Altered Zones

With all of the attention given to Mark McGuire's prolific 2011 output and John Elliot's Spectrum Spools imprint, it's natural to wonder what the most mysterious Emerald, Steve Hauschildt, has been cooking up. In a few weeks he'll release his proper solo debut for Kranky, Tragedy & Geometry, a self-described treatise on the effects of Information Age technology on people's interpersonal relationships. In "Batteries May Drain," there's a sense of liberation from the endless chatter of myriad devices as they silence themselves; there's a brief and sweet respite in its modern take on classic kosmische sounds. --Matt Sullivan, Altered Zones

MP3: Steve Hauschildt: "Batteries May Drain"

Tragedy & Geometry comes out November 14th on Kranky