Welcome to Futurism Restated, by Philip Sherburne.

A newsletter about new music. Most of it electronic. Or “experimental,” whatever that means. But not always! Anyway, if you know my work, you probably know what kind of music you’re going to get here.

I’ve been writing about music for longer than I care to admit. Since 2014, I’ve been a contributing editor at Pitchfork, though I’ve been writing there since 2005. (In fact, in 2022 I filed my 500th review for them.) Before that, I was writing for SPIN, Resident Advisor, The Wire, and SF Weekly. Even, very occasionally, actually reputable joints like the New York Times. I’m also a sometime DJ and a (very) lapsed electronic musician. I’m also the co-host, with Lapsus Records’ Albert Salinas, of Lapsus Radio, which used to be a weekly show on Spain’s national public Radio 3 and now broadcasts every Tuesday on Mixcloud, for free, thanks to our Patreon supporters.

Albert and I currently co-run Balmat, an ambient-adjacent record label that has put out music from Patricia Wolf, µ-Ziq, and more.

Anyway: I’ve worn a lot of hats, so with Futurism Restated, I’m trying to keep things simple: I write about the new releases (and sometimes not-so-new releases) that I haven’t gotten to write about elsewhere, but that I think you should absolutely listen to.

Subscribe for free to get full access to the newsletter and the past month’s worth of archives. Paying subscribers get access to the full archives; the Mixes Digest, a regular roundup of essential new DJ mixes; a regularly updated playlist of all my recommendations and more; plus artist interviews and other exclusive posts.

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I've been writing about music—mostly electronic or experimental—since the late 1990s. You've probably read my work in Pitchfork. I'm also cofounder of Balmat, an ambient-ish record label, and the cohost of Spain’s Lapsus Radio (www.lapsus.com/radio).