Category Archives: Experimental
2023 Winter Music Preview ~ Experimental
Experimental music is a glimpse into the future, a tapping of future trends, the cutting edge of the new. In this field, what’s next is what’s now. Not that any of these musicians are trying to be popular after
2023 Winter Music Preview ~ Experimental
Experimental music is a glimpse into the future, a tapping of future trends, the cutting edge of the new. In this field, what’s next is what’s now. Not that any of these musicians are trying to be popular after
ACL 2022 ~ Top Ten Experimental
This year’s selections are eclectic and exciting, and feature an array of uncommon instruments, radio transmissions, field recordings, experimental voice and even opera. These artists represent the cutting edge of music ~ the outer fringe that may seem strange today
ACL 2022 ~ Top Ten Experimental
This year’s selections are eclectic and exciting, and feature an array of uncommon instruments, radio transmissions, field recordings, experimental voice and even opera. These artists represent the cutting edge of music ~ the outer fringe that may seem strange today
NO HAY BANDA ~ I had a dream about this place
The logic of dreams turns the unfamiliar familiar. When dreaming about strange scenes and places, they often seem strangely mundane, as if you’d experienced them before during waking hours. By titling their debut album I had a dream about this
NO HAY BANDA ~ I had a dream about this place
The logic of dreams turns the unfamiliar familiar. When dreaming about strange scenes and places, they often seem strangely mundane, as if you’d experienced them before during waking hours. By titling their debut album I had a dream about this
Daniel Bachman ~ Almanac Behind
Robert Frost wrote, “Some say the world will end in fire, others say in ice.” And now the world is dying, simultaneously freezing and burning. Everyone was right, and everyone was wrong. Climate change is producing incredible juxtapositions. As I
Daniel Bachman ~ Almanac Behind
Robert Frost wrote, “Some say the world will end in fire, others say in ice.” And now the world is dying, simultaneously freezing and burning. Everyone was right, and everyone was wrong. Climate change is producing incredible juxtapositions. As I
Baldruin ~ Kleine Freuden
What are the odds that three albums of one-minute songs would all be released in a three-week stretch? Perhaps inspired by Minute Papillon and One Minute Older, which both appeared in our Best Compilations feature, Ever Given, Ümlaut and Baldruin have each unveiled new
Baldruin ~ Kleine Freuden
What are the odds that three albums of one-minute songs would all be released in a three-week stretch? Perhaps inspired by Minute Papillon and One Minute Older, which both appeared in our Best Compilations feature, Ever Given, Ümlaut and Baldruin have each unveiled new
Molly Joyce ~ Perspective
How are we defined, and who has the right to define a human being? Is disability a weakness, and is anyone truly whole? These questions and more are tackled on Molly Joyce‘s ambitious Perspective, a musical collage incorporating 47 interviews with persons
Molly Joyce ~ Perspective
How are we defined, and who has the right to define a human being? Is disability a weakness, and is anyone truly whole? These questions and more are tackled on Molly Joyce‘s ambitious Perspective, a musical collage incorporating 47 interviews with persons
Bekah Simms ~ Bestiaries
Bestiaries is enthralling and unique. The music is a reflection of its cover art: a melange of intricacies, colorful, yet frightening, grotesque, yet intriguing. Centrediscs calls it “accessible yet uncompromising.” This is a fitting album for October, or for any time
Bekah Simms ~ Bestiaries
Bestiaries is enthralling and unique. The music is a reflection of its cover art: a melange of intricacies, colorful, yet frightening, grotesque, yet intriguing. Centrediscs calls it “accessible yet uncompromising.” This is a fitting album for October, or for any time
Physical Reality as Processed Spirituality ~ An Interview With Fire-Toolz
David Murrieta Flores (ACL): Hi Fire-Toolz! To begin with, please talk to us a bit about how Fire-Toolz came into being, and how it relates to other projects you have (like Nonlocal Forecast or MindSpring Memories). Fire-Toolz (FT): Fire-Toolz was
Physical Reality as Processed Spirituality ~ An Interview With Fire-Toolz
David Murrieta Flores (ACL): Hi Fire-Toolz! To begin with, please talk to us a bit about how Fire-Toolz came into being, and how it relates to other projects you have (like Nonlocal Forecast or MindSpring Memories). Fire-Toolz (FT): Fire-Toolz was
a closer listen 