Hyperglyph is a studio album by Chicago Underground Duo, an American duo of Rob Mazurek and Chad Taylor. It was released on August 15, 2025, through International Anthem Recording Company. It received universal acclaim from critics.
Background Chicago Underground Duo consists of American musicians Rob Mazurek and Chad Taylor. Hyperglyph is the duo's first album since Locus (2014). It was released on August 15, 2025, through International Anthem Recording Company. A music video was released for the album's title track.
Critical reception
Andy Cowan of Mojo wrote, "With tense atmospherics pulsing just below the surface, an electric chemistry courses through the line-blurring electro-acoustic hybrids of Hyperglyph." Hank Shteamer of The New York Times stated, "they reassert their folk-rooted futurism, setting free-form trumpet-drums duets alongside pulsing electroacoustic grooves and blissful thumb-piano interludes, imbuing it all with surreal wonder." Thom Jurek of AllMusic commented that "This set reveals their mature, fully developed musical language expanded by sonic and harmonic invention."
Accolades + Year-end lists for Hyperglyph Publication List Rank AllMusic Favorite Jazz Albums The New York Times Best Jazz Albums of 2025 The Quietus The Quietus Albums of the Year 2025
Track listing
Personnel Credits adapted from liner notes.
Rob Mazurek – trumpet, piccolo trumpet, RMI electric piano, modular synthesizer, sampler, voice, flute, bell Chad Taylor – drum kit, percussion, mbira, kalimba Dave Vettraino – engineering, mixing Scott McNiece – sequencing David Allen – mastering Mikel Patrick Avery – front cover photography Alejandro Ayala – back cover photography Aaron Lowell Denton – design
Charts + Chart performance for Hyperglyph Chart (2025) Peakposition
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