Category Archives: Experimental

A Guide for Reason ~ Iconography

“This music has no purpose other than it is”, writes Mike Fazio of his musical guise A Guide for Reason. We wll be happy to amend that statement, because listeners may use this odd music for other purposes: relaxation, mood

A Guide for Reason ~ Iconography

“This music has no purpose other than it is”, writes Mike Fazio of his musical guise A Guide for Reason. We wll be happy to amend that statement, because listeners may use this odd music for other purposes: relaxation, mood

Various Artists ~ Atrocious Symphonies Vol. II

Three years after Atrocious Symphonies Vol. I, the Madrid imprint curated by Rafael Bretón and Mireia Cobos is ready for a relaunch as a cassette label.  And what better way to attract the public’s attention than with a sampler of international artists

Various Artists ~ Atrocious Symphonies Vol. II

Three years after Atrocious Symphonies Vol. I, the Madrid imprint curated by Rafael Bretón and Mireia Cobos is ready for a relaunch as a cassette label.  And what better way to attract the public’s attention than with a sampler of international artists

Gail Priest ~ The Common Koel

Welcome to the dark side of the Birds of a Feather 3″ series. Hitchcock may have been the first to demonize birds in today’s popular culture, but the eerie nature of these animals is not hard to see. Even looking into

Gail Priest ~ The Common Koel

Welcome to the dark side of the Birds of a Feather 3″ series. Hitchcock may have been the first to demonize birds in today’s popular culture, but the eerie nature of these animals is not hard to see. Even looking into

Lali Barrière, Noish and Xedh ~ icgs el

The latest release from the Minneapolis microlabel Nada (read: get one now or none will be left) combines the efforts of three experimental musicians, whose blend of field recordings, amplified objects and electronics yields intriguing results.  As the specialty areas

Lali Barrière, Noish and Xedh ~ icgs el

The latest release from the Minneapolis microlabel Nada (read: get one now or none will be left) combines the efforts of three experimental musicians, whose blend of field recordings, amplified objects and electronics yields intriguing results.  As the specialty areas

Ricarda Cometa ~ Ricarda Cometa

Ricarda Cometa is an Argentinian trio playing music that is as visceral as a punch to the gut, twisting and breaking all sorts of rhythms from Latin America in an avant-garde way that sets them far apart from the current

Ricarda Cometa ~ Ricarda Cometa

Ricarda Cometa is an Argentinian trio playing music that is as visceral as a punch to the gut, twisting and breaking all sorts of rhythms from Latin America in an avant-garde way that sets them far apart from the current

The Post Romantic Empire Ensemble ~ The Post Romantic Empire Album

Vast, ambitious, and laden with emotional power, The Post Romantic Empire Album is a re-imagining of songs, artists and our relationship with music.  This is a lot of weight for one album to bear, even a pair of vinyl slabs with an

The Post Romantic Empire Ensemble ~ The Post Romantic Empire Album

Vast, ambitious, and laden with emotional power, The Post Romantic Empire Album is a re-imagining of songs, artists and our relationship with music.  This is a lot of weight for one album to bear, even a pair of vinyl slabs with an

Witxes ~ A Fabric of Beliefs

It’s not the only way to judge a horror movie, but if my palms aren’t sweaty at some point during the  action, then it’s failed to some extent.  It’s rarely the gory bits that do it, more the slow build-up

Witxes ~ A Fabric of Beliefs

It’s not the only way to judge a horror movie, but if my palms aren’t sweaty at some point during the  action, then it’s failed to some extent.  It’s rarely the gory bits that do it, more the slow build-up

Martin Bédard ~ Topographies

“Not one second of downtime will be met”, declares the press release, and in this case, the statement is true.  Martin Bédard‘s Topographies fills every sonic nook with crashes, glissandos and draws.  This is a work of immediacy, beginning with a crash

Martin Bédard ~ Topographies

“Not one second of downtime will be met”, declares the press release, and in this case, the statement is true.  Martin Bédard‘s Topographies fills every sonic nook with crashes, glissandos and draws.  This is a work of immediacy, beginning with a crash