Category Archives: Experimental

Machinefabriek ~ Samen

Machinefabriek is no stranger to the compilation format.  One of the earliest such efforts, 2007’s two-disc Weleer, collected the best tracks from over 30 CD3″s.  At the time, it was considered to be a perfect entry point into the work

Machinefabriek ~ Samen

Machinefabriek is no stranger to the compilation format.  One of the earliest such efforts, 2007’s two-disc Weleer, collected the best tracks from over 30 CD3″s.  At the time, it was considered to be a perfect entry point into the work

Various Artists ~ Flowers Not Bombs

Six months after Gaza Is the Moral Compass, Beacon Sound returns with its second in a series of vital fundraisers for Palestine.  The proceeds will be split among Arab Group for the Protection of Nature, APN’s Revive Gaza Farmland, and

Various Artists ~ Flowers Not Bombs

Six months after Gaza Is the Moral Compass, Beacon Sound returns with its second in a series of vital fundraisers for Palestine.  The proceeds will be split among Arab Group for the Protection of Nature, APN’s Revive Gaza Farmland, and

Cherim ~ Ğymaq / VA ~ Shyshagh: Imaginary Circassian Underground

Built entirely from fragments from the Ored Recordings catalogue, Cherim’s Ğymaq reconfigures the label’s archival focus into something spectral and unstable by ways of heritage not preserved, but dissolved, stretched, and made to echo. Working with Circassian vocal traditions, shichepshin

Cherim ~ Ğymaq / VA ~ Shyshagh: Imaginary Circassian Underground

Built entirely from fragments from the Ored Recordings catalogue, Cherim’s Ğymaq reconfigures the label’s archival focus into something spectral and unstable by ways of heritage not preserved, but dissolved, stretched, and made to echo. Working with Circassian vocal traditions, shichepshin

Alarm Will Sound ~ Lift

Alarm Will Sound won their first Grammy Award this past February for Best Chamber Music / Small Ensemble Performance. They are also currently celebrating their 25th anniversary as a chamber orchestra, an occasion they’re ringing in with a series of

Alarm Will Sound ~ Lift

Alarm Will Sound won their first Grammy Award this past February for Best Chamber Music / Small Ensemble Performance. They are also currently celebrating their 25th anniversary as a chamber orchestra, an occasion they’re ringing in with a series of

RIHA ~ V

RIHA’s V is both a family portrait and a journey through the mythological landscape of Svaneti, the mountainous region of north-western Georgia that has long nourished Rati Oniani’s imagination. Conceived as the soundtrack to a forthcoming documentary about his grandfather,

RIHA ~ V

RIHA’s V is both a family portrait and a journey through the mythological landscape of Svaneti, the mountainous region of north-western Georgia that has long nourished Rati Oniani’s imagination. Conceived as the soundtrack to a forthcoming documentary about his grandfather,

Cinna Peyghamy ~ Music For Tombak & Synth

On Music For Tombak & Synth, Paris-based Iranian musician Cinna Peyghamy transforms a technical experiment into something deeply personal. What began as research into contact microphones and live improvisation gradually evolved into a meditation on exile, double identity, and inherited

Cinna Peyghamy ~ Music For Tombak & Synth

On Music For Tombak & Synth, Paris-based Iranian musician Cinna Peyghamy transforms a technical experiment into something deeply personal. What began as research into contact microphones and live improvisation gradually evolved into a meditation on exile, double identity, and inherited

Alessandro Brivio ~ 2:25

Grief comes in multiple shapes and forms. None of them are pleasing to the eye or the ear. On 2:25, Alessandro Brivio confronts loss as a system under stress, short-circuiting in real time. The cover image—a specular photograph of graffiti

Alessandro Brivio ~ 2:25

Grief comes in multiple shapes and forms. None of them are pleasing to the eye or the ear. On 2:25, Alessandro Brivio confronts loss as a system under stress, short-circuiting in real time. The cover image—a specular photograph of graffiti

Dressed in Sound ~ Sharper Than a Needle

Here’s something that has to be seen to be believed; fortunately, we have the video evidence.  Those who are in Munich this Wednesday will also have the rare opportunity to experience Sharper Than a Needle in person at the album release

Dressed in Sound ~ Sharper Than a Needle

Here’s something that has to be seen to be believed; fortunately, we have the video evidence.  Those who are in Munich this Wednesday will also have the rare opportunity to experience Sharper Than a Needle in person at the album release