“See Birds (Moon)” by Balam Acab

Although electronic music can be traced back to the late 1920’s, it wasn’t until the introduction of groups like Kraftwerk when the genre gained traction. As the technology to produce this music became more affordable, it helped revolutionize the recording industry, to the point where most of the popular music of today has some form of electronic element connected to it.

I came across this song ten years ago and it immediately drew my attention. It was dark and mysterious, with dystopian undertones. It also helped carry the electronic musical tradition forward, pushing ideas to their sonic limits.
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Balam Acab is the moniker for talented musician Alec Koone and his See Birds EP was his first official release. It’s also one of the earlier examples of witch house, a microgenre of electronic music.