Category Archives: Experimental
Various Artists ~ Only Sounds That Tremble Through Us | فقط أصوات ترتعش في أجسادنا
The story has been evolving for fifteen years, lasting through governments, revolutions and wars. Back in 2010, Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme started collecting online recordings of “people singing and dancing in communal spaces in Iraq, Palestine, Syria, and Yemen.” This
Various Artists ~ Only Sounds That Tremble Through Us | فقط أصوات ترتعش في أجسادنا
The story has been evolving for fifteen years, lasting through governments, revolutions and wars. Back in 2010, Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme started collecting online recordings of “people singing and dancing in communal spaces in Iraq, Palestine, Syria, and Yemen.” This
Louise Rossiter ~ Der Industriepalast
The most amazing thing about Der Industriepalast is how much it sounds like the inner workings of the human body. The listener is fooled into thinking that they are hearing the amplified sounds of digestion, respiration, firing synapses and flowing blood,
Louise Rossiter ~ Der Industriepalast
The most amazing thing about Der Industriepalast is how much it sounds like the inner workings of the human body. The listener is fooled into thinking that they are hearing the amplified sounds of digestion, respiration, firing synapses and flowing blood,
Michelle Helene Mackenzie & Stefan Maier / Olivia Block ~ Orchid Mantis / Breach
Portraits GRM’s ongoing split series continues with a pair of site-specific recordings from Michelle Helene Mackenzie & Stefan Maier and Olivia Block. When considered together, they operate as a meditation on nature, time and human intrusion. Each composition fills an
Michelle Helene Mackenzie & Stefan Maier / Olivia Block ~ Orchid Mantis / Breach
Portraits GRM’s ongoing split series continues with a pair of site-specific recordings from Michelle Helene Mackenzie & Stefan Maier and Olivia Block. When considered together, they operate as a meditation on nature, time and human intrusion. Each composition fills an
Andrzej Pietrewicz & Haiyue Zhu ~ #10
#10 is a departure of sorts for Andrzej Pietrewicz ~ a single 33-minute track that is more experimental than any of his prior work. While one can detect familiar timbres such as bells and breath, the field recordings are more prominent, and for
Andrzej Pietrewicz & Haiyue Zhu ~ #10
#10 is a departure of sorts for Andrzej Pietrewicz ~ a single 33-minute track that is more experimental than any of his prior work. While one can detect familiar timbres such as bells and breath, the field recordings are more prominent, and for
Staraya derevnya ~ Garden window escape
The delightfully different Staraya derevnya, now seven strong, returns this spring with another unusual album. The first sessions took place in London, later recordings were made in Bulgaria, Israel and Mexico, and the sparse lyrics combine Russian and invented languages, making
Staraya derevnya ~ Garden window escape
The delightfully different Staraya derevnya, now seven strong, returns this spring with another unusual album. The first sessions took place in London, later recordings were made in Bulgaria, Israel and Mexico, and the sparse lyrics combine Russian and invented languages, making
Manon McCoy & Alice Brookes ~ objects aligned out of time
We were immediately intrigued when we read the words “two wine glasses, a stack of paper and some dried peas.” These represent only a sampling of the objects aligned out of time that coalesce in the unique sonic universe of sound
Manon McCoy & Alice Brookes ~ objects aligned out of time
We were immediately intrigued when we read the words “two wine glasses, a stack of paper and some dried peas.” These represent only a sampling of the objects aligned out of time that coalesce in the unique sonic universe of sound
Scolpaig ~ Spaceport One / Will Parker ~ Red Lake, Black Mine
Difficult Art & Music has been having a wonderful three-year anniversary celebration. First there came the compilation I Only Like Difficult Art (and music), a double album (one CD, one LP) in which half of the tracks were taken from the back
Scolpaig ~ Spaceport One / Will Parker ~ Red Lake, Black Mine
Difficult Art & Music has been having a wonderful three-year anniversary celebration. First there came the compilation I Only Like Difficult Art (and music), a double album (one CD, one LP) in which half of the tracks were taken from the back
Jeremy Young ~ Cablcar
The press release for Cablcar celebrates its Canadian origins so much that US listeners will be hoping it doesn’t get a tariff slapped on it. Although Jeremy Young, based in Tiohtià:ke / Montréal, has released music through several labels –
Jeremy Young ~ Cablcar
The press release for Cablcar celebrates its Canadian origins so much that US listeners will be hoping it doesn’t get a tariff slapped on it. Although Jeremy Young, based in Tiohtià:ke / Montréal, has released music through several labels –
a closer listen 