Category Archives: Experimental

Christina Vantzou ~ The Reintegration of the Ear

Due to tariffs, I was unable to obtain an ear, so I’m a bit jealous of the ten fortunate people who are each proud owners of a stainless steel votive ear, made in Greece as a tactile representation of the

Christina Vantzou ~ The Reintegration of the Ear

Due to tariffs, I was unable to obtain an ear, so I’m a bit jealous of the ten fortunate people who are each proud owners of a stainless steel votive ear, made in Greece as a tactile representation of the

If Strangers ~ Kookooland – with an interview with sTia [CES Records]

The fourth iteration of the If Strangers project continues to refine a methodology that has, since its inception during pandemic lockdown pedagogy at the CES school in Tbilisi, treated collaboration less as dialogue than as circulation. Tracks are not so

If Strangers ~ Kookooland – with an interview with sTia [CES Records]

The fourth iteration of the If Strangers project continues to refine a methodology that has, since its inception during pandemic lockdown pedagogy at the CES school in Tbilisi, treated collaboration less as dialogue than as circulation. Tracks are not so

FH HF – Rewind / Hey, Can I Pick Your Ears?

There’s something deliberately unstable at the core of Rewind by the Georgian artist FH HF. It resists the fixed shape of an album, instead unfolding as what the artist herself calls a “blindly intuitive collage”—a work in flux, driven less

FH HF – Rewind / Hey, Can I Pick Your Ears?

There’s something deliberately unstable at the core of Rewind by the Georgian artist FH HF. It resists the fixed shape of an album, instead unfolding as what the artist herself calls a “blindly intuitive collage”—a work in flux, driven less

Canes Of Karabakh ~ S/T

There is a deliberate restraint that feels ethical as much as aesthetic in Canes of Karabakh. The Polish trio of Stanisław Matys (duduk), Olgierd Dokalski (flugelhorn, SFX), and Paweł Bartnik (electronics) approach the Armenian duduk not as repertoire to be

Canes Of Karabakh ~ S/T

There is a deliberate restraint that feels ethical as much as aesthetic in Canes of Karabakh. The Polish trio of Stanisław Matys (duduk), Olgierd Dokalski (flugelhorn, SFX), and Paweł Bartnik (electronics) approach the Armenian duduk not as repertoire to be

Normal Community High School Experimental Ensemble ~ A Moment of Yet

We love the name of the Normal Community High School Experimental Ensemble, but even more, we love the fact that it actually exists.  There’s nothing normal about this ensemble, save for the fact that it comes from Normal, Illinois.  The 2000-strong

Normal Community High School Experimental Ensemble ~ A Moment of Yet

We love the name of the Normal Community High School Experimental Ensemble, but even more, we love the fact that it actually exists.  There’s nothing normal about this ensemble, save for the fact that it comes from Normal, Illinois.  The 2000-strong

VA ~ Land 3 (أرض ٠٣) by Tunefork Studios / Beirut Synth Center

Curated by Tunefork Studios and Beirut Synth Center, the third volume in the Land series raises funds for those displaced by Israeli attacks on Lebanon in March 2026, with proceeds directed to Beit Aam and other grassroots initiatives. If Land

VA ~ Land 3 (أرض ٠٣) by Tunefork Studios / Beirut Synth Center

Curated by Tunefork Studios and Beirut Synth Center, the third volume in the Land series raises funds for those displaced by Israeli attacks on Lebanon in March 2026, with proceeds directed to Beit Aam and other grassroots initiatives. If Land

Stine Janvin / Morten Joh ~ Or Gare – funeral procession music from Ryfylke, Norway

Recalling the ancient custom of “Liksong” (“corpse song”), Or Gare – funeral procession music from Ryfylke, Norway is reverent, spooky and enthralling, an imagined score to a single, haunted procession.  The otherworldly vocals uncouple listeners from the present, immersing them in

Stine Janvin / Morten Joh ~ Or Gare – funeral procession music from Ryfylke, Norway

Recalling the ancient custom of “Liksong” (“corpse song”), Or Gare – funeral procession music from Ryfylke, Norway is reverent, spooky and enthralling, an imagined score to a single, haunted procession.  The otherworldly vocals uncouple listeners from the present, immersing them in

Radwan Ghazi Moumneh & Frédéric D. Oberland ~ Eternal Life No End | ليلة ظلماء ملعونة، كحياة طالبيها

Some albums foreground process, as if the journey were more important than the destination. Eternal Life No End unfolds as something closer to a ritual—an extended act of listening that feels less composed than summoned. Built from modular synthesis, buzuk,

Radwan Ghazi Moumneh & Frédéric D. Oberland ~ Eternal Life No End | ليلة ظلماء ملعونة، كحياة طالبيها

Some albums foreground process, as if the journey were more important than the destination. Eternal Life No End unfolds as something closer to a ritual—an extended act of listening that feels less composed than summoned. Built from modular synthesis, buzuk,