Category Archives: Experimental
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
Xenia Xamanek ~ Envase
Here’s a first for the site: an album released concurrently with a sculpture and a series of souvenirs (phone covers, refrigerator magnets), presented by a Danish-Honduran composer who incorporates the a cappella love songs of her deceased grandfather. Envase is the
Xenia Xamanek ~ Envase
Here’s a first for the site: an album released concurrently with a sculpture and a series of souvenirs (phone covers, refrigerator magnets), presented by a Danish-Honduran composer who incorporates the a cappella love songs of her deceased grandfather. Envase is the
The Vegetable Orchestra ~ Green Album
After Halloween we’ll be asking, “what are we going to do with all these pumpkins and gourds?” Some people eat them, but most throw them out. According to The Vegetable Orchestra, this is a missed opportunity. One particular pumpkin meets its
The Vegetable Orchestra ~ Green Album
After Halloween we’ll be asking, “what are we going to do with all these pumpkins and gourds?” Some people eat them, but most throw them out. According to The Vegetable Orchestra, this is a missed opportunity. One particular pumpkin meets its
David Vélez ~ The Things That Objects Can Teach Us About Ourselves
Some people seek comfort in music. Others seek questions. Traveling far beyond the sofa, sound artist David Vélez probes the unresolved. If to extend oneself requires risk, listening to his compositions requires leaning into space, surrendering to a balance that is
David Vélez ~ The Things That Objects Can Teach Us About Ourselves
Some people seek comfort in music. Others seek questions. Traveling far beyond the sofa, sound artist David Vélez probes the unresolved. If to extend oneself requires risk, listening to his compositions requires leaning into space, surrendering to a balance that is
Katharina Ernst ~ Extrametrik
After half a dozen spins, I still needed convincing that this album was recorded without overdubs. A quick Google search, and I found a live video as evidence. Yes, Vienna-born Katharina Ernst is the real thing: an exciting, polymetric solo drummer. There
Katharina Ernst ~ Extrametrik
After half a dozen spins, I still needed convincing that this album was recorded without overdubs. A quick Google search, and I found a live video as evidence. Yes, Vienna-born Katharina Ernst is the real thing: an exciting, polymetric solo drummer. There
Felipe Otondo ~ Night Studies
Five years have passed since Chilean composer Felipe Otondo released Tutuguri, but there’s no mistaking his sound. The sounds of the Javanese gamelan orchestra, collected during his many travels, are given a gloss that is distinctly his. The smoothness of Otongo’s timbres are
Felipe Otondo ~ Night Studies
Five years have passed since Chilean composer Felipe Otondo released Tutuguri, but there’s no mistaking his sound. The sounds of the Javanese gamelan orchestra, collected during his many travels, are given a gloss that is distinctly his. The smoothness of Otongo’s timbres are
An Interview With Scanner / Mass Observation (Expanded)
Scanner (aka Robin Rimbaud) has been at the forefront of electronic and experimental music for decades. As a document, as a work of art, and as a social and cultural commentary, his music has never been more in
An Interview With Scanner / Mass Observation (Expanded)
Scanner (aka Robin Rimbaud) has been at the forefront of electronic and experimental music for decades. As a document, as a work of art, and as a social and cultural commentary, his music has never been more in
Fall Music Preview ~ Experimental
Tired of hearing the same old stuff? The fall experimental schedule includes a collection of unearthed Soviet treasures, a boxed set of field recordings, a debut album of gothic theremin, art books, free jazz, improvisation and an industrial opera. Originals
Fall Music Preview ~ Experimental
Tired of hearing the same old stuff? The fall experimental schedule includes a collection of unearthed Soviet treasures, a boxed set of field recordings, a debut album of gothic theremin, art books, free jazz, improvisation and an industrial opera. Originals
a closer listen 