Category Archives: Experimental
Ten Years of The Tapeworm
This year marks the tenth anniversary of The Tapeworm, the London-based cassette-only label founded by Philip Marshall. In the years since, the label has branched out into The Wormhole, an avenue for experiments with non-tape formats, and The Bookworm, their
Ten Years of The Tapeworm
This year marks the tenth anniversary of The Tapeworm, the London-based cassette-only label founded by Philip Marshall. In the years since, the label has branched out into The Wormhole, an avenue for experiments with non-tape formats, and The Bookworm, their
Headboggle ~ Polyphonic Demo
The Polyphonic Demo joins a very special list of vignette albums that incisively approach the ‘industry’ of musicmaking, whether with an ironic cutting edge (The Residents, Jon Rose), or with a more earnest, almost naively inquisitive method (Yasuaki Shimizu). Headboggle
Headboggle ~ Polyphonic Demo
The Polyphonic Demo joins a very special list of vignette albums that incisively approach the ‘industry’ of musicmaking, whether with an ironic cutting edge (The Residents, Jon Rose), or with a more earnest, almost naively inquisitive method (Yasuaki Shimizu). Headboggle
Marcus Fjellström ~ Exercises in Estrangement / Gebrauchsmusik
Exercises in Estrangement and Gebrauchsmusik were Marcus Fjellström‘s first two albums, originally released on Lampse in 2005 and 2006. Listening to them now, in pristine new editions from Miasmah, it’s remarkable to consider how contemporary ~ even futuristic ~ they
Marcus Fjellström ~ Exercises in Estrangement / Gebrauchsmusik
Exercises in Estrangement and Gebrauchsmusik were Marcus Fjellström‘s first two albums, originally released on Lampse in 2005 and 2006. Listening to them now, in pristine new editions from Miasmah, it’s remarkable to consider how contemporary ~ even futuristic ~ they
Valentina Magaletti & Julian Sartorius ~ Sulla Pelle
Valentina Magaletti and Julian Sartorius’ first collaborative record begins with the frantic, indiscernible rattling of high-frequency objects fighting for space atop a series of damp thumps. Over three minutes these thumps align as the two drummers clack, rattle, and stomp
Valentina Magaletti & Julian Sartorius ~ Sulla Pelle
Valentina Magaletti and Julian Sartorius’ first collaborative record begins with the frantic, indiscernible rattling of high-frequency objects fighting for space atop a series of damp thumps. Over three minutes these thumps align as the two drummers clack, rattle, and stomp
Fall Music Preview ~ Experimental
The wild, the strange, and the seemingly inaccessible meet in our Experimental category, which includes some of the most original music of the season. From silence to spoken word, calculation to improvisation, this is your guide to an unpredictable cavalcade
Fall Music Preview ~ Experimental
The wild, the strange, and the seemingly inaccessible meet in our Experimental category, which includes some of the most original music of the season. From silence to spoken word, calculation to improvisation, this is your guide to an unpredictable cavalcade
David Watson and Tony Buck ~ Ask the Axes
Take a deep breath. The bagpipe is an ancient achievement: an idealised human lung, which need never pause its exhalation. Its music is legato: it works on an unbroken ground of successive notes, controlled via the tireless “chanter”, emitted through
David Watson and Tony Buck ~ Ask the Axes
Take a deep breath. The bagpipe is an ancient achievement: an idealised human lung, which need never pause its exhalation. Its music is legato: it works on an unbroken ground of successive notes, controlled via the tireless “chanter”, emitted through
Fahmi Mursyid ~ One Instrument Sessions
As part of the One Instrument Sessions, this EP has Indonesian artist Fahmi Mursyid explore, with each track, a single instrument of his choice. Mursyid, interested in traditional Indonesian music, makes experimental forays that meld the “organic” sounds of each
Fahmi Mursyid ~ One Instrument Sessions
As part of the One Instrument Sessions, this EP has Indonesian artist Fahmi Mursyid explore, with each track, a single instrument of his choice. Mursyid, interested in traditional Indonesian music, makes experimental forays that meld the “organic” sounds of each
Mats Edén / Stefan Klaverdal ~ annual growth rings
As late summer tilts to early autumn, Mats Edén and Stefan Klaverdal‘s annual growth rings makes a perfect accompaniment. The album speaks of birth and death, of cycles, of letting go. The perspective of trees differs from that of humans: the events
Mats Edén / Stefan Klaverdal ~ annual growth rings
As late summer tilts to early autumn, Mats Edén and Stefan Klaverdal‘s annual growth rings makes a perfect accompaniment. The album speaks of birth and death, of cycles, of letting go. The perspective of trees differs from that of humans: the events
a closer listen 