Ted Davis

The 10 Best Electronic Albums Of 2025 In 2025, the rave was not defined by a cohesive trend. Over my first complete year writing a column for Stereogum, the mood was noticeably scattered. Dubstep shifted in smart directions; soundscapes f...

The 10 best electronic albums of 2025

The 10 Best Electronic Albums Of 2025 In 2025, the rave was not defined by a cohesive trend. Over my first complete year writing a column for Stereogum, the mood was noticeably scattered. Dubstep shifted in smart directions; soundscapes f...

Wrote about the 10 coolest electronic releases of the year for @stereogum.com. Tried to mix records you probably heard a lot about with lower key gems. Dig in!
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The Best Ambient Albums of 2025 Our guide to the year’s crucial ambient LPs.

My year end ambient list for Bandcamp dropped! All of the albums I wrote about? Really good 👍
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Blurbed Purelink and james K!

mike, by DJ STEPDAD 8 track album

My debut full-length as DJ STEPDAD, ‘mike,’ is out today on
@imageresearch.bsky.social. Find it everywhere!

For as ridiculous as it is to name a bunch of dance tracks after hypothetical guys, I am quite proud listening back. Check it out, if you will!
djstepdad.bandcamp.com/album/mike

frank, by DJ STEPDAD track by DJ STEPDAD

You can also snag the track on Bandcamp here. Back soon about shows, cassettes, mixes, collabs, and tracks named after some guys. Until then 🎧
djstepdad.bandcamp.com/track/frank

Premiere: DJ Stepdad - frank (Image Research Records) New York's DJ Stepdad lands on Image Research Records with his debut album, mike. DJ Stepdad is the moniker of music journalist and radio host Ted Davis who has become synonymous with ambient music f

I have a new single out today, titled “frank.” It arrives ahead of my full-length debut, ‘mike,' out November 7th via @imageresearch.bsky.social.

"frank" is premiering on Untitled 909. Check it out!
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A belated thank you for having me on! Was so great to chat!

The Best Ambient Music on Bandcamp, August 2025 Our guide to the month’s crucial ambient LPs.

Here are albums that ponder climate change, a shuttering listening bar, Gravity’s Rainbow, and more.

The Best Ambient Music on Bandcamp, August 2025 Our guide to the month’s crucial ambient LPs.

More great records of the ambient variety, recommended to you by me!
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Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, “GUSH” The ambient darling wows with futuristic sonic design, colorful production and commanding vocals.

Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith wows with futuristic sonic design, colorful production, and commanding vocals on "GUSH," our Album of the Day.

Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, “GUSH” The ambient darling wows with futuristic sonic design, colorful production and commanding vocals.

Wrote about @kaitlynaurelia.bsky.social's latest move away from ambient for @bandcamp.com! A poppy, sensorial record I quite enjoyed!
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Patricia Wolf: Natural Synthesis Patricia Wolf details the making of her soundtrack to the film Hrafnamynd. Plus, she shares a free download of field recordings made in Iceland, urban ravens, synth textures and more.

.@patriciawolf.bsky.social is the best! I interviewed her for Ableton and I am now planning to officially switch over from Logic because of how convincing our chat was! Her new record for Balmat is also an essential listen!
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Verraco Is Living Out His Dreams Ahead Of Schedule The TraTraTrax co-founder on his debut XL EP 'Basic Maneuvers.' Plus: the best electronic tracks of the month.

Verraco told us about his first EP for XL, the visceral 'Basic Maneuvers,' and how scouting artists for TraTraTrax informs his own music.

Read the interview — and hear the best new electronic tracks of the month — in the new Crossing Wires:

In my latest @stereogum.bsky.social electronic column, an interview with Verraco and thoughts on the latest and greatest banging tunes. Enjoy 🎧
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The Tape Label Report, July 2025 Five tape labels from around the world to know this month.

July's edition of The Tape Label Report has arrived, with five more great cassette-focused labels to discover.

Mondo Lava, “Utero Dei” On their latest, Mondo Lava infuses Pynchonesque absurdity with beachy charm.

Sunburned Hand Of the Man...but from Malibu? Ted Davis explains in today's Album of the Day.

The Tape Label Report, July 2025 Five tape labels from around the world to know this month.

I became aware of Crude Tapes because its founder and I often guest on the same Lot Radio show. After digging in, I realized that the label is also very cool! More thoughts in @bandcamp.com's latest Tape Label Report!
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Mondo Lava, “Utero Dei” On their latest, Mondo Lava infuses Pynchonesque absurdity with beachy charm.

🌋 Mondo Lava - 𝙐𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙤 𝘿𝙚𝙞 - featured as the album of the day on @bandcamp.com

✍️ Huge thanks to @tddvsss.bsky.social for the gorgeous words

"like Sunburned Hand Of The Man beamed from Malibu instead of Boston: Beneath a sharp exterior, it begs one to take it easy"

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Mondo Lava, “Utero Dei” On their latest, Mondo Lava infuses Pynchonesque absurdity with beachy charm.

A pleasure to cover some recent @hausumountain.bsky.social weirdness for @bandcamp.com, as always!
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Tommy WÁ, “Somewhere Only We Go” The Ghanian musician bridges contemporary indie rock and 20th-century West African folk.

Bridging contemporary indie rock and 20th-century West African folk, "Somewhere Only We Go” by Tommy WÁ is our Album of the Day.

Tommy WÁ, “Somewhere Only We Go” The Ghanian musician bridges contemporary indie rock and 20th-century West African folk.

I wrote about the new Tommy WÁ record on Dirty Hit for @bandcamp.com!
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𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘢.𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘭𝘶𝘥, “Ashes That Made The Shape Of My Dreams” Inspired by the experience of early parenthood, the latest on Not Not Fun exudes celestial warmth.

The sound of digital raindrops falling on Jell-O.

𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘢.𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘭𝘶𝘥, “Ashes That Made The Shape Of My Dreams” Inspired by the experience of early parenthood, the latest on Not Not Fun exudes celestial warmth.

Always a fan of the records put out by Not Not Fun! I was stoked to write about the new metra.vestlud album for the label, Ashes That Made The Shape Of My Dreams, for
@bandcamp.com. Some dusty ambient that finds existentialism in parenthood!
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The Best Ambient Music on Bandcamp, July 2025 Our guide to the month’s crucial ambient LPs.

July's edition of The Best Ambient Music on Bandcamp has arrived. Tune in and bliss out.

The Best Ambient Music on Bandcamp, July 2025 Our guide to the month’s crucial ambient LPs.

Wrote about more music of the ambient variety in column format for popular music web store and streaming platform @bandcamp.com's editorial arm 💯
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pleasure was all mine, thanks for the chat Ted.

Loscil: Visualizing Lake Fire Canadian ambient veteran Loscil expounds on the environmental, sonic and visual inspiration for his latest album Lake Fire. He also shares the custom Max for Live devices he uses to play and process v...

I interviewed @loscil.ca, about his smokey new record Lake Fire, for Ableton! Always nice to talk production with a great producer.
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How Birmingham Became Home to the Shadowy Side of Techno Regis, Surgeon, Sandwell District and more all inject electronic music with palpable menace.

Indebted to post-punk, no wave, and industrial, the Birmingham sound is as dark as it is gripping. Here are some gateways into one of techno's most enduring movements.

How Birmingham Became Home to the Shadowy Side of Techno Regis, Surgeon, Sandwell District and more all inject electronic music with palpable menace.

Wrote about the continuation of the Birmingham sound for @bandcamp.com---including interviews with Surgeon and Regis, plus some thoughts on some recent records keeping foreboding British techno fresh ☠️
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