Category Archives: Experimental
ACL 2026 Spring Music Preview ~ Experimental
Perhaps the largest impact of today’s slate is not its ability to push music forward, but its unusually high number of collaborative efforts. As the outer world seems to be headed in the direction of isolation, the experimental field finds
ACL 2026 Spring Music Preview ~ Experimental
Perhaps the largest impact of today’s slate is not its ability to push music forward, but its unusually high number of collaborative efforts. As the outer world seems to be headed in the direction of isolation, the experimental field finds
Saba Alizadeh ~ Rituals of the Last Dawn
Born in Tehran in 1983 as son of the world renowned tar and setar virtuoso Hossein Alizadeh, Saba Alizadeh established himself not only as a true master on the Iranian spike fiddle kamancheh but one of the groundbreaking voices in
Saba Alizadeh ~ Rituals of the Last Dawn
Born in Tehran in 1983 as son of the world renowned tar and setar virtuoso Hossein Alizadeh, Saba Alizadeh established himself not only as a true master on the Iranian spike fiddle kamancheh but one of the groundbreaking voices in
Nightingale Floor ~ Five Stagings
Nearly two feet of snow fell here last night, and no souls are allowed on the roads, which makes this the perfect time to light a fire and listen to Five Stagings. The album was recorded under similar conditions, “in
Nightingale Floor ~ Five Stagings
Nearly two feet of snow fell here last night, and no souls are allowed on the roads, which makes this the perfect time to light a fire and listen to Five Stagings. The album was recorded under similar conditions, “in
Antonio Gallucci ~ Hope for Nothingness as Something
With Hope for Nothingness as Something, Antonio Gallucci delivers a two-chapter suite that feels less like an album and more like a controlled philosophical quest. Written for modular and FM synth, wind and string instruments, electronics, sound objects, and field
Antonio Gallucci ~ Hope for Nothingness as Something
With Hope for Nothingness as Something, Antonio Gallucci delivers a two-chapter suite that feels less like an album and more like a controlled philosophical quest. Written for modular and FM synth, wind and string instruments, electronics, sound objects, and field
Various Artists ~ Pakapi Loops vol1
Based in Argentina and focused on South American artists, Pakapi Records has steadily cultivated a catalogue attuned to texture, process and locality. On Pakapi Loops vol1, the label draws from its roster to frame the loop not as doctrine but
Various Artists ~ Pakapi Loops vol1
Based in Argentina and focused on South American artists, Pakapi Records has steadily cultivated a catalogue attuned to texture, process and locality. On Pakapi Loops vol1, the label draws from its roster to frame the loop not as doctrine but
Francesco Fabris ~ DISPLACES
Bedroom Community really is a community, proven by the fact that Ben Frost and Valgeir Sigurðsson each contribute to Francesco Fabris‘ latest collection of disruptive sound. The most abrasive textures may remind long-term listeners of Frost’s seminal By the Throat. We last heard
Francesco Fabris ~ DISPLACES
Bedroom Community really is a community, proven by the fact that Ben Frost and Valgeir Sigurðsson each contribute to Francesco Fabris‘ latest collection of disruptive sound. The most abrasive textures may remind long-term listeners of Frost’s seminal By the Throat. We last heard
kyïvite ~ broadcast 09/01/26
As the situation in Ukraine grows increasingly dire, music from this region continues to be both vital and indispensable. In only a couple weeks, Gianmarco Del Re will mark the previously inconceivable fourth anniversary of the invasion in the sombre Ukrainian Field
kyïvite ~ broadcast 09/01/26
As the situation in Ukraine grows increasingly dire, music from this region continues to be both vital and indispensable. In only a couple weeks, Gianmarco Del Re will mark the previously inconceivable fourth anniversary of the invasion in the sombre Ukrainian Field
Stéphane Clor ~ Exarcheia – Εξάρχεια
Exarcheia – Εξάρχεια may be rooted in an Athens residency, but the cassette represents a “geography without borders,” with field recordings captured in Athens, Strasbourg and Gdańsk, including a street protest in solidarity with the Bengali July Revolution. Cellist Stéphane Clor also
Stéphane Clor ~ Exarcheia – Εξάρχεια
Exarcheia – Εξάρχεια may be rooted in an Athens residency, but the cassette represents a “geography without borders,” with field recordings captured in Athens, Strasbourg and Gdańsk, including a street protest in solidarity with the Bengali July Revolution. Cellist Stéphane Clor also
a closer listen 