Review: Troller, Drain

Homegrown triumvirates' electro indie bristles on brooding third LP

"...So revealed Austin triple threat Adam Jones: Survive member, Holodeck Records owner, and Troller keymaster/programmer/analog synthesist. Presumably part and..."

May 26, 2023 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Music 2023: The Best Things We Saw on Wednesday

A primo Tiger Den showcase, iLe, Hermanos Gutiérrez, and more

"...by the popularity of the Haçienda nightclub and scene-maker/Factory Records head Tony Wilson. Asked about the possibilities of new..."

March 16, 2023 SXSW Post by Julian Towers

In My World of Disorder, the Top 100 Austin Records of 2021

Kevin Curtin ranks his favorite local releases of the year

"...up with a list of my favorite 100 Austin records of that year...."

Dec. 17, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Pre-Form (Holodeck Records)..."

April 16, 2021 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

The 2020/2021 Austin Music Awards Came Bearing a Pandemic Stimulus

Hop in the Winner Wagon and see who we surprised with this year's unique awards

"...Holodeck..."

March 5, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Checking in With Area Musicians Yielded 80,000 Words of Pandemic Realness

Stay TF home

"...Light (Peter Tran), Katherine de Rosset (Kate Davis), and Holodeck Records scientists Dylan Cameron, label head Adam Jones, and..."

Jan. 22, 2021 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Faster Than Sound: Don’t DM Me, Vote in the Austin Music Poll!

The Austin Music Poll is open all month. Go vote – online!

"...O Holodeck..."

Jan. 15, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Checking In: French Diva Lou Rebecca Moves to Los Angeles

Pandemic claims Parisian expatriate to her local collabo’s city

"...visualization for Restless, Rebecca’s debut LP on homegrown imprint Holodeck Records,” detailed Rachel Rascoe in a Chronicle cover story..."

Dec. 21, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Faster Than Sound: Venue Relief Pending as COVID-19 Spike Stalls Restarted Gigs

Also, sampling Flobama's beats, and remembering landmark pianist Margaret Wright

"...put out May tape Warp Mode locally with (iN)Sect Records. Latest cassette Bento Beats aggregates the best of his..."

Dec. 11, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Checking In: Dylan Cameron Revisits the Rave Music of A Jilted Generation

IDM experimentalist notches third entry in a Holodeck triad

"...A skittering upbeat overlays melodic ambiance on Dylan Cameron’s Holodeck Records single last month, “Dust Lust.” Meanwhile, its video..."

Oct. 9, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Checking In: Holodeck Records CEO Adam Jones Postpones Entire Release Schedule

First installment of a update triptych from the label

"...synthesizers and programming. As owner of crucial Austin imprint Holodeck Records, the ubiquitous tastemaker also counts his hands full..."

Oct. 6, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Holodeck Records Bandcamp..."

Sept. 11, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Summer Fun Playlist: Forget the Piñatas

"...software in the watery, cleansing, insistent piano plink of Holodeck Records' trending local composer Juan Cisneros...."

May 29, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re playing

"...www.holodeckrecords.com..."

May 22, 2020 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Checking In: Michael C. Sharp Lives Lean

Sungod percussionist and hardcore punk forges dreamlike ambience

"...Not a Low Life. Affiliate of local electro brand Holodeck Records, the multifaceted sound sage emits a stark signal..."

April 4, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Local Merch to Shop on Bandcamp Today

Let these 15 selects kick off your shopping spree

"...upcoming April 10 debut Voice Box on Fat Possum Records, dream-pop fivepiece Why Bonnie offers a whimsical new design..."

March 20, 2020 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Top 100 Austin Records of 2019

Kevin Curtin unveils his third annual list of local releases

"...15) Lou Rebecca, Restless (Holodeck)..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Faster Than Sound – Beerland & Beyond: The Year in Music News

Squeezing out the decade's end in local music headlines

"...3) Lou Rebecca, Restless (Holodeck)..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

VVV

"...label BCLR Laboratories and EP Spreading Primose on Austin's Holodeck Records, highlights the local sound whisperer's aesthetic. Born Shawhin..."

Dec. 13, 2019 Music Review by Kahron Spearman

Faster Than Sound: Falling Into Levitation

With a new autumn time slot, Levitation finds footing as a Downtown “gaggle of bands,” Angel Olsen chimes in on new album All Mirrors, and more music events

"...each collaboration is different. Jack White imprint Third Man Records matches Damo Suzuki Network with an array of Detroit-connected..."

Nov. 1, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Parisian Chanteuse Lou Rebecca Is the Complete Pop Package

Personas, dance, fashion, and Holodeck-ian synth transform into the electro crooner

"...visualization for Restless, Rebecca's debut LP on homegrown imprint Holodeck Records. Video game warrior, sci-fi princess, genie ballerina –..."

Sept. 20, 2019 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

SXSW Music Interview: Lou Rebecca

French chanteuse infuses current pop with retro influences

"...dreams bigger since her eponymous 2018 debut on Austin's Holodeck Records...."

March 15, 2019 Music Feature by Christina Garcia

SXSW Music Preview: Holodeck Records Rescores Egyptian Creation Myth at AFS Cinema

Synth whisperers soundtrack Ra: Path of the Sun God

"...The lauded retro synth wizards behind Holodeck Records, homegrown label associated with Netflix’ 2016 hit sci-fi..."

March 11, 2019 Music Post by Christina Garcia

12 Can't-Miss Austin Bands at SXSW

Hip-hop, roots rock, pop, shoegaze, and more to keep your ears ringing

"..."Or early Brian Eno records," interjects Wood, 28, also the bassist for Leche...."

March 7, 2019 Music Post by The Music Staff

Can't-Miss Austin Bands at SXSW

Welcome to the ATX shoegaze revival

"...dream via third LP (and first for local label Holodeck), Providence. [inset-1-right]..."

March 8, 2019 Music Feature by Michael Toland

Can't-Miss Austin Bands at SXSW

Neil Lord, putting the bam in ambient

"...Like many of his Holodeck Records peers, Lord combines darkwave, ambient, and prog rock..."

March 8, 2019 Music Feature by Dan Gentile

Faster Than Sound: 15 SXSW Buzz Bands to Cure Millennial Burnout

By legs, Lyft, or Lime scooter, get to the following 15 acts

"...for L.A.'s indie elite, Sasami Ashworth debuts on Domino Records this Friday. Fortified rock anthem "Callous" already earned dates..."

March 8, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

2018/19 Austin Music Industry Poll Top 10s

Nearly half of this year's Austin Music Poll/Austin Music Awards winners are now known

"...RUNNERS-UP: Chicken Ranch, 12XU, Raw Paw, Holodeck, Austin Town Hall Best Music Festival..."

Feb. 22, 2019 Music Feature

SXSW Adds 102 Movies to 2019 Film Festival Lineup

After Us, what else does the film fest have in store?

"...of the Sun God with live score by Austin's Holodeck Records, the debut of the new 4K restoration of..."

Jan. 16, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Free Week 2019 Is in the Rearview Mirror, but These Homegrown Standouts Aren't

10 local showcases that got us excited for what’s to come this year

"...Holodeck Records delivery Grivo ended the second night of Free..."

Jan. 11, 2019 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

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