On the fourth album from vibey West Coast jazz mainstays Sam Gendel and Sam Wilkes, Gendel's saxophone has vanished entirely, and Gendel's bass has receded into the background. Now, the duo's focus is squarely on synthesized textures and deceptive stasis. A weird, wobbly mix of gestural beats, artificial tones and Rainforest Café rhythms, Unrelated heads deeper into the Uncanny Valley.

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The 78-year-old Japanese musician Haruomi Hosono has been a vastly influential force for decades. After stints in the '60s psych-rock band Apryl Fool and the folk-rock group Happy End, Hosono led Yellow Magic Orchestra, the electronic group that started in the late '70s and had a vast impact on all sorts of futuristic music. As a solo artist and producer, Hosono has continued to explore an…