Category Archives: Experimental

Michelle Cross & Joe Frawley ~ Dolls Come to Life

13 Houses and the Mermaid plunged listeners into a world of repressed and haunted memory; A Hundred Years delved into fairy tales.  On Dolls Come to Life, Joe Frawley sidesteps into a forest of dark whimsy with the aid of Chicago vocalist Michelle Cross.  The turn

Michelle Cross & Joe Frawley ~ Dolls Come to Life

13 Houses and the Mermaid plunged listeners into a world of repressed and haunted memory; A Hundred Years delved into fairy tales.  On Dolls Come to Life, Joe Frawley sidesteps into a forest of dark whimsy with the aid of Chicago vocalist Michelle Cross.  The turn

Matt Collins ~ The Grin Without the Cat or the Cat Without the Outline

Blue Tapes is a new experimental cassette label that opened its doors last year.  Why cassette?  In the words of the founders, “If it’s good enough for Autechre, it’s good enough for us.”  Not that everything – or indeed anything

Matt Collins ~ The Grin Without the Cat or the Cat Without the Outline

Blue Tapes is a new experimental cassette label that opened its doors last year.  Why cassette?  In the words of the founders, “If it’s good enough for Autechre, it’s good enough for us.”  Not that everything – or indeed anything

Billy Roisz ~ Walking the Monkey

Remember all those incredible stories you made up as a child? Remember all that time of mischief, of imagination transforming the world to your every whim? Most importantly, remember just how fun this time slightly out of time was? It

Billy Roisz ~ Walking the Monkey

Remember all those incredible stories you made up as a child? Remember all that time of mischief, of imagination transforming the world to your every whim? Most importantly, remember just how fun this time slightly out of time was? It

In a Sleeping Mood ~ Diluted Sounds

The concept is simple: “365 sonic sketches, one a day for a year, each supported by an image, a video or a text”.  Many artists have attempted such projects, but few have even made it to February.  The London-based duo In

In a Sleeping Mood ~ Diluted Sounds

The concept is simple: “365 sonic sketches, one a day for a year, each supported by an image, a video or a text”.  Many artists have attempted such projects, but few have even made it to February.  The London-based duo In

Loud & Sad ~ Unknown Species

Unknown Species is the perfect name for this record.  It’s a little bit ambient, a little bit drone, and a little bit electronic; it features a banjo; and thanks to the cover image, it might also be considered post-rock (get it?).

Loud & Sad ~ Unknown Species

Unknown Species is the perfect name for this record.  It’s a little bit ambient, a little bit drone, and a little bit electronic; it features a banjo; and thanks to the cover image, it might also be considered post-rock (get it?).

Jerusalem in my Heart ~ Mo7it Al-Mo7it

For the last eight years Jerusalem In My Heart has been blending electronic music, contemporary Arab music and immersive film projections, but this is the first album they have ever recorded. In the past, group founder Radwan Ghazi Moumneh was

Jerusalem in my Heart ~ Mo7it Al-Mo7it

For the last eight years Jerusalem In My Heart has been blending electronic music, contemporary Arab music and immersive film projections, but this is the first album they have ever recorded. In the past, group founder Radwan Ghazi Moumneh was

Various Artists ~ Silber’s 5 in 5 Series

5 songs in 5 minutes.  That’s the premise of Silber Media’s 5 in 5 Series, which wanders across the board in terms of genre but sticks to the plan in execution.  Fans of Second Language’s Minute Papillon and Jack Chuter’s Signalvoid compilations will find plenty to

Various Artists ~ Silber’s 5 in 5 Series

5 songs in 5 minutes.  That’s the premise of Silber Media’s 5 in 5 Series, which wanders across the board in terms of genre but sticks to the plan in execution.  Fans of Second Language’s Minute Papillon and Jack Chuter’s Signalvoid compilations will find plenty to

Red Cross Stare ~ He Stole My Radar

Feathered Coyote Records makes its first appearance on our site with this distinctive and immediately engaging release.  One of the best ways to get our attention is to record music that lands between genres, and He Stole My Radar wanders from

Red Cross Stare ~ He Stole My Radar

Feathered Coyote Records makes its first appearance on our site with this distinctive and immediately engaging release.  One of the best ways to get our attention is to record music that lands between genres, and He Stole My Radar wanders from