Magnétar

On April 25, 2026, the French artist Scaphandre will release *Magnétar*, an EP arriving under that title's nod toward one of the more extreme objects in astrophysics — a magnetar being a type of neutron star with an extraordinarily powerful magnetic field, capable of releasing more energy in a fraction of a second than the sun emits over thousands of years. Whether the name is purely aesthetic or signals something about the music's density and intensity is one of the more interesting questions the release leaves open. Read more…