Category Archives: Experimental
Machinefabriek ~ With Voices
Rutger Zuydervelt (Machinefabriek) is one of the most prolific recording artists around, but he’s also one of the finest. With Voices is already his second album of the year. Last year he released an average of an album a month; at
Machinefabriek ~ With Voices
Rutger Zuydervelt (Machinefabriek) is one of the most prolific recording artists around, but he’s also one of the finest. With Voices is already his second album of the year. Last year he released an average of an album a month; at
Diego Lozano & Roberto Tercero ~ Carraca
Carraca refers to the ships with which emerging European states started their centuries-long process of plundering the rest of the world, successors to the caravel and the predecessors of the better-built galleons of the seventeenth century. The piece that bears
Diego Lozano & Roberto Tercero ~ Carraca
Carraca refers to the ships with which emerging European states started their centuries-long process of plundering the rest of the world, successors to the caravel and the predecessors of the better-built galleons of the seventeenth century. The piece that bears
GNOD (R & D) ~ Vol. 3
Experimental art must prevent its experiments from becoming mere formulas. Gnod is a Mancunian psychedelia outfit which has spent over a decade shuttling between kosmische, ambient music, stoner rock, and related genres. Their back-catalogue is bold and varied: on 2008’s
GNOD (R & D) ~ Vol. 3
Experimental art must prevent its experiments from becoming mere formulas. Gnod is a Mancunian psychedelia outfit which has spent over a decade shuttling between kosmische, ambient music, stoner rock, and related genres. Their back-catalogue is bold and varied: on 2008’s
2019 Winter Music Preview ~ Experimental
We love the experimental genre, because we’re never quite sure what we’re going to get. This season it’s an album in which plastic is the only instrument, others that experiment with vocals in completely different manners, and a whole lot
2019 Winter Music Preview ~ Experimental
We love the experimental genre, because we’re never quite sure what we’re going to get. This season it’s an album in which plastic is the only instrument, others that experiment with vocals in completely different manners, and a whole lot
ACL 2018 ~ Top Ten Experimental
Musically and geographically, these albums are all over the map. This year’s picks include an album comprised of other albums, a band whose instruments are made from vegetables, a score to a film about lives erased under Stalin and a
ACL 2018 ~ Top Ten Experimental
Musically and geographically, these albums are all over the map. This year’s picks include an album comprised of other albums, a band whose instruments are made from vegetables, a score to a film about lives erased under Stalin and a
Guy Thouin ~ Rien Ô Tout Ou Linéaire Un
Montreal’s Tenzier continues to unearth fascinating artifacts from across Montreal’s diverse musical heritage. Past records have ranged from visionary and singular electronic music to the distinct brand of free jazz and free improvisation that has been cultivated in Quebec. But
Guy Thouin ~ Rien Ô Tout Ou Linéaire Un
Montreal’s Tenzier continues to unearth fascinating artifacts from across Montreal’s diverse musical heritage. Past records have ranged from visionary and singular electronic music to the distinct brand of free jazz and free improvisation that has been cultivated in Quebec. But
Laura León ~ Doce Percepciones de un Silencio
WIth Doce Percepciones de un Silencio, filmmaker and musician Laura León dissects the relationship between music and image in an incredibly effective manner. A multitude of musicians contribute their own scores to her short, impressionistic film, creating a tapestry of possibilities. The concept
Laura León ~ Doce Percepciones de un Silencio
WIth Doce Percepciones de un Silencio, filmmaker and musician Laura León dissects the relationship between music and image in an incredibly effective manner. A multitude of musicians contribute their own scores to her short, impressionistic film, creating a tapestry of possibilities. The concept
When Push Comes to Shove: Do We Tug? Or Do We Poll? (United States Midterm Elections List, 2018)
So, what is the cost of freedom? Granted, we’ve all heard the line before, perhaps by a well-meaning, though humorless, high school civics teacher. Between clouds of pulverized chalk, there was likely more than a little reverence shown towards the
When Push Comes to Shove: Do We Tug? Or Do We Poll? (United States Midterm Elections List, 2018)
So, what is the cost of freedom? Granted, we’ve all heard the line before, perhaps by a well-meaning, though humorless, high school civics teacher. Between clouds of pulverized chalk, there was likely more than a little reverence shown towards the
a closer listen 