Category Archives: Experimental

Grant Evans ~ Ergot Dogs

Adversary seems an unusual name for a husband and wife team, but Rachel and Grant Evans make it work.  Their latest batch of cassettes includes one release by each (Rachel recording as Motion Sickness of Time Travel) and one recorded

Grant Evans ~ Ergot Dogs

Adversary seems an unusual name for a husband and wife team, but Rachel and Grant Evans make it work.  Their latest batch of cassettes includes one release by each (Rachel recording as Motion Sickness of Time Travel) and one recorded

Jeroen Diepenmaat ~ Tak / Eli Gras ~ Grass Velvet

If you enjoy creative presentations, look no further than the esc.rec. label, whose latest releases are as unique as they come ~ physical editions that speak of permanence and impermanence, while providing reminders of the enduring appeal of touch.  Granted,

Jeroen Diepenmaat ~ Tak / Eli Gras ~ Grass Velvet

If you enjoy creative presentations, look no further than the esc.rec. label, whose latest releases are as unique as they come ~ physical editions that speak of permanence and impermanence, while providing reminders of the enduring appeal of touch.  Granted,

Folklore Tapes ~ Calendar Customs Box Set

In the digital era, it’s harder than ever to find physical releases that work wonderfully as gifts.  There are plenty of great LPs, tapes and discs around, but they lack that sense of wow.  Folklore Tapes has been bucking the trend

Folklore Tapes ~ Calendar Customs Box Set

In the digital era, it’s harder than ever to find physical releases that work wonderfully as gifts.  There are plenty of great LPs, tapes and discs around, but they lack that sense of wow.  Folklore Tapes has been bucking the trend

Rutger Zuydervelt with Ilia Belorukov and René Aquarius ~ The Red Soul

This looks like one of the most terrifying movies ever made, and it’s a documentary.  The trailer may send chills up your spine.  How can a nation begin to love a leader responsible for millions of deaths, all too many in

Rutger Zuydervelt with Ilia Belorukov and René Aquarius ~ The Red Soul

This looks like one of the most terrifying movies ever made, and it’s a documentary.  The trailer may send chills up your spine.  How can a nation begin to love a leader responsible for millions of deaths, all too many in

Lea Bertucci ~ Metal Aether

The title Metal Aether directly evokes a juxtaposition of matter and spirit, of a hard surface made of nothing, of the saxophone’s brutal (as in raw) means of expressing sweetness via relatively harsh sounds. The album was recorded both at

Lea Bertucci ~ Metal Aether

The title Metal Aether directly evokes a juxtaposition of matter and spirit, of a hard surface made of nothing, of the saxophone’s brutal (as in raw) means of expressing sweetness via relatively harsh sounds. The album was recorded both at

Efrim Manuel Menuck ~ Pissing Stars

We occasionally stray from our purely instrumental path. Perhaps we want to highlight a small artist who merits a brighter spotlight, or perhaps an artist is simply too significant – too seminal – to overlook. Efrim Manuel Menuck belongs in

Efrim Manuel Menuck ~ Pissing Stars

We occasionally stray from our purely instrumental path. Perhaps we want to highlight a small artist who merits a brighter spotlight, or perhaps an artist is simply too significant – too seminal – to overlook. Efrim Manuel Menuck belongs in

Ghost Flute & Dice ~ Kropsbygning

One pauses for a moment, uncertain how to proceed.  Tentatively, gingerly, one begins to unfold the flaps of the CD cover, and is rewarded with three-dimensional cut-outs.  The Danish word kropsbygning means shape, structure or spacial arrangement, and the cover is a physical

Ghost Flute & Dice ~ Kropsbygning

One pauses for a moment, uncertain how to proceed.  Tentatively, gingerly, one begins to unfold the flaps of the CD cover, and is rewarded with three-dimensional cut-outs.  The Danish word kropsbygning means shape, structure or spacial arrangement, and the cover is a physical

Störung ~ Rebuilding l’Alt Empordà benefit compilation

The Störung label has just released Rebuilding l’Alt Empordà, a  compilation featuring previously unreleased contributions from 20 artists to benefit the reconstruction of the region of Alt Empordà in Catalonia, which was devastated by a tornado on January 7th of

Störung ~ Rebuilding l’Alt Empordà benefit compilation

The Störung label has just released Rebuilding l’Alt Empordà, a  compilation featuring previously unreleased contributions from 20 artists to benefit the reconstruction of the region of Alt Empordà in Catalonia, which was devastated by a tornado on January 7th of