Philip Samartzis ~ Atmospheres and Disturbances

Sitting somewhere at the crossroads between researcher, activist, scholar, composer, and recording engineer, Australian sound artist Philip Samartzis seems preoccupied with sound as both a natural and artificial phenomenon. While it would be easy to categorize Samartzis’ previous electroacoustic collaborations

Philip Samartzis ~ Atmospheres and Disturbances

Sitting somewhere at the crossroads between researcher, activist, scholar, composer, and recording engineer, Australian sound artist Philip Samartzis seems preoccupied with sound as both a natural and artificial phenomenon. While it would be easy to categorize Samartzis’ previous electroacoustic collaborations

KAADA ~ And If In A Thousand Years

KAADA is in the mood to dance and after listening to this album you will be too. On first glance this danceability might feel a bit like a change of pace from his 2018 album Closing Statements, which we loved.

KAADA ~ And If In A Thousand Years

KAADA is in the mood to dance and after listening to this album you will be too. On first glance this danceability might feel a bit like a change of pace from his 2018 album Closing Statements, which we loved.

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,

Carmen Jaci ~ Happy Child

Would you like a half-hour fun break?  Ask this of children, and they will always say yes.  Ask this of adults, and they will want to say yes, but more often sigh and return to whatever they were doing: papers, emails, stocks

Carmen Jaci ~ Happy Child

Would you like a half-hour fun break?  Ask this of children, and they will always say yes.  Ask this of adults, and they will want to say yes, but more often sigh and return to whatever they were doing: papers, emails, stocks

Nat Bartsch ~ Hope Renewed

We loved Nat Bartsch‘s Hope, the life-affirming 2021 album on which Hope Renewed is based, so it’s wonderful to see that the Australian pianist and composer’s optimism is undimmed. Hope was dominated by the piano and that remains true of

Nat Bartsch ~ Hope Renewed

We loved Nat Bartsch‘s Hope, the life-affirming 2021 album on which Hope Renewed is based, so it’s wonderful to see that the Australian pianist and composer’s optimism is undimmed. Hope was dominated by the piano and that remains true of

David Vélez – Beta Vulgaris

Beta Vulgaris is a composite experiment into horticultural acoustics. Based on a series of readings about the beneficial role of sound to the life, growth and well-being of plants, the album sets to document an experiment Vélez conducted in his own

David Vélez – Beta Vulgaris

Beta Vulgaris is a composite experiment into horticultural acoustics. Based on a series of readings about the beneficial role of sound to the life, growth and well-being of plants, the album sets to document an experiment Vélez conducted in his own

Neil Cowley ~ Battery Life

This is Neil Cowley‘s second solo album under his own name but it is far from a sophomore release. In fact he’s been releasing albums as part of many different groups ever since 1997, including eight albums with the Neil

Neil Cowley ~ Battery Life

This is Neil Cowley‘s second solo album under his own name but it is far from a sophomore release. In fact he’s been releasing albums as part of many different groups ever since 1997, including eight albums with the Neil

Tony Rolando ~ Absent from the Void

The spring equinox will arrive today at 5:24 p.m. in Asheville, North Carolina, and to mark the occasion, another VISUALS wine will be released along with a new album in the Ceremony of Seasons series.  These pairings have given us

Tony Rolando ~ Absent from the Void

The spring equinox will arrive today at 5:24 p.m. in Asheville, North Carolina, and to mark the occasion, another VISUALS wine will be released along with a new album in the Ceremony of Seasons series.  These pairings have given us