Category Archives: Experimental

Jan Matiz ~ II

Jan Matiz‘s experimental second album II is a beguiling mix of appealing acoustic guitar melodies surrounded by a chaotic haze of glitch and samples. Always playful, it is charmingly unpredictable yet singalong melodic. Opener “Siebenacht” sets the tone of the

Jan Matiz ~ II

Jan Matiz‘s experimental second album II is a beguiling mix of appealing acoustic guitar melodies surrounded by a chaotic haze of glitch and samples. Always playful, it is charmingly unpredictable yet singalong melodic. Opener “Siebenacht” sets the tone of the

Sabiwa ~ Island no. 16 – Memories of Future Landscapes

Sabiwa is one of the most eclectic artists we’ve reviewed on our site, and one of the most confident.  The variety of her music is incredible, ranging from ambient to folk to gabber, often on the same release.  The Taiwanese artist

Sabiwa ~ Island no. 16 – Memories of Future Landscapes

Sabiwa is one of the most eclectic artists we’ve reviewed on our site, and one of the most confident.  The variety of her music is incredible, ranging from ambient to folk to gabber, often on the same release.  The Taiwanese artist

Cruel Diagonals ~ Fractured Whole

With a stream of highly acclaimed albums already under her belt, Megan Mitchell (Cruel Diagonals) has made an extreme shift on Fractured Whole, resulting in the finest album of her young career.  Every sound, even those that come across as

Cruel Diagonals ~ Fractured Whole

With a stream of highly acclaimed albums already under her belt, Megan Mitchell (Cruel Diagonals) has made an extreme shift on Fractured Whole, resulting in the finest album of her young career.  Every sound, even those that come across as

KING VISION ULTRA ~ SHOOK WORLD (hosted by Algiers)

One of the motifs that unifies SHOOK WORLD, a collaborative album produced by GENG PTP aka KING VISION ULTRA, is the use of field-recordings of trains. This is partly a call back to beginning of Nas‘ Illmatic, cementing a connection with

KING VISION ULTRA ~ SHOOK WORLD (hosted by Algiers)

One of the motifs that unifies SHOOK WORLD, a collaborative album produced by GENG PTP aka KING VISION ULTRA, is the use of field-recordings of trains. This is partly a call back to beginning of Nas‘ Illmatic, cementing a connection with

David Vélez – Beta Vulgaris

Beta Vulgaris is a composite experiment into horticultural acoustics. Based on a series of readings about the beneficial role of sound to the life, growth and well-being of plants, the album sets to document an experiment Vélez conducted in his own

David Vélez – Beta Vulgaris

Beta Vulgaris is a composite experiment into horticultural acoustics. Based on a series of readings about the beneficial role of sound to the life, growth and well-being of plants, the album sets to document an experiment Vélez conducted in his own

2023 Spring Music Preview ~ Experimental

This season, listeners can travel to a distant village to hear the reminiscences of centenarians; wander into the forest to encounter lost tribes; rail at the machines of politics and industry, who have marginalized races and classes; or simply sit

2023 Spring Music Preview ~ Experimental

This season, listeners can travel to a distant village to hear the reminiscences of centenarians; wander into the forest to encounter lost tribes; rail at the machines of politics and industry, who have marginalized races and classes; or simply sit

Lia Kohl ~ The Ceiling Reposes

The title is taken from a love poem by William Jay Smith.  The full stanza:  “Now touch the air softly / swing gently the broom. / I’ll love you ’til windows are all of a room; / And the table

Lia Kohl ~ The Ceiling Reposes

The title is taken from a love poem by William Jay Smith.  The full stanza:  “Now touch the air softly / swing gently the broom. / I’ll love you ’til windows are all of a room; / And the table

Kety Fusco ~ THE HARP, Chapter One

We expect some form of this sentence to appear in every review of Kety Fusco‘s THE HARP, Chapter One: leave your assumptions behind.  These may include the opinion that harp music is boring, an association of harps with churches and a nagging thought

Kety Fusco ~ THE HARP, Chapter One

We expect some form of this sentence to appear in every review of Kety Fusco‘s THE HARP, Chapter One: leave your assumptions behind.  These may include the opinion that harp music is boring, an association of harps with churches and a nagging thought