Once a week, Stack delivers a mix of the most interesting new music on the web, handpicked by the Hype Machine team. Here's a recent mix.
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mike cooper - Suicide De Luxe (including “Rock and Roll Hi Way")
An Aquarium DrunkardFollow “A world-weary would-be swansong by a maverick songwriter with nothing left to lose, Life and Death in Paradise is a…” on Jul 26th, 2023 →
mike cooper - Rocket Summer
Bandcamp DailyFollow “The British experimental folk musician has maintained an incredibly varied and prolific output. Read full story on the Bandcamp Daily.” on Jul 19th, 2023 →
Mike Cooper - Extraordinary Moments I
a closer listenFollow “While many music labels impressed us this year, few had to deal with invasion and war. Our Label of the…” on Dec 10th, 2022 →
Mike Cooper - Tirta Gangga
The QuietusFollow “Noel Gardner's guide to the best of New Weird Britain returns, with extraordinary bursts of melody from Margate-via-Maine, the Bristolian…” on Mar 16th, 2022 →
Mike Cooper - Mono/Hydra
Revista Marvin Follow “Un poco de experimentación exótica por un autentico explorador del sonido sin ningún tipo de trabas, el británico Mike Cooper.…” on Jan 18th, 2022 →
Mike Cooper - An Acoustic Sleepwalk
Bandcamp DailyFollow “Toad-inspired dungeon synth, long-form odysseys, warped exotica, & more. Read full story on the Bandcamp Daily.” on Sep 2nd, 2021 →
Mike Cooper - Baarish ke Baad (Sri Lanka After Rain)
PopMattersFollow “If you're looking at this list, you're of a rare and dying breed: you are actively choosing to engage with…” on Dec 15th, 2020 →
Manja Ristić - Voice Engine
a closer listenFollow “The glaciers are melting, species are disappearing, natural wonders are being turned into tourist traps, and all the while we’re…” on Dec 16th, 2019 →
Mike Cooper - Paumalu
Bandcamp DailyFollow “Welcome to Essential Releases, our weekly roundup of the best music on Bandcamp. Each week, we’ll recommend crucial new albums…” on Jul 26th, 2019 →
Mike Cooper - Running Naked
Bandcamp DailyFollow “By Gonçalo Cardoso’s own admission, his label Discrepant’s output can often appear frantic—scattershot even. “Someone once described the label as…” on Mar 21st, 2019 →
Kim Myhr - Sort sol
DoklandsFollow “When Kim Myhr plays guitar, you can hear all the overtones that come from the strings dancing beneath his fingertips.…” on Nov 21st, 2018 →
Mike Cooper - Raft 21 - Guayaquil to Tully
ParguelandFollow “Una de las actividades deportivas que me desconecta de la dura vida diaria y de problemas vitales como pagar renta,…” on Aug 23rd, 2017 →
Mike Cooper - An Aesthetic of Bird Calls (LP Excerpt)
Fluid RadioFollow “Mike Cooper “Kiribati was the first release on my Hipshot c.d.r label in 1999. I wanted to create an album…” on Mar 12th, 2016 →
Mike Cooper - Trout Steel (PoB-13, 1970/2014): "I've Got Mine
Tiny Mix TapesFollow “by C Monster • August 2015 TMT-saint Jonathan Dean introduced me to Mike Cooper through a video link a few…” on Aug 13th, 2015 →
Mike Cooper - Humid Morning
Tiny Mix TapesFollow “Brake cleaner, gum cutter, motor oil additive: good luck scrubbing your hands clean. After years, the chemicals become an integral…” on Apr 8th, 2015 →
MIKE COOPER - Pearl Fisher
movimentaFollow “NO=FI Recordings, in collaborazione con Nero, ha pubblicato questo mese l’album New Globe Notes di Mike Cooper, che si presenta…” on Feb 23rd, 2014 →
Mike Cooper - If I Get Lucky
Dusted MagazineFollow “ by Adam Strohm Where Mike Cooper's concerned, you can pretty much forget that tired saw about old dogs and new…” on Apr 5th, 2012 →