinas.bandcamp.com/album/manzana
(*unless you were in the Bandcamp listening party last week, in which case you knew)
mikeparadinas.bandcamp.com/album/manzana
Manzana, by µ-Ziq
13 track album
mikeparadinas.bandcamp.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Last week Balmat released µ-Ziq's 1979, @mikeparadinas.bsky.social' 2nd album for the label. Today we're back with 1979's surprise-released* companion album MANZANA!
(*unless you were in the Bandcamp listening party last week, in which case you knew)
mikeparadinas.bandcamp.com/album/manzana
(*unless you were in the Bandcamp listening party last week, in which case you knew)
mikeparadinas.bandcamp.com/album/manzana
Reposted by Philip Sherburne
I seem to remember whole congressional hearings about the terrible destructive force that is violence in video games and yet, there is a very strange quiet about an unregulated technology that coaches people to suicide.
There are no words for how evil this is
November 7, 2025 at 6:11 AM
I seem to remember whole congressional hearings about the terrible destructive force that is violence in video games and yet, there is a very strange quiet about an unregulated technology that coaches people to suicide.
These transcripts are some of the most sickening things I’ve ever read.
The company says it’s heartbreaking, they promise improvements, new guardrails. Anything but shutting it down. Suicide is just a metric in their ongoing beta test.
Sam Altman and everyone like him should be in fucking jail.
Sam Altman and everyone like him should be in fucking jail.
November 7, 2025 at 7:23 AM
These transcripts are some of the most sickening things I’ve ever read.
Reposted by Philip Sherburne
I reviewed Mark Fell's mind-bending new album of chamber music (yes, you read that right) on the @frozenreeds.com label, plus the inaugural EP on the National Centre for Mark Fell Studies, best label name I've heard in a while pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...
Mark Fell: Psychic Resynthesis / Nite Closures EP
Read Philip Sherburne’s review of the album and EP.
pitchfork.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:39 AM
I reviewed Mark Fell's mind-bending new album of chamber music (yes, you read that right) on the @frozenreeds.com label, plus the inaugural EP on the National Centre for Mark Fell Studies, best label name I've heard in a while pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...