Category Archives: Experimental
Longstone ~ リサイクル risaikuru
リサイクル risaikuru is Linear Obsessional’s first vinyl release, an elaborate package that includes two photos and copious liner notes. It’s the best release the label has ever offered (out of 56 releases), and due to its subject matter, it’s an important
Longstone ~ リサイクル risaikuru
リサイクル risaikuru is Linear Obsessional’s first vinyl release, an elaborate package that includes two photos and copious liner notes. It’s the best release the label has ever offered (out of 56 releases), and due to its subject matter, it’s an important
Invertabit / August Traeger ~ Cacophonies
Cacophonies is music composed and conducted by creepy crawlies. Dark ambient in presentation and in sound, the music is the sound of the wild. These are field recordings sourced from insects and birds; music from the backyard, music from the darkest
Invertabit / August Traeger ~ Cacophonies
Cacophonies is music composed and conducted by creepy crawlies. Dark ambient in presentation and in sound, the music is the sound of the wild. These are field recordings sourced from insects and birds; music from the backyard, music from the darkest
Adam Basanta ~ Memory is the residue of thought
Memory is the residue of thought is the first album by sound artist Adam Basanta, comprised of works he’s composed over the last five years. It’s a mesmerizing series of pieces, one that feels like an EAI record without the
Adam Basanta ~ Memory is the residue of thought
Memory is the residue of thought is the first album by sound artist Adam Basanta, comprised of works he’s composed over the last five years. It’s a mesmerizing series of pieces, one that feels like an EAI record without the
VLK ~ Shaq Fu: Da Return: Da Return
Released in 1994, Shaq Fu: Da Return was the second studio album from Shaquille O’Neal, NBA superstar and rapper extraordinaire. Twenty years has passed (yes, really!) and Shaq has returned once again, though not as his original self. You could say that he’d
VLK ~ Shaq Fu: Da Return: Da Return
Released in 1994, Shaq Fu: Da Return was the second studio album from Shaquille O’Neal, NBA superstar and rapper extraordinaire. Twenty years has passed (yes, really!) and Shaq has returned once again, though not as his original self. You could say that he’d
A Giant Fern ~ September Crop
Portuguese cassette label A Giant Fern kicks off the season with a variety-packed quartet, featuring the feathered beauty of øjeRum, the quiet menace of Micromelancolié, the dark alchemy of Hidden Persuaders and the sci-fi symphonies of Roadside Picnic & Charles Barabé. Each release
A Giant Fern ~ September Crop
Portuguese cassette label A Giant Fern kicks off the season with a variety-packed quartet, featuring the feathered beauty of øjeRum, the quiet menace of Micromelancolié, the dark alchemy of Hidden Persuaders and the sci-fi symphonies of Roadside Picnic & Charles Barabé. Each release
De Leon ~ De Leon
A transparent bag with a simple, barely tagged cassette inside. This is the kind of objective statement that upstart label Aught prefer to make with the music they publish: what you see is what you don’t get (an album as
De Leon ~ De Leon
A transparent bag with a simple, barely tagged cassette inside. This is the kind of objective statement that upstart label Aught prefer to make with the music they publish: what you see is what you don’t get (an album as
Soiled ~ Splices and phases
An unusual album from an enigmatic artist, Splices and phases delivers on the promise of its title by including multiple genres, often within single tracks. The album goes through phases, and seems spliced from a large sonic soundboard. For example, the opening
Soiled ~ Splices and phases
An unusual album from an enigmatic artist, Splices and phases delivers on the promise of its title by including multiple genres, often within single tracks. The album goes through phases, and seems spliced from a large sonic soundboard. For example, the opening
Troy Schafer ~ Untitled No. 1
After releasing an excursion into solo violin, a “survey of a broken tape recorder” and a business card filled with five minutes of feedback, Troy Schafer returns to the wild experimentalism of his 2012 release, Supreme Happiness Forever. That cassette packed multiple albums
Troy Schafer ~ Untitled No. 1
After releasing an excursion into solo violin, a “survey of a broken tape recorder” and a business card filled with five minutes of feedback, Troy Schafer returns to the wild experimentalism of his 2012 release, Supreme Happiness Forever. That cassette packed multiple albums
a closer listen 