Category Archives: Experimental

Jayne Amara Ross, Frédéric D. Oberland and Gaspar Claus ~ The Freemartin Calf

One needs time to recover after experiencing The Freemartin Calf.  The DVD/OST project is elegant, harrowing, and consistently captivating.  Jayne Amara Ross, Frédéric Oberland and Gaspar Claus lend the work the same intensity they bring to FareWell Poetry.  The Freemartin Calf was actually

Jayne Amara Ross, Frédéric D. Oberland and Gaspar Claus ~ The Freemartin Calf

One needs time to recover after experiencing The Freemartin Calf.  The DVD/OST project is elegant, harrowing, and consistently captivating.  Jayne Amara Ross, Frédéric Oberland and Gaspar Claus lend the work the same intensity they bring to FareWell Poetry.  The Freemartin Calf was actually

Julien Beau ~ Reflet

Reflet (French for reflection) began life as a CD3″ and is now a full album on Aposiopèse.  It’s an experimental set in the best sense, a combination of field recordings and live instrumentation that does exactly what the title implies ~ reflect on music, sound,

Julien Beau ~ Reflet

Reflet (French for reflection) began life as a CD3″ and is now a full album on Aposiopèse.  It’s an experimental set in the best sense, a combination of field recordings and live instrumentation that does exactly what the title implies ~ reflect on music, sound,

SMTG Limited ~ Four releases to support Haiti

Is ‘world music’ still possible? After all, the premise of it runs closely to that of colonial pasts, to the image of the 19th century anthropologist that turns cultures into curiosities, into preconceived slideshows of noble savages merged into natural

SMTG Limited ~ Four releases to support Haiti

Is ‘world music’ still possible? After all, the premise of it runs closely to that of colonial pasts, to the image of the 19th century anthropologist that turns cultures into curiosities, into preconceived slideshows of noble savages merged into natural

São Paulo Underground ~ Beija Flors Velho E Sujo

And now, something completely different: Beija Flors Velho E Sujo, an eclectic, experimental rush through sexy, South American streets, and it’s unlike anything you’ve heard before. That last sentence has been echoed throughout the decades; nowadays, it may be greeted with

São Paulo Underground ~ Beija Flors Velho E Sujo

And now, something completely different: Beija Flors Velho E Sujo, an eclectic, experimental rush through sexy, South American streets, and it’s unlike anything you’ve heard before. That last sentence has been echoed throughout the decades; nowadays, it may be greeted with

Kaboom Karavan ~ Hokus Fokus

An album by a frequent Kreng collaborator, mastered by Nils Frahm?  Forget dragons, locusts and blood, the apocalypse has officially arrived.  On a less important note, Frahm has just cemented his status as the Kevin Bacon of instrumental music.  Combine

Kaboom Karavan ~ Hokus Fokus

An album by a frequent Kreng collaborator, mastered by Nils Frahm?  Forget dragons, locusts and blood, the apocalypse has officially arrived.  On a less important note, Frahm has just cemented his status as the Kevin Bacon of instrumental music.  Combine

Lithuanian Lady Boys ~ Demonic Possession in Post Industrial Britain

The promise of infinity looms ever-so-slightly over noise and experimental music, and it underlines many an aspiration of utopian becoming, an immersive upward spiral of destruction and creation that would end when ‘true’ history would start. There is, however, a

Lithuanian Lady Boys ~ Demonic Possession in Post Industrial Britain

The promise of infinity looms ever-so-slightly over noise and experimental music, and it underlines many an aspiration of utopian becoming, an immersive upward spiral of destruction and creation that would end when ‘true’ history would start. There is, however, a

Uton / Sunhiilow ~ Garden & Cosmos (Split)

Three layers of styrofoam, paper and tape protected my copy of Garden & Cosmos, a sign of careful packaging, intimating a precise approach to music.  I didn’t get a sea star (missed it by just 4!) but that’s okay ~

Uton / Sunhiilow ~ Garden & Cosmos (Split)

Three layers of styrofoam, paper and tape protected my copy of Garden & Cosmos, a sign of careful packaging, intimating a precise approach to music.  I didn’t get a sea star (missed it by just 4!) but that’s okay ~

Aloonaluna / Motion Sickness of Time Travel ~ Split

Collage is the key word for understanding this release.  First there’s Michael Tunk’s cover art, which attracted us in the first place.  Then there’s the label’s gallery page dedicated to the craft.  Now add the surreal and beguiling art of Lynn

Aloonaluna / Motion Sickness of Time Travel ~ Split

Collage is the key word for understanding this release.  First there’s Michael Tunk’s cover art, which attracted us in the first place.  Then there’s the label’s gallery page dedicated to the craft.  Now add the surreal and beguiling art of Lynn