A few days ago, art rock collective Auto Chlor released their album, Crystal Math, a 12-track collection of avant-garde/dark ambient music explained as a portrait of xx periscope’s decaying home life. xx periscope, who believes art has a place in music, is the core member of Auto Chlor, which, since its formation in 1995, has included more than 70 unique collaborators, releasing 16 long players, a multitude of EPs, and myriad singles. All of the song titles arrived through a random word generator. xx periscope then sat down and wrote to the song titles, with the album being completed in less than a day. Auto Chlor allows minuscule amounts of overthinking and overproduction. They apologize for almost nothing. Crystal Math by Auto Chlor Crystal Math opens with “Narcotic Gawk,” travelling on ...