Pé ~ first quarter of 21st century
With first quarter of 21st century, Iranian sound artist Pé continues a trajectory that began with gold bars made in dubai (2025) and gathered momentum on 40.8 tonnes of freedom (2025), moving away from the metaphysical concerns of earlier releases
Pé ~ first quarter of 21st century
With first quarter of 21st century, Iranian sound artist Pé continues a trajectory that began with gold bars made in dubai (2025) and gathered momentum on 40.8 tonnes of freedom (2025), moving away from the metaphysical concerns of earlier releases
Acid Brain 酸腦 ~ Heptaméron 七日譚
Heptaméron 七日譚 is an unusually assured debut, one that embraces the vocabulary of progressive rock while refusing to remain within its boundaries. Built around a fantasy narrative structured by the symbolic recurrence of the number seven, the album unfolds like
Acid Brain 酸腦 ~ Heptaméron 七日譚
Heptaméron 七日譚 is an unusually assured debut, one that embraces the vocabulary of progressive rock while refusing to remain within its boundaries. Built around a fantasy narrative structured by the symbolic recurrence of the number seven, the album unfolds like
Adam Bohman – AUDIO PIECE + FOUR COMPOSITIONS FOR PREPARED VIOLINS AND OBJECTS
Adam Bohman remains the real deal. For decades he has occupied a singular place within British experimental music, creating works that dissolve the boundaries between sound poetry, musique concrète, improvisation and everyday observation. Twelve years ago I made a short
Adam Bohman – AUDIO PIECE + FOUR COMPOSITIONS FOR PREPARED VIOLINS AND OBJECTS
Adam Bohman remains the real deal. For decades he has occupied a singular place within British experimental music, creating works that dissolve the boundaries between sound poetry, musique concrète, improvisation and everyday observation. Twelve years ago I made a short
SP* Episode 41: THE PILGRIMAGE – BIG EARS 2026 [podcast]
The Sound Propositions podcast is back for a five-part mini-season exploring Big Ears 2026. Rather than another day-by-day recap (you can find that in the newsletter), or a thematic synthesis (see my 2026 review), the following five conversations sketch out
SP* Episode 41: THE PILGRIMAGE – BIG EARS 2026 [podcast]
The Sound Propositions podcast is back for a five-part mini-season exploring Big Ears 2026. Rather than another day-by-day recap (you can find that in the newsletter), or a thematic synthesis (see my 2026 review), the following five conversations sketch out
abentis ~ Dim Grow
Nagoya’s leftfield electronic scene has recently garnered interest from the international music press. This is chiefly thanks to the efforts of producer and all-around scenester Yuya Abe (abentis). abentis has been an associate of Facta & K-LONE’s Wisdom Teeth label
abentis ~ Dim Grow
Nagoya’s leftfield electronic scene has recently garnered interest from the international music press. This is chiefly thanks to the efforts of producer and all-around scenester Yuya Abe (abentis). abentis has been an associate of Facta & K-LONE’s Wisdom Teeth label
Takkak Takkak – Abu
A Vilnius-based Indonesian composer and a Berlin-based Japanese producer have recorded an album in three different nations and released it on an Ugandan imprint. As a result, Abu sounds as if it comes from nowhere and everywhere at once: a “mystifying
Takkak Takkak – Abu
A Vilnius-based Indonesian composer and a Berlin-based Japanese producer have recorded an album in three different nations and released it on an Ugandan imprint. As a result, Abu sounds as if it comes from nowhere and everywhere at once: a “mystifying
Bios Contrast & Nilotpal Das ~ Sounds From The S.P.E.A.K.E.R System
With Sounds From The S.P.E.A.K.E.R. System, Bios Contrast & Nilotpal Das abruptly change course from the expansive drone works of Meltwater Pulse (2023) and Dragon Rising (2022). The album arrives in violent bursts, assembled from Bangla rap, digital hardcore, dek
Bios Contrast & Nilotpal Das ~ Sounds From The S.P.E.A.K.E.R System
With Sounds From The S.P.E.A.K.E.R. System, Bios Contrast & Nilotpal Das abruptly change course from the expansive drone works of Meltwater Pulse (2023) and Dragon Rising (2022). The album arrives in violent bursts, assembled from Bangla rap, digital hardcore, dek
Filtro ~ Structura Parva
Structura Parva — literally “small structure” — acts as both title and manifesto. Seven years after Forma, the Italian duo Filtro (Luca de Biasi and Angelo Bignamini) have moved away from long-form improvisations built from concrete sounds and electrical interference
Filtro ~ Structura Parva
Structura Parva — literally “small structure” — acts as both title and manifesto. Seven years after Forma, the Italian duo Filtro (Luca de Biasi and Angelo Bignamini) have moved away from long-form improvisations built from concrete sounds and electrical interference
a closer listen 