Category Archives: Experimental

ACL 2023 ~ Top Ten Experimental

If not for experimental musicians, music might never move forward.  These artists challenge what is while wondering what could be.  They ask if instruments might be played in a different manner, or they make their own instruments – in one

ACL 2023 ~ Top Ten Experimental

If not for experimental musicians, music might never move forward.  These artists challenge what is while wondering what could be.  They ask if instruments might be played in a different manner, or they make their own instruments – in one

Various Artists ~ Common Ground Volumes 1-3

The comforting concepts of safe ground and common ground could not be more timely, although one might argue that they have always been timely.  The first is the name of the Brussels label, the second the name of its yearly compilation series, which

Various Artists ~ Common Ground Volumes 1-3

The comforting concepts of safe ground and common ground could not be more timely, although one might argue that they have always been timely.  The first is the name of the Brussels label, the second the name of its yearly compilation series, which

Cindytalk – When the Moon is a Thread

If you’re not familiar with the work of Cindytalk – a mostly solo endeavor, originated by musician Cinder in 1982, that explores sound, art, and identity through goth, “ambi-dustrial” and experimental music – then a glance at When the Moon

Cindytalk – When the Moon is a Thread

If you’re not familiar with the work of Cindytalk – a mostly solo endeavor, originated by musician Cinder in 1982, that explores sound, art, and identity through goth, “ambi-dustrial” and experimental music – then a glance at When the Moon

Flora Yin Wong ~ Cold Reading

It may have been a mere coincidence of the calendar that saw Flora Yin Wong release her second album within a few days of Halloween, but if a record captured the spirit of the spooky season this year, then it

Flora Yin Wong ~ Cold Reading

It may have been a mere coincidence of the calendar that saw Flora Yin Wong release her second album within a few days of Halloween, but if a record captured the spirit of the spooky season this year, then it

Olivia Louvel ~ doggerLANDscape

Where is the border?  The question seems always, in all places, to be relevant.  The answer is that the the borders are always changing, whether due to nature or by human definition.  Glaciers melt; seas rise; volcanos produce new land.

Olivia Louvel ~ doggerLANDscape

Where is the border?  The question seems always, in all places, to be relevant.  The answer is that the the borders are always changing, whether due to nature or by human definition.  Glaciers melt; seas rise; volcanos produce new land.

Islaja ~ Angel Tape

They say that when a loved one passes away the first thing to fade away is their voice. Something that once was familiar, available and comforting has now become a fleeting memory, a decaying sound, just as sound is always

Islaja ~ Angel Tape

They say that when a loved one passes away the first thing to fade away is their voice. Something that once was familiar, available and comforting has now become a fleeting memory, a decaying sound, just as sound is always

Various Artists ~ Ukrainian Field Notes

Gianmarco Del Re‘s Ukrainian Field Notes began as a series of articles on our website, and then it became a 567-page book, and now, thanks to система|system, it’s an incredible 86-track album!  We are extremely proud of what Gianmarco has done, recording

Various Artists ~ Ukrainian Field Notes

Gianmarco Del Re‘s Ukrainian Field Notes began as a series of articles on our website, and then it became a 567-page book, and now, thanks to система|system, it’s an incredible 86-track album!  We are extremely proud of what Gianmarco has done, recording

Noah Ophoven-Baldwin ~ 0 Oktas

An okta is a unit of measurement used to describe cloud cover on a scale from zero to eight. Each point on the scale is then represented by divisions of a circle: an empty center for an empty sky, a

Noah Ophoven-Baldwin ~ 0 Oktas

An okta is a unit of measurement used to describe cloud cover on a scale from zero to eight. Each point on the scale is then represented by divisions of a circle: an empty center for an empty sky, a