Category Archives: Experimental

Night Shift ~ Trespasser’s Guide to Nowhere

Time Released Sound has done it again.  After making a huge splash in 2011, the label has expanded far beyond its ambient beginnings and is now beginning to make waves in the experimental field.  This marks a natural progression for

Night Shift ~ Trespasser’s Guide to Nowhere

Time Released Sound has done it again.  After making a huge splash in 2011, the label has expanded far beyond its ambient beginnings and is now beginning to make waves in the experimental field.  This marks a natural progression for

Joe Frawley ~ A Hundred Years

Earlier this year, we reviewed Joe Frawley‘s 13 Houses and the Mermaid, a mesmerizing excursion into the mysteries of looped memory and long-buried trauma.  While A Hundred Years shares some of the aspects of the prior release – spoken word, a twisted narrative, a

Joe Frawley ~ A Hundred Years

Earlier this year, we reviewed Joe Frawley‘s 13 Houses and the Mermaid, a mesmerizing excursion into the mysteries of looped memory and long-buried trauma.  While A Hundred Years shares some of the aspects of the prior release – spoken word, a twisted narrative, a

Golders Green ~ Suite n°2 in drone major (op.3)

A hard drive crash is responsible for one of the year’s most fascinating releases.  If not for this technical disaster, Byron Christoloudou (Golders Green) would not have been forced to rewrite his material from scratch, and the best parts of

Golders Green ~ Suite n°2 in drone major (op.3)

A hard drive crash is responsible for one of the year’s most fascinating releases.  If not for this technical disaster, Byron Christoloudou (Golders Green) would not have been forced to rewrite his material from scratch, and the best parts of

William Cody Watson ~ Bill Murray

Although I’d seen Bill Murray in Ghostbusters and its sequel, I would have been hard-pressed to name anything else he’d done until I met my good friend MattP who was, for reasons I never quite ascertained, obsessed with the guy

William Cody Watson ~ Bill Murray

Although I’d seen Bill Murray in Ghostbusters and its sequel, I would have been hard-pressed to name anything else he’d done until I met my good friend MattP who was, for reasons I never quite ascertained, obsessed with the guy

Kassel Jaeger ~ Deltas

The enigmatic Paris-based Kassel Jaeger may be one person or two (recent reports conflict), but it doesn’t really matter when the artist’s sounds are so alluring.  Conversely, the sources of Delta are clearly explained, but the music still comes across as mysterious.  In this

Kassel Jaeger ~ Deltas

The enigmatic Paris-based Kassel Jaeger may be one person or two (recent reports conflict), but it doesn’t really matter when the artist’s sounds are so alluring.  Conversely, the sources of Delta are clearly explained, but the music still comes across as mysterious.  In this

Yuichiro Fujimoto ~ Speaks Melodies

‘On a withered branch a crow has landed.  Autumn evening.’ – Matsu Basho A haiku is a form of poetry which originated in Japan, the native home of Yuichiro Fujimoto. Basho’s haiku above is indeed a famed one that has seen it

Yuichiro Fujimoto ~ Speaks Melodies

‘On a withered branch a crow has landed.  Autumn evening.’ – Matsu Basho A haiku is a form of poetry which originated in Japan, the native home of Yuichiro Fujimoto. Basho’s haiku above is indeed a famed one that has seen it

West Riding ~ Nothing Left But Light

“So you want to be a rock and roll star?  Well listen, now hear what I say …”  After listening to artists such as Machinefabriek and Marta Mist, big band director and freelance trumpeter James M. Gregg decided it was

West Riding ~ Nothing Left But Light

“So you want to be a rock and roll star?  Well listen, now hear what I say …”  After listening to artists such as Machinefabriek and Marta Mist, big band director and freelance trumpeter James M. Gregg decided it was

hokuro ~ rôh mén rir néhââyâh “une âme sans fin”

hokuro‘s latest single-track EP may possess the mother of all impossible-to-remember titles, but at least there’s no confusion regarding its genre.  One glimpse at those vowels and accents and we know: this is experimental music, through and through.  The trio

hokuro ~ rôh mén rir néhââyâh “une âme sans fin”

hokuro‘s latest single-track EP may possess the mother of all impossible-to-remember titles, but at least there’s no confusion regarding its genre.  One glimpse at those vowels and accents and we know: this is experimental music, through and through.  The trio