Dissonant

An overview of the releases we listened to in 2026

How Groupers' communal upbringing and DIY tape aesthetics shaped an album still influencing ambient and shoegaze artists two decades later.

Tracklist for Dissonant #42 (21/07/2026)

Join Kate Carr’s sonic journey through London, where field recordings transform a walk into an immersive soundscape.

Ava Rabiat explores human-machine entanglement through fragile jazztronica and subtly shifting emotional landscapes of sound alike.