Category Archives: Experimental
Un Silencio Blanco ~ Las Cosas Cansadas
Only two songs strong, the second release from Colombia’s Un Silencio Blanco is very much a study in contrasts; or, if you prefer, a record of two halves. Both are worthy of your time, although it is the Caretaker-esque ambient
Un Silencio Blanco ~ Las Cosas Cansadas
Only two songs strong, the second release from Colombia’s Un Silencio Blanco is very much a study in contrasts; or, if you prefer, a record of two halves. Both are worthy of your time, although it is the Caretaker-esque ambient
Gideon Wolf ~ Paper
Paper, the debut full-length release from London’s Gideon Wolf, opens subtly, with a bare, crisp piano hovering in a cloud of stark, minor key notes. You may think you have a clear idea where the piece is headed, but around
Gideon Wolf ~ Paper
Paper, the debut full-length release from London’s Gideon Wolf, opens subtly, with a bare, crisp piano hovering in a cloud of stark, minor key notes. You may think you have a clear idea where the piece is headed, but around
Marie e le rose ~ Changes
Marie e le rose (Tuscan artist Rosa Marie Sarri) has written and produced a rather eclectic 5-track EP, calling on various traditions to present a unique but not uniform production. The pleasure is in hearing what she’ll do next; the drawback
Marie e le rose ~ Changes
Marie e le rose (Tuscan artist Rosa Marie Sarri) has written and produced a rather eclectic 5-track EP, calling on various traditions to present a unique but not uniform production. The pleasure is in hearing what she’ll do next; the drawback
Terrapin ~ Killing HF Harlow
Vivisection would have been too good a fate for HF Harlow, whose isolationist experiments with Rhesus monkeys may have singlehandedly inspired the animal rights movement. If Planet of the Apes were to become real, he’d be the first to go. Harlow’s experiments
Terrapin ~ Killing HF Harlow
Vivisection would have been too good a fate for HF Harlow, whose isolationist experiments with Rhesus monkeys may have singlehandedly inspired the animal rights movement. If Planet of the Apes were to become real, he’d be the first to go. Harlow’s experiments
Aurabox ~ Farewell
This Farewell starts off like a quietly intense combination of pieces by Anton Webern and Claude Debussy, suddenly precise and direct, suddenly diffuse and harmonic. It is a great first gesture of goodbye, eyes shying away and hands slightly tense
Aurabox ~ Farewell
This Farewell starts off like a quietly intense combination of pieces by Anton Webern and Claude Debussy, suddenly precise and direct, suddenly diffuse and harmonic. It is a great first gesture of goodbye, eyes shying away and hands slightly tense
SaffronKeira ~ A New Life
SaffronKeira is the experimental project of Eugenio Caria, and although a new life is always a blessing and a cause for wild celebration, Caria’s music resembles the chilling threat of an unborn’s eerily vicious kick in the womb. Dispirited, dark beats brood
SaffronKeira ~ A New Life
SaffronKeira is the experimental project of Eugenio Caria, and although a new life is always a blessing and a cause for wild celebration, Caria’s music resembles the chilling threat of an unborn’s eerily vicious kick in the womb. Dispirited, dark beats brood
Esther Burns ~ The Genius of the Crowd
Of all the entertainment arts, poetry may be the least appreciated. Film, TV, music, other literature, even painting and sculpture seem to have wide audiences. Poetry, not so much. Some households may claim an anthology or two, but books of
Esther Burns ~ The Genius of the Crowd
Of all the entertainment arts, poetry may be the least appreciated. Film, TV, music, other literature, even painting and sculpture seem to have wide audiences. Poetry, not so much. Some households may claim an anthology or two, but books of
Markus Mehr ~ On
Woah, what happened here? After the two long, ambient, loop-based tracks of In (the first part of a triptych, reviewed here earlier this year), we expected more of the same. But with On, Germany’s Markus Mehr is really on ~ in fact, this is the best thing
Markus Mehr ~ On
Woah, what happened here? After the two long, ambient, loop-based tracks of In (the first part of a triptych, reviewed here earlier this year), we expected more of the same. But with On, Germany’s Markus Mehr is really on ~ in fact, this is the best thing
a closer listen 