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Spring Music Preview 2022 ~ Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz
From melodic guitar to rhythmic drums to blistering distortion, this blended slate runs the gamut ~ a little like what the world has been going through in early 2022. Sometimes we want to wail and scream at the world; other
Spring Music Preview 2022 ~ Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz
From melodic guitar to rhythmic drums to blistering distortion, this blended slate runs the gamut ~ a little like what the world has been going through in early 2022. Sometimes we want to wail and scream at the world; other
Spring Music Preview 2022 ~ Modern Composition
For the past two years, we’ve all been going through the same emotions, which has nudged the artists and audiences even closer together. This season’s crop of modern composition looks forward and back at once: to the lifeline music provided
Spring Music Preview 2022 ~ Modern Composition
For the past two years, we’ve all been going through the same emotions, which has nudged the artists and audiences even closer together. This season’s crop of modern composition looks forward and back at once: to the lifeline music provided
Spring Music Preview 2022 ~ Experimental
Robot-human love, Sasquatch, the quetzal bird, astrology, earrings and Sophie the Giraffe ~ you’ve arrived at our Experimental section, across which the normal rules no longer apply. We’ve all been pent up and stir crazy lately, and this music is
Spring Music Preview 2022 ~ Experimental
Robot-human love, Sasquatch, the quetzal bird, astrology, earrings and Sophie the Giraffe ~ you’ve arrived at our Experimental section, across which the normal rules no longer apply. We’ve all been pent up and stir crazy lately, and this music is
Spring Music Preview 2022 ~ Electronic
The news dropped like a glowstick last month: clubs are reopening in Europe. We expect spring to be the season of dance music, as two years of tracks compete for hearts and feet. Should we dance or should we not,
Spring Music Preview 2022 ~ Electronic
The news dropped like a glowstick last month: clubs are reopening in Europe. We expect spring to be the season of dance music, as two years of tracks compete for hearts and feet. Should we dance or should we not,
Spring Music Preview 2022 ~ Ambient and Drone
Little darling, it’s been a long, cold, lonely winter, as epitomized by the cover of Graziano Tassi’s album Blue. But now spring is upon us, and we’re watching the buds of hundreds of new albums as they get ready to
Spring Music Preview 2022 ~ Ambient and Drone
Little darling, it’s been a long, cold, lonely winter, as epitomized by the cover of Graziano Tassi’s album Blue. But now spring is upon us, and we’re watching the buds of hundreds of new albums as they get ready to
SP* Episode 23: HOMEWORK – with Patrick Shiroishi [podcast]
Patrick Shiroishi is a Japanese-American multi-instrumentalist & composer based in Los Angeles, whose 2021 album Hidemi was one of our favorites of the year. A prolific collaborator, Shiroishi can also be heard in various duos, trios, and larger ensembles, including the quartet
SP* Episode 23: HOMEWORK – with Patrick Shiroishi [podcast]
Patrick Shiroishi is a Japanese-American multi-instrumentalist & composer based in Los Angeles, whose 2021 album Hidemi was one of our favorites of the year. A prolific collaborator, Shiroishi can also be heard in various duos, trios, and larger ensembles, including the quartet
This Bandcamp Friday, Support the Music of Ukraine
Today is Bandcamp Friday, and we encourage our readers to support the artists and labels of Ukraine. We’re scoured our resources to find 25 of the best instrumental and experimental releases from artists residing in the invaded nation, and in
This Bandcamp Friday, Support the Music of Ukraine
Today is Bandcamp Friday, and we encourage our readers to support the artists and labels of Ukraine. We’re scoured our resources to find 25 of the best instrumental and experimental releases from artists residing in the invaded nation, and in
Beautiful Errors ~ An Interview With Wobbly
Jon Leidecker, aka Wobbly, has produced experimental electronic music since the 1980s, whether on his own or as part of San Francisco collective Negativland. His work has constantly questioned the relationships between musicians and their tools, composition and improvisation, as
Beautiful Errors ~ An Interview With Wobbly
Jon Leidecker, aka Wobbly, has produced experimental electronic music since the 1980s, whether on his own or as part of San Francisco collective Negativland. His work has constantly questioned the relationships between musicians and their tools, composition and improvisation, as
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