Category Archives: Experimental

Georges Forget ~ Le dernier présent

With tracks inspired by a Terence Malick film, a Melville novel, and poems by Baudelaire and the French sailing champion Olivier de Kersauson, Le dernier présent wears its literary heart on its sleeve.  Yet it is an album of few words, the most obvious

Georges Forget ~ Le dernier présent

With tracks inspired by a Terence Malick film, a Melville novel, and poems by Baudelaire and the French sailing champion Olivier de Kersauson, Le dernier présent wears its literary heart on its sleeve.  Yet it is an album of few words, the most obvious

Åke Parmerud ~ Growl

What do birdsong, vinyl crackle, techno beats and heavy metal growls have in common?  They all appear on Åke Parmerud’s latest collection.  This seemingly disparate set of subjects unites to form a surprisingly coherent whole.  The Gothenburg artist has defied the

Åke Parmerud ~ Growl

What do birdsong, vinyl crackle, techno beats and heavy metal growls have in common?  They all appear on Åke Parmerud’s latest collection.  This seemingly disparate set of subjects unites to form a surprisingly coherent whole.  The Gothenburg artist has defied the

Pan Gu ~ The People Are Panthers

Integral to experimentation in music is the consciousness of context and space, the opening of old grounds to new acoustic experiences, and The People Are Panthers is precisely a short document that details one such breach. Composed by Lasse Marhaug

Pan Gu ~ The People Are Panthers

Integral to experimentation in music is the consciousness of context and space, the opening of old grounds to new acoustic experiences, and The People Are Panthers is precisely a short document that details one such breach. Composed by Lasse Marhaug

The Reach of Resonance: A Meditation on the Meaning of Music

Steve Elkins’ thoughtful, fascinating film about experimental music and musicians has been making the festival rounds for the past few years, and is finally available to screen on demand.  It’s exactly what our site is about, and is highly recommended

The Reach of Resonance: A Meditation on the Meaning of Music

Steve Elkins’ thoughtful, fascinating film about experimental music and musicians has been making the festival rounds for the past few years, and is finally available to screen on demand.  It’s exactly what our site is about, and is highly recommended

Troy Schafer ~ Untitled No. 2 / Untitled No. 3

Over the past few years, Troy Schafer (Rain Drinkers) has been making some of the most unique music around: abrasive, intricate and incredibly varied.  Last year he impressed with the multi-colored vinyl of Untitled No. 1″; this year he continues the series

Troy Schafer ~ Untitled No. 2 / Untitled No. 3

Over the past few years, Troy Schafer (Rain Drinkers) has been making some of the most unique music around: abrasive, intricate and incredibly varied.  Last year he impressed with the multi-colored vinyl of Untitled No. 1″; this year he continues the series

Aki Onda with Loren Connors & Alan Licht ~ Lost City

Aki Onda is known for his work on memory and the musical implications of technologies that help us remember how to hear, and in Lost City, created in collaboration with veteran experimentalists Loren Connors and Alan Licht, the composer and

Aki Onda with Loren Connors & Alan Licht ~ Lost City

Aki Onda is known for his work on memory and the musical implications of technologies that help us remember how to hear, and in Lost City, created in collaboration with veteran experimentalists Loren Connors and Alan Licht, the composer and

Drunken Sufis ~ Cotton Candy Cluster Bombs

23 minutes, 26 tracks, 27 videos and 30 pink cassettes:  Cotton Candy Cluster Bomb exists at the intersection of Type A and punk.  This is the most uncompromising, (literally) sugar-fueled release you’ll see and hear all year.  With a track for

Drunken Sufis ~ Cotton Candy Cluster Bombs

23 minutes, 26 tracks, 27 videos and 30 pink cassettes:  Cotton Candy Cluster Bomb exists at the intersection of Type A and punk.  This is the most uncompromising, (literally) sugar-fueled release you’ll see and hear all year.  With a track for

A Guide for Reason ~ XIII – XIV

In the digital age, one has a begrudging admiration for the few artists who still insist on doing things the old school way.  Mike Fazio (A Guide for Reason) is one of these.  After three years of commercial silence, he

A Guide for Reason ~ XIII – XIV

In the digital age, one has a begrudging admiration for the few artists who still insist on doing things the old school way.  Mike Fazio (A Guide for Reason) is one of these.  After three years of commercial silence, he