Category Archives: Experimental
Lola de la Mata ~ Oceans on Azimuth
Back in 2018, we reviewed Lola de la Mata‘s REMISE EN BOUCHE, which introduced us to the work of this incredibly unique and insightful composer. One year later, she was diagnosed with tinnitus and vertigo and advised to give up her
Lola de la Mata ~ Oceans on Azimuth
Back in 2018, we reviewed Lola de la Mata‘s REMISE EN BOUCHE, which introduced us to the work of this incredibly unique and insightful composer. One year later, she was diagnosed with tinnitus and vertigo and advised to give up her
Moor Mother ~ The Great Bailout
Seldom does an album catch a listener so off guard, enthralling and entertaining in equal measure. The Great Bailout is another in a string of confrontational triumphs for Moor Mother (Camae Ayewa), who was last heard on Aho Ssan’s Rhizomes. The collaborations
Moor Mother ~ The Great Bailout
Seldom does an album catch a listener so off guard, enthralling and entertaining in equal measure. The Great Bailout is another in a string of confrontational triumphs for Moor Mother (Camae Ayewa), who was last heard on Aho Ssan’s Rhizomes. The collaborations
Bernd Herzogenrath & Lasse-Marc Riek ~ @ovid’s Metamorphoses
@ovid’s Metamorphoses is an expansive, multi-media project, including 7 CDs, 2 data DVDs and a 200-page book packed with art and text. An astonishing 133 international artists participated in the project and produced 152 works of film, sound, text, drawings,
Bernd Herzogenrath & Lasse-Marc Riek ~ @ovid’s Metamorphoses
@ovid’s Metamorphoses is an expansive, multi-media project, including 7 CDs, 2 data DVDs and a 200-page book packed with art and text. An astonishing 133 international artists participated in the project and produced 152 works of film, sound, text, drawings,
Sarah Belle Reid ~ MASS (Extended + Remastered)
According to Markus Popp the main culprit in electronic music is the term “music” itself. This becomes a very accurate proclamation, especially when taking under consideration the long lineage of artists, non-musicians and composers who sabotaged the musical canon by
Sarah Belle Reid ~ MASS (Extended + Remastered)
According to Markus Popp the main culprit in electronic music is the term “music” itself. This becomes a very accurate proclamation, especially when taking under consideration the long lineage of artists, non-musicians and composers who sabotaged the musical canon by
Chelidon Frame ~ Flatline Voyages & Relay Station ~ Ground Waves
A theory holds that constraints in any creative discipline force artists to dig deep and get more resourceful in their approach to problem solving. While it’s perhaps reductive, or worse, to think of COVID-19 as a kind of restraint, there’s
Chelidon Frame ~ Flatline Voyages & Relay Station ~ Ground Waves
A theory holds that constraints in any creative discipline force artists to dig deep and get more resourceful in their approach to problem solving. While it’s perhaps reductive, or worse, to think of COVID-19 as a kind of restraint, there’s
Rafael Toral ~ Spectral Evolution
To describe Rafael Toral’s Spectral Evolution as guitar music would be like calling Beethoven a composer: A grave understatement. No album of guitar music has ever sounded quite like this. Toral initially made a name for himself in the 1990s
Rafael Toral ~ Spectral Evolution
To describe Rafael Toral’s Spectral Evolution as guitar music would be like calling Beethoven a composer: A grave understatement. No album of guitar music has ever sounded quite like this. Toral initially made a name for himself in the 1990s
Filax Staël ~ Traces
There’s a lot to unpack in Traces ~ literally and figuratively. The initial rush of wonder occurred when opening the package at work. My colleagues gathered around, all curious about what this thing was: a 10″ record, a large 52-page zine of
Filax Staël ~ Traces
There’s a lot to unpack in Traces ~ literally and figuratively. The initial rush of wonder occurred when opening the package at work. My colleagues gathered around, all curious about what this thing was: a 10″ record, a large 52-page zine of
NEXCYIA ~ Endless Path of Memory
How does sound evoke or explore the experience of otherness or modern anxiety? Put another way, how does music that explores those themes sound? Endless Path of Memory, the inaugural solo project by Adam Dove who releases music under the
NEXCYIA ~ Endless Path of Memory
How does sound evoke or explore the experience of otherness or modern anxiety? Put another way, how does music that explores those themes sound? Endless Path of Memory, the inaugural solo project by Adam Dove who releases music under the
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