The Remote Viewer

The Remote Viewer creates music that feels like a collection of polaroids left out in the sun until the edges start to curl and fade. It is electronic music that breathes with a human, albeit fragile, pulse. You will hear the tiny mechanical sounds of a sampler working, the hiss of a tape loop, and the skeletal remains of a piano melody that seems to be disintegrating as it plays. It is deeply atmospheric but avoids the emptiness of pure ambient music by maintaining a subtle, glitchy rhythmic backbone.

What truly sets them apart is their ability to make digital errors feel like emotional vulnerabilities. Instead of the cold, surgical precision often found in IDM, Andrew Johnson and Craig Tattersall lean into the 'defeatist attitude' mentioned in their titles, embracing imperfection. The music sounds like it was recorded in a drafty attic in Northern England, capturing the specific melancholy of a landscape that is both beautiful and slightly neglected.

Start with 'Here I Go Again on My Own' to hear their most cohesive statement. It perfectly balances their background in the indie-rock world of Hood with the experimental electronic textures that defined the early 2000s Moteer label aesthetic. It is a rewarding listen for anyone who finds beauty in the cracks between the notes.