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Ukrainian Field Notes XLIII

Over the past three years we have covered many genres, with Ukrainian Field Notes often looking more like Mixmag than ACL. With the current episode we stray into KERRANG! territory, so maybe this should have been called Ukrainian Field (Metal)

Ukrainian Field Notes XLIII

Over the past three years we have covered many genres, with Ukrainian Field Notes often looking more like Mixmag than ACL. With the current episode we stray into KERRANG! territory, so maybe this should have been called Ukrainian Field (Metal)

A Frog Call Can Operate Like a Piano Chord: An Interview with Saapato

Saapato is a project by New York-based musician Brendan Principato, who is deeply interested in the aural connections of the natural world. His new album Decomposition: Fox on a Highway was released last month and includes collaborations with KMRU, Ben Seratan,

A Frog Call Can Operate Like a Piano Chord: An Interview with Saapato

Saapato is a project by New York-based musician Brendan Principato, who is deeply interested in the aural connections of the natural world. His new album Decomposition: Fox on a Highway was released last month and includes collaborations with KMRU, Ben Seratan,

Scott Alexander Howard and Stefan Christoff present A sonic window [mix]

Regular mix contributor Stefan Christoff is joined by Scott Alexander Howard for our first new mix of 2025, A sonic window. We’re pleased to announce that the duo will be releasing a joint album called Transit Assemblies on the Moon Villain

Scott Alexander Howard and Stefan Christoff present A sonic window [mix]

Regular mix contributor Stefan Christoff is joined by Scott Alexander Howard for our first new mix of 2025, A sonic window. We’re pleased to announce that the duo will be releasing a joint album called Transit Assemblies on the Moon Villain

Ukrainian Field Notes XLII

For this episode we travel to Ivano-Frankivsk to discover what DEDDOM does when he finds out the amount of his pension. Also in Ivano-Frankivsk we speculate on the meaning of Cringemodernism with Benjamin WiSE, and 5NONE5 distances himself from American

Ukrainian Field Notes XLII

For this episode we travel to Ivano-Frankivsk to discover what DEDDOM does when he finds out the amount of his pension. Also in Ivano-Frankivsk we speculate on the meaning of Cringemodernism with Benjamin WiSE, and 5NONE5 distances himself from American

Ukrainian Field Notes XLI

February 24 marks the third anniversary of the full-scale invasion. As I write this, negotiations are taking place without the direct involvement of Ukraine, or Europe for that matter, which is the very reason I started this series, to give

Ukrainian Field Notes XLI

February 24 marks the third anniversary of the full-scale invasion. As I write this, negotiations are taking place without the direct involvement of Ukraine, or Europe for that matter, which is the very reason I started this series, to give

Beyond museification, an interview with Ored Recordings

Over at Ukrainian Field Notes we have long been delving into Russia’s colonial history and have been finding the output of Ored Recordings, a label that has been unearthing music from the Caucasus for over ten years now, an essential

Beyond museification, an interview with Ored Recordings

Over at Ukrainian Field Notes we have long been delving into Russia’s colonial history and have been finding the output of Ored Recordings, a label that has been unearthing music from the Caucasus for over ten years now, an essential

Ukrainian Field Notes XL

Size matters! Ukrainian Field Notes has gone extra large having now reached episode XL with 300+ interviews to date! To celebrate, UFN has partnered with Music Export Ukraine, an independent initiative, which helps Ukrainian artists to build international presence 🇺🇦.

Ukrainian Field Notes XL

Size matters! Ukrainian Field Notes has gone extra large having now reached episode XL with 300+ interviews to date! To celebrate, UFN has partnered with Music Export Ukraine, an independent initiative, which helps Ukrainian artists to build international presence 🇺🇦.

ACL 2025 ~ Winter Music Preview: Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz

Classic post-rock artists tend to make space for each other, releasing albums in separate years.  Last year brought us new music from Anoice, MONO & GY!BE, while 2024 begins with albums from Mogwai and You, Infinite (the founding members of

ACL 2025 ~ Winter Music Preview: Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz

Classic post-rock artists tend to make space for each other, releasing albums in separate years.  Last year brought us new music from Anoice, MONO & GY!BE, while 2024 begins with albums from Mogwai and You, Infinite (the founding members of