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Todd Tobias ~ Gila Man

Hidden Shoal and Tiny Room Records promise a “psychedelic sci-fi western adventure”, and that’s what they deliver.  Arriving at around the same time as HBO’s remake of Westworld, the timing couldn’t be better. The album starts with electronic horse trotting, and

Todd Tobias ~ Gila Man

Hidden Shoal and Tiny Room Records promise a “psychedelic sci-fi western adventure”, and that’s what they deliver.  Arriving at around the same time as HBO’s remake of Westworld, the timing couldn’t be better. The album starts with electronic horse trotting, and

Tilman Robinson ~ Deer Heart

A beam of light bisects Tilman Robinson‘s face, offering a symbol for his music.  Deer Heart may be half modern composition, half experimental, but the artist is no split personality; his musical halves form a unified whole. One may be forgiven (we hope)

Tilman Robinson ~ Deer Heart

A beam of light bisects Tilman Robinson‘s face, offering a symbol for his music.  Deer Heart may be half modern composition, half experimental, but the artist is no split personality; his musical halves form a unified whole. One may be forgiven (we hope)

Dead Light ~ S/T

One shouldn’t drench tape in vinegar or heat it in the microwave.  Nor should one use an ice cube tray to repeatedly freeze a hydrophone, or place screwdrivers across the strings of a piano.  Yet these are things that Anna

Dead Light ~ S/T

One shouldn’t drench tape in vinegar or heat it in the microwave.  Nor should one use an ice cube tray to repeatedly freeze a hydrophone, or place screwdrivers across the strings of a piano.  Yet these are things that Anna

Danny Clay & Katrien De Blauwer ~ Stills

Are we still in the digital era, or have we passed into something yet unnamed?  (Please don’t call it “post-digital”!)  While many of us never abandoned our love for vinyl, a new generation has embraced it, and with the love

Danny Clay & Katrien De Blauwer ~ Stills

Are we still in the digital era, or have we passed into something yet unnamed?  (Please don’t call it “post-digital”!)  While many of us never abandoned our love for vinyl, a new generation has embraced it, and with the love

Robert Heel ~ The Moon

Here’s a fun release that will make a fine souvenir for those quick enough to procure one of the 33 existing copies.  The Moon is a half-hour soundscape comprised of samples from the Apollo 8 mission, from ignition to return, enhanced

Robert Heel ~ The Moon

Here’s a fun release that will make a fine souvenir for those quick enough to procure one of the 33 existing copies.  The Moon is a half-hour soundscape comprised of samples from the Apollo 8 mission, from ignition to return, enhanced

Mono ~ Requiem for Hell

What a month for Pelagic Records.  First came a new album from pg.lost, then an split EP from Ef & Tiny Fingers, then an aural banquet from Wang Wen, and now the coup de grâce: a new studio set from Mono (released by

Mono ~ Requiem for Hell

What a month for Pelagic Records.  First came a new album from pg.lost, then an split EP from Ef & Tiny Fingers, then an aural banquet from Wang Wen, and now the coup de grâce: a new studio set from Mono (released by

Wang Wen ~ Sweet Home, Go!

No more singing, screaming, or sampling of dialogue: by concentrating on pure instrumental bliss, China’s Wang Wen has made their best album to date.  We challenge our readers to identify any other band who’s been able to do this in their ninth

Wang Wen ~ Sweet Home, Go!

No more singing, screaming, or sampling of dialogue: by concentrating on pure instrumental bliss, China’s Wang Wen has made their best album to date.  We challenge our readers to identify any other band who’s been able to do this in their ninth

Dmitry Evgrafov ~ The Quiet Observation (Debut, Review & Interview!)

We perform a hat trick for our readers today, as we premiere a track from Dmitry Evgrafov’s upcoming EP on FatCat/130701, ask the pianist a few questions and review his new music! Russian pianist Dmitry Evgrafov was described as a “youngster” a

Dmitry Evgrafov ~ The Quiet Observation (Debut, Review & Interview!)

We perform a hat trick for our readers today, as we premiere a track from Dmitry Evgrafov’s upcoming EP on FatCat/130701, ask the pianist a few questions and review his new music! Russian pianist Dmitry Evgrafov was described as a “youngster” a