Category Archives: Experimental
Gianluca Favaron | Anacleto Vitolo ~ Overgrowth
Sound artists Gianluca Favaron and Anacleto Vitolo continue to explore the intersection of technology and nature on Overgrowth, an album whose timbre is easily recognizable as their own, yet contains some distinct surprises. Once again, the mastering is pristine and the stereo
Gianluca Favaron | Anacleto Vitolo ~ Overgrowth
Sound artists Gianluca Favaron and Anacleto Vitolo continue to explore the intersection of technology and nature on Overgrowth, an album whose timbre is easily recognizable as their own, yet contains some distinct surprises. Once again, the mastering is pristine and the stereo
Phew ~ Vertigo KO
If punk was like a comet, a sizeable object smashing all before it, then post-punk was the comet’s tail, in that it lasted longer, contained a variety of fresh and unusual elements and still intrigues observers. Indeed, if post-punk lacked
Phew ~ Vertigo KO
If punk was like a comet, a sizeable object smashing all before it, then post-punk was the comet’s tail, in that it lasted longer, contained a variety of fresh and unusual elements and still intrigues observers. Indeed, if post-punk lacked
Black to Comm ~ A C of M / Mouchoir Ètanche ~ Une Fille Pétrifiée / Black to Comm ~ Oocyte Oil & Stolen Androgens
A trio of new releases from Marc Richter demonstrates the artist’s versatility. Each possesses its own flavor and appeal, and together they form a wild tapestry. A C of M is the angry one, which is to be expected as it
Black to Comm ~ A C of M / Mouchoir Ètanche ~ Une Fille Pétrifiée / Black to Comm ~ Oocyte Oil & Stolen Androgens
A trio of new releases from Marc Richter demonstrates the artist’s versatility. Each possesses its own flavor and appeal, and together they form a wild tapestry. A C of M is the angry one, which is to be expected as it
Daphne X ~ Água Viva / Philip Sulidae ~ Stien
Daphne X records the sound of water on polyester, metal and skin, while Philip Sulidae dedicates electro-acoustic works to varieties of fruit. This is tsss tapes‘ September batch. While listening to Agua Viva, one thinks instantly of rain, but these drips and drops are not
Daphne X ~ Água Viva / Philip Sulidae ~ Stien
Daphne X records the sound of water on polyester, metal and skin, while Philip Sulidae dedicates electro-acoustic works to varieties of fruit. This is tsss tapes‘ September batch. While listening to Agua Viva, one thinks instantly of rain, but these drips and drops are not
Fall Music Preview ~ Experimental
The abstract and avant-garde, the difficult and dissonant meet in our Experimental section. The genre includes improvised jazz, found sound, electro-acoustic works and cross-genre splices. The music is just as likely to startle as it is to seduce. The only
Fall Music Preview ~ Experimental
The abstract and avant-garde, the difficult and dissonant meet in our Experimental section. The genre includes improvised jazz, found sound, electro-acoustic works and cross-genre splices. The music is just as likely to startle as it is to seduce. The only
tone-cluster ~ KYO SHU
Eric Gorfain, the arranger and founder of The Section Quartet, has lived a busy and star-studded few decades behind his violin. Between his symphonic takes on Radiohead, collaborations with Queens of The Stone Age and Taylor Swift, and tours with
tone-cluster ~ KYO SHU
Eric Gorfain, the arranger and founder of The Section Quartet, has lived a busy and star-studded few decades behind his violin. Between his symphonic takes on Radiohead, collaborations with Queens of The Stone Age and Taylor Swift, and tours with
Matmos ~ The Consuming Flame: Open Exercises in Group Form
The new triple album from Matmos is at turns fascinating, confounding, enlightening, humorous, maddening, timely and brilliant. In terms of ambition and scope, it’s one of 2020’s most significant releases. Like it, hate it, think it overblown or too subdued, listeners will
Matmos ~ The Consuming Flame: Open Exercises in Group Form
The new triple album from Matmos is at turns fascinating, confounding, enlightening, humorous, maddening, timely and brilliant. In terms of ambition and scope, it’s one of 2020’s most significant releases. Like it, hate it, think it overblown or too subdued, listeners will
Amy Cutler ~ Örö Tape: Fieldtrips of the Damned / Marina Rosenfeld & Ben Vida ~ Vertice
What is the purpose of recorded sound? As music lovers, we live and breathe it. But what is its raison d’être? Recordings transport us into distant places or timeframes. They prompt emotional and intellectual responses. The aural can complement visual
Amy Cutler ~ Örö Tape: Fieldtrips of the Damned / Marina Rosenfeld & Ben Vida ~ Vertice
What is the purpose of recorded sound? As music lovers, we live and breathe it. But what is its raison d’être? Recordings transport us into distant places or timeframes. They prompt emotional and intellectual responses. The aural can complement visual
a closer listen 