Category Archives: Experimental
A Kohlenstoff Records Trio
Last month, Montreal’s Kohlenstoff Records released a trio of experimental releases on the same day: new works from Liz Helman, Line Katcho and Ezequiel Esquenazi. Each of these works has its own distinctive appeal. This is no surprise from the
A Kohlenstoff Records Trio
Last month, Montreal’s Kohlenstoff Records released a trio of experimental releases on the same day: new works from Liz Helman, Line Katcho and Ezequiel Esquenazi. Each of these works has its own distinctive appeal. This is no surprise from the
Gabriel Ledoux ~ Le vide parfait
When did we become so oversensitive? Gabriel Ledoux attacks this question head-on in his dynamic new set, accompanied by a 60-page booklet of essays and art. Some memorable examples: a visitor to Dachau is told he cannot see a famous plaque
Gabriel Ledoux ~ Le vide parfait
When did we become so oversensitive? Gabriel Ledoux attacks this question head-on in his dynamic new set, accompanied by a 60-page booklet of essays and art. Some memorable examples: a visitor to Dachau is told he cannot see a famous plaque
Roped Off ~ Is Waiting For Your Challenge!!
Get ready…fight! Okay, so that might’ve been pulled straight from Dead Or Alive, but Punch Out!! isn’t a million miles away. 1983 was the year, and now, in 2015, it looks like it’s returned to the ring for one more challenge. The classic
Roped Off ~ Is Waiting For Your Challenge!!
Get ready…fight! Okay, so that might’ve been pulled straight from Dead Or Alive, but Punch Out!! isn’t a million miles away. 1983 was the year, and now, in 2015, it looks like it’s returned to the ring for one more challenge. The classic
Erik Nyström ~ Morphogenèse
Most albums are instantly accessible, their underlying concepts easily penetrable by the common public. Not so Morphogenèse, an album that travels from deep sea to deep space, searching for boundaries yet finding only greater expanses. The track descriptions can be intimidating, so
Erik Nyström ~ Morphogenèse
Most albums are instantly accessible, their underlying concepts easily penetrable by the common public. Not so Morphogenèse, an album that travels from deep sea to deep space, searching for boundaries yet finding only greater expanses. The track descriptions can be intimidating, so
Kammerflimmer Kollektief ~ Désarroi
Few artists ever reach the milestone of a 10th album, but Kammerflimmer Kollektief has just joined this elite group. Even rarer is the act whose 10th album comes across as something strange and new, wild and enigmatic, sending off sparks rather than
Kammerflimmer Kollektief ~ Désarroi
Few artists ever reach the milestone of a 10th album, but Kammerflimmer Kollektief has just joined this elite group. Even rarer is the act whose 10th album comes across as something strange and new, wild and enigmatic, sending off sparks rather than
One And Seven Eighths ~ They Came From Outer-Space To Interfere With Me
Last summer, we reviewed Modern Camping Songs, a quirky cassette from a pair of Stourbridges (or almost a pair, as one eighth is missing). The follow-up continues in the same vein, unapologetically weird yet clearly creative. While last year’s cassette was compared
One And Seven Eighths ~ They Came From Outer-Space To Interfere With Me
Last summer, we reviewed Modern Camping Songs, a quirky cassette from a pair of Stourbridges (or almost a pair, as one eighth is missing). The follow-up continues in the same vein, unapologetically weird yet clearly creative. While last year’s cassette was compared
Theologian ~ Pain of the Saints
Ambitious and multi-layered, Theologian‘s latest effort comprises a disorienting force, the kind that only late industrial music, in all of its transgressive glory, can muster. Under the theme of sainthood as an avenue for criticism of the Catholic Church ethos,
Theologian ~ Pain of the Saints
Ambitious and multi-layered, Theologian‘s latest effort comprises a disorienting force, the kind that only late industrial music, in all of its transgressive glory, can muster. Under the theme of sainthood as an avenue for criticism of the Catholic Church ethos,
Mark Templeton + Kyle Armstrong ~ Extensions
“Rapidly we approach the final phase of the EXTENSIONS of man- the technological simulation of consciousness.” -Marshall McLuhan, Understanding Media (1964) After a bit of a delay, Mark Templeton inaugurates his new label Graphical Recordings with the release
Mark Templeton + Kyle Armstrong ~ Extensions
“Rapidly we approach the final phase of the EXTENSIONS of man- the technological simulation of consciousness.” -Marshall McLuhan, Understanding Media (1964) After a bit of a delay, Mark Templeton inaugurates his new label Graphical Recordings with the release
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