Category Archives: Experimental
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
Taw ~ Truce Terms
There’s a moment in the life of every musician parent when one recognizes ~ or suddenly remembers ~ the musical properties of children’s toys. The moment may arrive as early as the rattle or squeaky toy, wait until the activity
Taw ~ Truce Terms
There’s a moment in the life of every musician parent when one recognizes ~ or suddenly remembers ~ the musical properties of children’s toys. The moment may arrive as early as the rattle or squeaky toy, wait until the activity
OMG! Amplify Just Released 55 More Albums & EPs.
Eight weeks ago, we covered the first batch of releases in the Amplify 2020 quarantine festival: an explosion of creativity featuring 125 albums and EPs to enjoy at home during the pandemic. Since then, Amplify has released 55 more. This
OMG! Amplify Just Released 55 More Albums & EPs.
Eight weeks ago, we covered the first batch of releases in the Amplify 2020 quarantine festival: an explosion of creativity featuring 125 albums and EPs to enjoy at home during the pandemic. Since then, Amplify has released 55 more. This
Kaboom Karavan ~ The Log and the Leeway
The Log and the Leeway is one of the most unusual albums we’ve received this year, from one of the most unusual artists. But where other artists come across as weird and off-putting, Kaboom Karavan (also known as Bram Bosteels) comes across as
Kaboom Karavan ~ The Log and the Leeway
The Log and the Leeway is one of the most unusual albums we’ve received this year, from one of the most unusual artists. But where other artists come across as weird and off-putting, Kaboom Karavan (also known as Bram Bosteels) comes across as
FANT^MS ~ Roomtones
What do Frédéric Nogray, Lee Patterson and Pali Meursault (FANT^MS) have in common? All are fascinated with sounds that would normally remain unheard. Nogray specializes in industrial crucibles forged into singing bowls; Patterson prefers springs, motors and chemical reactions; Meursault focuses
FANT^MS ~ Roomtones
What do Frédéric Nogray, Lee Patterson and Pali Meursault (FANT^MS) have in common? All are fascinated with sounds that would normally remain unheard. Nogray specializes in industrial crucibles forged into singing bowls; Patterson prefers springs, motors and chemical reactions; Meursault focuses
