Category Archives: Experimental
Slight Nightmare ~ Delicate Grit
“Shallow Water Blackout” shines bleakly. The cloudy, sunken grey color of midnight fog gives way to a slightly creepy, chiming drone that fills the space. It’s an incessant ringing, a bell rung by a demented town crier. In the dead
Slight Nightmare ~ Delicate Grit
“Shallow Water Blackout” shines bleakly. The cloudy, sunken grey color of midnight fog gives way to a slightly creepy, chiming drone that fills the space. It’s an incessant ringing, a bell rung by a demented town crier. In the dead
Sébastien Roux ~ Issues
Here’s a concept we’ve never encountered before, and are unlikely to see again, due to its very complexity: six issues of a magazine (contemporary art review VOLUME) used as a score. It’s important to emphasize that the features themselves are referenced
Sébastien Roux ~ Issues
Here’s a concept we’ve never encountered before, and are unlikely to see again, due to its very complexity: six issues of a magazine (contemporary art review VOLUME) used as a score. It’s important to emphasize that the features themselves are referenced
When ~ The Black Death
The LP release of When‘s The Black Death has taken 23 years to arrive ~ enough for a generation to pass. Many alive today have never heard of it, although it’s become a revered work in black metal circles (especially with Burzum). But it’s
When ~ The Black Death
The LP release of When‘s The Black Death has taken 23 years to arrive ~ enough for a generation to pass. Many alive today have never heard of it, although it’s become a revered work in black metal circles (especially with Burzum). But it’s
PAS Musique ~ Inside the Spectrum
PAS Musique‘s follow-up to Abandoned Bird Egg is an intriguing foray into sound collage, with multi-faceted instrumentation welded to vintage scientific dialogue, culminating in a sense of World Fair wonder. If Public Service Broadcasting were more abstract, they might sound like this.
PAS Musique ~ Inside the Spectrum
PAS Musique‘s follow-up to Abandoned Bird Egg is an intriguing foray into sound collage, with multi-faceted instrumentation welded to vintage scientific dialogue, culminating in a sense of World Fair wonder. If Public Service Broadcasting were more abstract, they might sound like this.
Chains Made of Chalk ~ S/T
While digging in the sonic dirt, Amok Recordings unearthed a dark gem with sinister powers. To protect its listeners, the label broke the gem into four equal parts. But beware! Play these four CD3″s sequentially and you may become possessed by
Chains Made of Chalk ~ S/T
While digging in the sonic dirt, Amok Recordings unearthed a dark gem with sinister powers. To protect its listeners, the label broke the gem into four equal parts. But beware! Play these four CD3″s sequentially and you may become possessed by
Leafcutter John ~ Resurrection
Back in 2006, Leafcutter John recorded a beguiling album called The Forest and the Sea, that turned out to be my favorite album of that year. I wasn’t writing for anyone back then, but this is my chance to make up for it.
Leafcutter John ~ Resurrection
Back in 2006, Leafcutter John recorded a beguiling album called The Forest and the Sea, that turned out to be my favorite album of that year. I wasn’t writing for anyone back then, but this is my chance to make up for it.
Beatriz Ferreyra ~ GRM Works
GRM Works, by France-based Argentinian composer Beatriz Ferreyra, is perhaps a key new entry in the wonderful Recollection GRM series by Editions Mego, which represents an important documentary move towards producing a new set of archival materials of one of
Beatriz Ferreyra ~ GRM Works
GRM Works, by France-based Argentinian composer Beatriz Ferreyra, is perhaps a key new entry in the wonderful Recollection GRM series by Editions Mego, which represents an important documentary move towards producing a new set of archival materials of one of
Matana Roberts ~ Coin Coin Chapter Three: river run thee
Coin Coin Chapter Three is one of the best albums of 2015. How do we know this already? Because in the modern era, there has never been a year in which ten albums were better than this one. Matana Roberts is a
Matana Roberts ~ Coin Coin Chapter Three: river run thee
Coin Coin Chapter Three is one of the best albums of 2015. How do we know this already? Because in the modern era, there has never been a year in which ten albums were better than this one. Matana Roberts is a
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