Various Artists ~ Collapsing Tape

While listening to the 90-minute Collapsing Tape, one is reminded of just how delightfully weird Bristol’s Collapsing Drums label is.  The tape ~ a C90, just like an old-fashioned, ecletric mixtape – is the label’s 5th anniversary release, and is

Various Artists ~ Collapsing Tape

While listening to the 90-minute Collapsing Tape, one is reminded of just how delightfully weird Bristol’s Collapsing Drums label is.  The tape ~ a C90, just like an old-fashioned, ecletric mixtape – is the label’s 5th anniversary release, and is

Paul Jebanasam ~ mātr

Nine years have passed since Paul Jebanasam‘s last album, and mātr is only his third.  But as the new album demonstrates, Jebanasam has a different view of time. mātr (Sanskrit for mother and a permutation of matter) places humanity in the context of geologic time

Paul Jebanasam ~ mātr

Nine years have passed since Paul Jebanasam‘s last album, and mātr is only his third.  But as the new album demonstrates, Jebanasam has a different view of time. mātr (Sanskrit for mother and a permutation of matter) places humanity in the context of geologic time

DNGLS ~ La route des Alpes

In 1921, director André Bayard released La Route des Alpes, a 46-minute montage of four mountaineering films.  Dually commissioned by the Touring Club de France and the PLM Railway Company, the film was originally intended as a type of travel promotion, but

DNGLS ~ La route des Alpes

In 1921, director André Bayard released La Route des Alpes, a 46-minute montage of four mountaineering films.  Dually commissioned by the Touring Club de France and the PLM Railway Company, the film was originally intended as a type of travel promotion, but

Tomáš Šenkyřík ~ 1m²

What wonders can be found within a single square meter?  Inspired by George Haskell’s book The Forest Unseen, field recordist Tomáš Šenkyřík decided to limit himself to a meter of wetland near his house, only to discover that the area was

Tomáš Šenkyřík ~ 1m²

What wonders can be found within a single square meter?  Inspired by George Haskell’s book The Forest Unseen, field recordist Tomáš Šenkyřík decided to limit himself to a meter of wetland near his house, only to discover that the area was

Ukrainian Field Notes XLIX

Whenever I start a new episode of Ukrainian Field Notes, I have no idea where it will take me. This month I ended with 21 interviews (15 male and 9 female –  some of the interviews are with bands). Among

Ukrainian Field Notes XLIX

Whenever I start a new episode of Ukrainian Field Notes, I have no idea where it will take me. This month I ended with 21 interviews (15 male and 9 female –  some of the interviews are with bands). Among

Rutger Zuydervelt and Lucija Gregov ~ FLUX (music for a performance by still still / Marta & Kim)

Rutger Zuydervelt has been extremely active this season, releasing a series of solo and collaborative works across multiple genres.  FLUX sees the artist returning to the fruitful collaboration with the circus / dance duo Marta & Kim (Marta Alstadsæter and Kim-Jomi Fischer),

Rutger Zuydervelt and Lucija Gregov ~ FLUX (music for a performance by still still / Marta & Kim)

Rutger Zuydervelt has been extremely active this season, releasing a series of solo and collaborative works across multiple genres.  FLUX sees the artist returning to the fruitful collaboration with the circus / dance duo Marta & Kim (Marta Alstadsæter and Kim-Jomi Fischer),

Max Cooper and Rob Clouth ~ 8 Billion Realities

This EP deserves to be a 12″, and it is!  The colorful Crayola splatter is an indication of the music waiting within.  Unlike Max Cooper‘s generous 75-minute On Being, released earlier this year, this collaboration with Rob Clouth clocks in at

Max Cooper and Rob Clouth ~ 8 Billion Realities

This EP deserves to be a 12″, and it is!  The colorful Crayola splatter is an indication of the music waiting within.  Unlike Max Cooper‘s generous 75-minute On Being, released earlier this year, this collaboration with Rob Clouth clocks in at

Loula Yorke ~ Hydrology

Loula Yorke’s Hydrology is an effortlessly flowing universe of modular synthesis. Deeply rooted in the essence of water as a starting point, the six pieces on the album explore fluidity in different forms and atmospheres, always true to Yorke’s unique and

Loula Yorke ~ Hydrology

Loula Yorke’s Hydrology is an effortlessly flowing universe of modular synthesis. Deeply rooted in the essence of water as a starting point, the six pieces on the album explore fluidity in different forms and atmospheres, always true to Yorke’s unique and