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Ukrainian Field Notes XXI
As we enter the second year of the full-scale Russian invasion, we pursue our survey of the experimental and electronic scene in Ukraine with another round of interviews taking us to Odesa, Rivne, Ivano-Frankivsk and Kyiv as well as Lithuania,

Ukrainian Field Notes XXI
As we enter the second year of the full-scale Russian invasion, we pursue our survey of the experimental and electronic scene in Ukraine with another round of interviews taking us to Odesa, Rivne, Ivano-Frankivsk and Kyiv as well as Lithuania,

Next Festival review
if you are making a music festival, radio or any cultural program and not inviting Ukrainians or vicitims (sic) of the Russian violence, dunno, what you are doing [eastbloc af sound alliance pinned tweet] Music festivals in 2022 have not

Next Festival review
if you are making a music festival, radio or any cultural program and not inviting Ukrainians or vicitims (sic) of the Russian violence, dunno, what you are doing [eastbloc af sound alliance pinned tweet] Music festivals in 2022 have not

2023 Spring Music Preview ~ Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz
The Arrowounds album pictured here boasts some incredible artwork; read below to discover how to turn the digital image into a physical artifact. This is just one of dozens of releases in our most expansive category, running the tonal gamut

2023 Spring Music Preview ~ Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz
The Arrowounds album pictured here boasts some incredible artwork; read below to discover how to turn the digital image into a physical artifact. This is just one of dozens of releases in our most expansive category, running the tonal gamut

2023 Spring Music Preview ~ Modern Composition
Once again, spring is turning out to be an incredible season for modern composition, as a wide variety of releases are sharing space in the garden. We’re also fortunate to have a quartet of remarkable videos to whet our appetite

2023 Spring Music Preview ~ Modern Composition
Once again, spring is turning out to be an incredible season for modern composition, as a wide variety of releases are sharing space in the garden. We’re also fortunate to have a quartet of remarkable videos to whet our appetite

2023 Spring Music Preview ~ Experimental
This season, listeners can travel to a distant village to hear the reminiscences of centenarians; wander into the forest to encounter lost tribes; rail at the machines of politics and industry, who have marginalized races and classes; or simply sit

2023 Spring Music Preview ~ Experimental
This season, listeners can travel to a distant village to hear the reminiscences of centenarians; wander into the forest to encounter lost tribes; rail at the machines of politics and industry, who have marginalized races and classes; or simply sit

2023 Spring Music Preview ~ Electronic
Our Electronic music preview contains twice as much music as every other category. Sub-genres continue to shift, but the overall categories remain the same, from ambient-electronic to industrial. This is a good time to point out that most of the

2023 Spring Music Preview ~ Electronic
Our Electronic music preview contains twice as much music as every other category. Sub-genres continue to shift, but the overall categories remain the same, from ambient-electronic to industrial. This is a good time to point out that most of the

2023 Spring Music Preview ~ Drone
Our definition of drone has continued to expand, and now includes everything from steady hum to walls of sound, from cello drone to factory noise. Sustain and decay are typical elements, as emphasized in Owen Coggins’ book of the same

2023 Spring Music Preview ~ Drone
Our definition of drone has continued to expand, and now includes everything from steady hum to walls of sound, from cello drone to factory noise. Sustain and decay are typical elements, as emphasized in Owen Coggins’ book of the same

2023 Spring Music Preview ~ Ambient
By now, most people in the northern climates are preparing for spring; but spring is more than cherry blossoms and returning flocks. Spring is a state of mind: a warming, a flowering, an emergence. Spring is a feeling that, to

2023 Spring Music Preview ~ Ambient
By now, most people in the northern climates are preparing for spring; but spring is more than cherry blossoms and returning flocks. Spring is a state of mind: a warming, a flowering, an emergence. Spring is a feeling that, to