Category Archives: Experimental
ACL 2025 ~ Winter Music Preview: Experimental
Want to go on a grand adventure? That’s where the Experimental category comes in. These artists travel across history, rescuing untold and undertold stories. They use voice and instrument in unexpected and often unprecedented ways. They are often ahead of
ACL 2025 ~ Winter Music Preview: Experimental
Want to go on a grand adventure? That’s where the Experimental category comes in. These artists travel across history, rescuing untold and undertold stories. They use voice and instrument in unexpected and often unprecedented ways. They are often ahead of
ACL 2024 ~ Top Ten Experimental
Perhaps the greatest joy found in a year-end list of experimental music is that it rewards not only the experimentalism, but the overall appeal. This is the landing spot for albums that stand out for being different, yet are embraced
ACL 2024 ~ Top Ten Experimental
Perhaps the greatest joy found in a year-end list of experimental music is that it rewards not only the experimentalism, but the overall appeal. This is the landing spot for albums that stand out for being different, yet are embraced
Xqui & Dogs Versus Shadows ~ Dwell Time
Just in time for the holidays, The Subexotic Shopping Centre Trilogy arrives, and would make a wonderful gift for the discriminating vinyl consumer, especially one who lives in Britain. Carlisle City Council‘s The Lanes Re-Development is a tribute to the cobbled streets and
Xqui & Dogs Versus Shadows ~ Dwell Time
Just in time for the holidays, The Subexotic Shopping Centre Trilogy arrives, and would make a wonderful gift for the discriminating vinyl consumer, especially one who lives in Britain. Carlisle City Council‘s The Lanes Re-Development is a tribute to the cobbled streets and
Félicia Atkinson ~ Space As An Instrument
Standing but not facing completely what’s in front of me…Félicia Atkinson softly utters in the opening track “The Healing” off the aptly titled Space as an Instrument. Piano and subtle field recordings accompany Atkinson’s deeply poetic words, her enchanting exchanges
Félicia Atkinson ~ Space As An Instrument
Standing but not facing completely what’s in front of me…Félicia Atkinson softly utters in the opening track “The Healing” off the aptly titled Space as an Instrument. Piano and subtle field recordings accompany Atkinson’s deeply poetic words, her enchanting exchanges
ØKSE ~ ØKSE
New York hip-hop label Backwoodz Studioz continues their hot streak with the self-titled debut from international experimental jazz quartet ØKSE: California-raised NYC-based drummer Savannah Harris, Danish saxophonist Mette Rasmussen, Swede Petter Eldh on double bass, synths and sampler, and Haitian
ØKSE ~ ØKSE
New York hip-hop label Backwoodz Studioz continues their hot streak with the self-titled debut from international experimental jazz quartet ØKSE: California-raised NYC-based drummer Savannah Harris, Danish saxophonist Mette Rasmussen, Swede Petter Eldh on double bass, synths and sampler, and Haitian
Philip Jeck ~ rpm
rpm is a long, slow, generous farewell to a beloved composer from the label and artists who loved him. We thought last year’s Oxmardyke might be Philip Jeck‘s coda, as many of the recordings were made at his bedside; as such, rpm arrives as
Philip Jeck ~ rpm
rpm is a long, slow, generous farewell to a beloved composer from the label and artists who loved him. We thought last year’s Oxmardyke might be Philip Jeck‘s coda, as many of the recordings were made at his bedside; as such, rpm arrives as
Lars Bech Pilgaard ~ Folklórica
Autumnal weather reminds us of the nordic concept of hygge, which is not completely translatable but refers to a certain mood of comfort, coziness, and togetherness. Hygge, which became an international phenomenon a few years ago, is a staple of
Lars Bech Pilgaard ~ Folklórica
Autumnal weather reminds us of the nordic concept of hygge, which is not completely translatable but refers to a certain mood of comfort, coziness, and togetherness. Hygge, which became an international phenomenon a few years ago, is a staple of
SABIWA, Queimada, Nathan L. ~ Sons of _
Sons of _ is an album about impermanence, as evidenced by titles such as “There is no end and no beginning”, “What is true is not true” and “There is nothing and there is no name.” The photo is foggy, and
SABIWA, Queimada, Nathan L. ~ Sons of _
Sons of _ is an album about impermanence, as evidenced by titles such as “There is no end and no beginning”, “What is true is not true” and “There is nothing and there is no name.” The photo is foggy, and
a closer listen 