Category Archives: Experimental

PAS Musique ~ Abandoned Bird Egg

French/Swiss collective PAS Musique prides itself on defying convention. Inspired by negation and the avant-garde, the quartet produces music that is difficult to classify, touching upon multiple genres at once.  And yet, despite the band’s claim that their music lacks “clearly defined

PAS Musique ~ Abandoned Bird Egg

French/Swiss collective PAS Musique prides itself on defying convention. Inspired by negation and the avant-garde, the quartet produces music that is difficult to classify, touching upon multiple genres at once.  And yet, despite the band’s claim that their music lacks “clearly defined

0011011001111000 ~ ⌨

There is nothing wrong with your computer or phone.  Please do not attempt to adjust the picture.  This may be the most un-Google-able album title, track list and artist name in recent memory.  But the music is wild, and there’s

0011011001111000 ~ ⌨

There is nothing wrong with your computer or phone.  Please do not attempt to adjust the picture.  This may be the most un-Google-able album title, track list and artist name in recent memory.  But the music is wild, and there’s

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