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Ukrainian Field Notes ~ LVII

Summertime, and the living is not so easy, not if you are Ukrainian as Russia has upped its ballistic missiles attacks. Quinte apt then that this month we spoke to Air Defence System from Kharkiv. He told us about his

Ukrainian Field Notes ~ LVII

Summertime, and the living is not so easy, not if you are Ukrainian as Russia has upped its ballistic missiles attacks. Quinte apt then that this month we spoke to Air Defence System from Kharkiv. He told us about his

too_basicc ~ عهد الأصدقاء

too_basicc is a digital audio-visual, modular synthesis project based in Beirut, Lebanon. Over the months of march-april they released three albums in quick succession with the latest being عهد الأصدقاء [“The Covenant of Friends”] — a title that refers to

too_basicc ~ عهد الأصدقاء

too_basicc is a digital audio-visual, modular synthesis project based in Beirut, Lebanon. Over the months of march-april they released three albums in quick succession with the latest being عهد الأصدقاء [“The Covenant of Friends”] — a title that refers to

Ten Tracks That Sound Like Summer

Schools are out, beaches are open, and vacation time is here!  It’s time to share our annual list of Ten Tracks That Sound Like Summer, presented in our suggested listening order, from slow to fast.  These are the pieces on

Ten Tracks That Sound Like Summer

Schools are out, beaches are open, and vacation time is here!  It’s time to share our annual list of Ten Tracks That Sound Like Summer, presented in our suggested listening order, from slow to fast.  These are the pieces on

Filippo Medas ~ Emilio Lussu: Il Processo

For audiences outside Italy, Emilio Lussu remains a relatively overlooked figure compared to contemporaries such as Antonio Gramsci or Carlo Rosselli. Yet Lussu’s life encompassed many of the defining struggles of the twentieth century: a decorated soldier in the First

Filippo Medas ~ Emilio Lussu: Il Processo

For audiences outside Italy, Emilio Lussu remains a relatively overlooked figure compared to contemporaries such as Antonio Gramsci or Carlo Rosselli. Yet Lussu’s life encompassed many of the defining struggles of the twentieth century: a decorated soldier in the First

First Half Highlights ~ The Top 20

Every year we corral our reviewers for a halftime interview, as we ask their opinions on how the first half went.  Six months from now, we’ll choose the top twenty albums of 2026, but for now this is the perfect

First Half Highlights ~ The Top 20

Every year we corral our reviewers for a halftime interview, as we ask their opinions on how the first half went.  Six months from now, we’ll choose the top twenty albums of 2026, but for now this is the perfect

Ukrainian Field Notes LVI

After spending the month of May in Ukraine, I am back in Rome. There has been a 22% increase in the number of drones and missiles on Kyiv and Ukraine in general from the month of April. I have witnessed

Ukrainian Field Notes LVI

After spending the month of May in Ukraine, I am back in Rome. There has been a 22% increase in the number of drones and missiles on Kyiv and Ukraine in general from the month of April. I have witnessed

Firas Shehadeh ~ Depth Map

Firas Shehadeh’s Depth Map transforms noise music into an act of forensic listening. Where 2025’s The Heaviest Shrouds Are The Smallest Ones unfolded like splinters of raw grief and collapse, Depth Map feels colder, more systematic: an attempt to trace

Firas Shehadeh ~ Depth Map

Firas Shehadeh’s Depth Map transforms noise music into an act of forensic listening. Where 2025’s The Heaviest Shrouds Are The Smallest Ones unfolded like splinters of raw grief and collapse, Depth Map feels colder, more systematic: an attempt to trace

Ukrainian Field Notes LV

This episode of Ukrainian Field Notes comes to you from Lviv, where I have been attending the Lviv Media Forum, whose theme this year is Reality Under Attack: Flight, Freeze, or Fight? Alongside the talks, there were also video installations,

Ukrainian Field Notes LV

This episode of Ukrainian Field Notes comes to you from Lviv, where I have been attending the Lviv Media Forum, whose theme this year is Reality Under Attack: Flight, Freeze, or Fight? Alongside the talks, there were also video installations,