Markus Mehr ~ Pressure

It’s been five years since we’ve seen an album in a concrete box, the last being MYMK’s The Memory Fog.  But while that one had to be broken to access the tape within, this one can be opened to find the

Markus Mehr ~ Pressure

It’s been five years since we’ve seen an album in a concrete box, the last being MYMK’s The Memory Fog.  But while that one had to be broken to access the tape within, this one can be opened to find the

Tomas Fujiwara’s Triple Double ~ March

Protest music, carried through the streets and bounced off of bodies marching in loose procession, is often about cacophony as much as unification. There is a looseness, a budding improvisation to the beats of spontaneous bursts— an offbeat clap snowballs

Tomas Fujiwara’s Triple Double ~ March

Protest music, carried through the streets and bounced off of bodies marching in loose procession, is often about cacophony as much as unification. There is a looseness, a budding improvisation to the beats of spontaneous bursts— an offbeat clap snowballs

Ukrainian Field Notes IV

The issue of equality and protection of LGBTQAI+ rights is becoming increasingly important in both the domestic and foreign policy of Ukraine, according to a report by Nash Mir (Our World) the Luhansk based Gay and Lesbian Centre, with political

Ukrainian Field Notes IV

The issue of equality and protection of LGBTQAI+ rights is becoming increasingly important in both the domestic and foreign policy of Ukraine, according to a report by Nash Mir (Our World) the Luhansk based Gay and Lesbian Centre, with political

Million Moons ~ Gap in the Clouds

Gap in the Clouds is the rare debut that doesn’t sound like a debut, from a duo that doesn’t sound like a duo.  These U.K. post-rockers enter with confidence and verve, incorporating the strength of the genre while writing a suite

Million Moons ~ Gap in the Clouds

Gap in the Clouds is the rare debut that doesn’t sound like a debut, from a duo that doesn’t sound like a duo.  These U.K. post-rockers enter with confidence and verve, incorporating the strength of the genre while writing a suite

KMRU & Aho Ssan ~ Limen

We haven’t reviewed a lot of drone over the past two years, and were wondering if the genre was dying down.  Limen restores our hope, and serves as a reminder of what great drone music sounds like.  Of course, it’s not entirely drone,

KMRU & Aho Ssan ~ Limen

We haven’t reviewed a lot of drone over the past two years, and were wondering if the genre was dying down.  Limen restores our hope, and serves as a reminder of what great drone music sounds like.  Of course, it’s not entirely drone,

Will Glaser, Matthew Herd, Alex Bonney ~ Climbing in Circles Pt. 4

Our regular readers may recognize Callum Buckland’s cover image from our Spring Music Preview, and may also recognize Will Glaser, Matthew Herd and Alex Bonney‘s names from Climbing in Circles Pts. 1-3.  Pt. 4 is different in two obvious ways: it’s the first

Will Glaser, Matthew Herd, Alex Bonney ~ Climbing in Circles Pt. 4

Our regular readers may recognize Callum Buckland’s cover image from our Spring Music Preview, and may also recognize Will Glaser, Matthew Herd and Alex Bonney‘s names from Climbing in Circles Pts. 1-3.  Pt. 4 is different in two obvious ways: it’s the first

Luke Howard ~ All of Us

“The Opening of the Gates,” the first single from Luke Howard‘s All of Us, sounds a note of relief and muted triumph, imagining the end of quarantine restrictions and the resumption of an old life ~ or the beginning of a new

Luke Howard ~ All of Us

“The Opening of the Gates,” the first single from Luke Howard‘s All of Us, sounds a note of relief and muted triumph, imagining the end of quarantine restrictions and the resumption of an old life ~ or the beginning of a new

SP* Episode 24: KAKAPHONY – with Maria Chavez [podcast]

Maria Chavez is a pioneer of Abstract Turntablism, a self-described practice she developed under the guidance of Pauline Oliveros‘ Deep Listening. Born in Lima, Peru and raised in Houston, she cut her teeth as a DJ spinning techno and drum

SP* Episode 24: KAKAPHONY – with Maria Chavez [podcast]

Maria Chavez is a pioneer of Abstract Turntablism, a self-described practice she developed under the guidance of Pauline Oliveros‘ Deep Listening. Born in Lima, Peru and raised in Houston, she cut her teeth as a DJ spinning techno and drum