Category Archives: Experimental
A Year in the Country ~ All the Merry Year Round
Now that Halloween is over, we turn our attention to upcoming holidays: the harvest festival and the winter solstice. What’s that you say, you had other holidays in mind? A Year in the Country‘s latest release reminds us that there
A Year in the Country ~ All the Merry Year Round
Now that Halloween is over, we turn our attention to upcoming holidays: the harvest festival and the winter solstice. What’s that you say, you had other holidays in mind? A Year in the Country‘s latest release reminds us that there
Aner Andros ~ Artefacts and Sonic Brushstrokes
The name of the EP is perfect, as it describes the sound with the best possible metaphor. The tag softronica is not, as it implies something sedate and unobtrusive. Artefacts and Sonic Brushstrokes may be quiet, but it’s not plain. By
Aner Andros ~ Artefacts and Sonic Brushstrokes
The name of the EP is perfect, as it describes the sound with the best possible metaphor. The tag softronica is not, as it implies something sedate and unobtrusive. Artefacts and Sonic Brushstrokes may be quiet, but it’s not plain. By
Kamancello ~ S/T
Kamancello‘s debut album offers a bit of aural trickery, as the tracks are improvised, but sound composed. The duo of Shahriyar Jamshidi on kamanche (also known as Persian spike-fiddle) and Raphael Weinroth-Browne on cello offers impressive stereo mastering that makes the listener feel
Kamancello ~ S/T
Kamancello‘s debut album offers a bit of aural trickery, as the tracks are improvised, but sound composed. The duo of Shahriyar Jamshidi on kamanche (also known as Persian spike-fiddle) and Raphael Weinroth-Browne on cello offers impressive stereo mastering that makes the listener feel
Sugai Ken ~ UkabazUmorezU
We had our first taste of UkabazUmorezU with the “Wochikaeri to Uzume” video, an oddly pulsating piece filled with laughter, TV samples, knocks, boings, screams, water, soda, gamelan and a ticking clock, all wrapped in a bubble surrounded by dancing letters. The
Sugai Ken ~ UkabazUmorezU
We had our first taste of UkabazUmorezU with the “Wochikaeri to Uzume” video, an oddly pulsating piece filled with laughter, TV samples, knocks, boings, screams, water, soda, gamelan and a ticking clock, all wrapped in a bubble surrounded by dancing letters. The
The Holocene ~ Dead:Unearthed
Geek culture is now mainstream culture, to the joy of those once on the periphery. It’s been a while since we last heard from Peter Hamlin (The Holocene). Hamlin is unlike others in the genre; he’s now a father of two,
The Holocene ~ Dead:Unearthed
Geek culture is now mainstream culture, to the joy of those once on the periphery. It’s been a while since we last heard from Peter Hamlin (The Holocene). Hamlin is unlike others in the genre; he’s now a father of two,
DISPLAY: The TED Talks of Music Labels
TED talks are typically 6-18 minutes long. The DISPLAY label (a sub-label of Kid Smpl’s Symbols label) holds a similar love for brevity, although it may come across as the opposite. By asking artists to submit single works, 10-15 minutes
DISPLAY: The TED Talks of Music Labels
TED talks are typically 6-18 minutes long. The DISPLAY label (a sub-label of Kid Smpl’s Symbols label) holds a similar love for brevity, although it may come across as the opposite. By asking artists to submit single works, 10-15 minutes
Rob Mazurek ~ Chimeric Stoned Horn
Chimeric Stoned Horn is Rob Mazurek’s latest solo album after a slew of appearances and collaborations in various other projects since 2015’s Vortice of the Faun, in which the virtuoso cornetist ventured out to make his mark in the field
Rob Mazurek ~ Chimeric Stoned Horn
Chimeric Stoned Horn is Rob Mazurek’s latest solo album after a slew of appearances and collaborations in various other projects since 2015’s Vortice of the Faun, in which the virtuoso cornetist ventured out to make his mark in the field
Ben Frost ~ The Centre Cannot Hold
The Centre Cannot Hold arrives two months and a day after the EP Threshold of Faith, and stems from sessions Ben Frost recorded with Steve Albini. Now we learn that the EP contains alternate versions and remixes of songs from the main album along
Ben Frost ~ The Centre Cannot Hold
The Centre Cannot Hold arrives two months and a day after the EP Threshold of Faith, and stems from sessions Ben Frost recorded with Steve Albini. Now we learn that the EP contains alternate versions and remixes of songs from the main album along
a closer listen 