Category Archives: Experimental

möström ~ we speak whale

The genre-defying debut of female trio möström is a sparkling original, beguiling in the best sense.  These Viennese veterans of other bands (including Gustav, broken.heart.collector and The Vegetable Orchestra, dedicated to “the exploration of the acoustic properties of vegetables” – really!) have

möström ~ we speak whale

The genre-defying debut of female trio möström is a sparkling original, beguiling in the best sense.  These Viennese veterans of other bands (including Gustav, broken.heart.collector and The Vegetable Orchestra, dedicated to “the exploration of the acoustic properties of vegetables” – really!) have

Walks on the Beach ~ Adoption Tapes

Integrating two genres or more is a very difficult feat to pull off, mostly because it implies the articulation of different, often even opposing, ideas about how music works. That Adoption Tapes is presented to the audience as a unified,

Walks on the Beach ~ Adoption Tapes

Integrating two genres or more is a very difficult feat to pull off, mostly because it implies the articulation of different, often even opposing, ideas about how music works. That Adoption Tapes is presented to the audience as a unified,

Various Artists ~ Trade & Distribution Almanac Volume Four

I recently spent a weekend in a city that seemed to play only 80s pop music.  Every store, bar and radio station shared the same playlist.  As I drove away at the end of the weekend, I was thankful for

Various Artists ~ Trade & Distribution Almanac Volume Four

I recently spent a weekend in a city that seemed to play only 80s pop music.  Every store, bar and radio station shared the same playlist.  As I drove away at the end of the weekend, I was thankful for

Far Rainbow ~ No Medicine That Can Cure A Fool

Far Rainbow are Emily Mary Barnett and Bobby Barry. On No Medicine That Can Cure A Fool they introduce the listener to a deeply colorful world that’s alive and blended together rather uneasily by rocky, experimental seas and the oh-so-still ambient sky.

Far Rainbow ~ No Medicine That Can Cure A Fool

Far Rainbow are Emily Mary Barnett and Bobby Barry. On No Medicine That Can Cure A Fool they introduce the listener to a deeply colorful world that’s alive and blended together rather uneasily by rocky, experimental seas and the oh-so-still ambient sky.

Gilles Gobeil ~ Les lointains

The final piece of our empreintes DIGITALes triptych demonstrates the diversity of the label, as well as the intelligence of its artists.  Québec’s Gilles Gobeil has over 25 years of recordings under his belt, but has not released a solo album since

Gilles Gobeil ~ Les lointains

The final piece of our empreintes DIGITALes triptych demonstrates the diversity of the label, as well as the intelligence of its artists.  Québec’s Gilles Gobeil has over 25 years of recordings under his belt, but has not released a solo album since

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