A Closer Look: Big Ears 2026
A CLOSER LOOK: Big Ears 2026 Four days, forty-two shows, six interviews, and one pilgrimage to Knoxville. I began my first day at Big Ears with a question that had lingered since the festival first popped on my radar more
A Closer Look: Big Ears 2026
A CLOSER LOOK: Big Ears 2026 Four days, forty-two shows, six interviews, and one pilgrimage to Knoxville. I began my first day at Big Ears with a question that had lingered since the festival first popped on my radar more
Yerevan Calling ~ An interview with Kai Khachatryan
Kai Khachatryan is a sound artist and experimental musician based in Yerevan. Active in various punk bands since 2002, he began producing experimental music in 2010. Field recordings form the foundation of his practice, alongside electromagnetic sounds captured using devices
Yerevan Calling ~ An interview with Kai Khachatryan
Kai Khachatryan is a sound artist and experimental musician based in Yerevan. Active in various punk bands since 2002, he began producing experimental music in 2010. Field recordings form the foundation of his practice, alongside electromagnetic sounds captured using devices
Yoichi Kamimura ~ Waterforest
We last heard from Yoichi Kamimura with ryūhyō, one of our favorite field recording albums of 2025. This year’s Waterforest is closely related; in fact, some of the sounds stem from the same sessions, in which the artist recorded the sounds of Shiretoko’s
Yoichi Kamimura ~ Waterforest
We last heard from Yoichi Kamimura with ryūhyō, one of our favorite field recording albums of 2025. This year’s Waterforest is closely related; in fact, some of the sounds stem from the same sessions, in which the artist recorded the sounds of Shiretoko’s
VA ~ Land 3 (أرض ٠٣) by Tunefork Studios / Beirut Synth Center
Curated by Tunefork Studios and Beirut Synth Center, the third volume in the Land series raises funds for those displaced by Israeli attacks on Lebanon in March 2026, with proceeds directed to Beit Aam and other grassroots initiatives. If Land
VA ~ Land 3 (أرض ٠٣) by Tunefork Studios / Beirut Synth Center
Curated by Tunefork Studios and Beirut Synth Center, the third volume in the Land series raises funds for those displaced by Israeli attacks on Lebanon in March 2026, with proceeds directed to Beit Aam and other grassroots initiatives. If Land
~Nois ~ What Is ~Nois
An abundance of tildes occupies our title space as ~Nois returns with What Is ~Nois, the follow-up to Kinds of ~Nois. The playfulness of the album title translates to the music, while the implied question, “What is noise?” is a challenge to the listener.
~Nois ~ What Is ~Nois
An abundance of tildes occupies our title space as ~Nois returns with What Is ~Nois, the follow-up to Kinds of ~Nois. The playfulness of the album title translates to the music, while the implied question, “What is noise?” is a challenge to the listener.
Hollie Kenniff ~ For Those Who Stay
Despite the fact that it includes the track “Winter, Don’t Let Go,” For Those Who Stay is very much an album of spring. More specifically, it’s about the emergence into spring after a long winter, which has been chronicled month by
Hollie Kenniff ~ For Those Who Stay
Despite the fact that it includes the track “Winter, Don’t Let Go,” For Those Who Stay is very much an album of spring. More specifically, it’s about the emergence into spring after a long winter, which has been chronicled month by
Mikael Lind ~ Norðaustur
Iceland is home to some of the most unique pairings of sound and visual art, and Norðaustur (Northwest) is a fine addition to the canon. The album began as an installation in a big fish oil tank in Raufarhöfn, where Sigga
Mikael Lind ~ Norðaustur
Iceland is home to some of the most unique pairings of sound and visual art, and Norðaustur (Northwest) is a fine addition to the canon. The album began as an installation in a big fish oil tank in Raufarhöfn, where Sigga
Stine Janvin / Morten Joh ~ Or Gare – funeral procession music from Ryfylke, Norway
Recalling the ancient custom of “Liksong” (“corpse song”), Or Gare – funeral procession music from Ryfylke, Norway is reverent, spooky and enthralling, an imagined score to a single, haunted procession. The otherworldly vocals uncouple listeners from the present, immersing them in
Stine Janvin / Morten Joh ~ Or Gare – funeral procession music from Ryfylke, Norway
Recalling the ancient custom of “Liksong” (“corpse song”), Or Gare – funeral procession music from Ryfylke, Norway is reverent, spooky and enthralling, an imagined score to a single, haunted procession. The otherworldly vocals uncouple listeners from the present, immersing them in
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