Dustin Wong ~ Fluid World Building 101 With Shaman Bambu

‘World building’ is a concept I’ve seen used mostly in literature and videogames, but there’s a rarely recognized limited measure of it that’s been used in popular music, primarily in prog rock, in which fantasy and sci-fi have historical significance

Dustin Wong ~ Fluid World Building 101 With Shaman Bambu

‘World building’ is a concept I’ve seen used mostly in literature and videogames, but there’s a rarely recognized limited measure of it that’s been used in popular music, primarily in prog rock, in which fantasy and sci-fi have historical significance

H. Takahashi ~ Low Power

Tokyo resident H. Takahashi uses a background in architecture and sound design to good advantage. Both areas can be thought of as being one and the same, the former being confined to physical construction and outward manifestation, and the latter

H. Takahashi ~ Low Power

Tokyo resident H. Takahashi uses a background in architecture and sound design to good advantage. Both areas can be thought of as being one and the same, the former being confined to physical construction and outward manifestation, and the latter

Father Howl ~ Wayward Doctrine

The little ghost from the band’s self-titled debut may be gone, but it’s been replaced by a host of new terrors, portrayed in the Crumb-like cover design from Aaron Guadamuz: drugs, mass media, scornful adults.  Inside the disc are other

Father Howl ~ Wayward Doctrine

The little ghost from the band’s self-titled debut may be gone, but it’s been replaced by a host of new terrors, portrayed in the Crumb-like cover design from Aaron Guadamuz: drugs, mass media, scornful adults.  Inside the disc are other

LCNL 099: Fabio Perletta presents Japanese Composers II [mix]

Italian microsound maestro Fabio Perletta presents an exquisite and elegant sequel to his 2017 mix for Secret Thirteen. Both mixes solely feature composers and musicians from Japan. Fabio freely intermixes a variety of genres and time periods, producing a stunningly complex

LCNL 099: Fabio Perletta presents Japanese Composers II [mix]

Italian microsound maestro Fabio Perletta presents an exquisite and elegant sequel to his 2017 mix for Secret Thirteen. Both mixes solely feature composers and musicians from Japan. Fabio freely intermixes a variety of genres and time periods, producing a stunningly complex

Siavash Amini ~ Foras

Foras, which is “outside” in Latin, continues Siavash Amini’s exploration of consciousness, in which last year’s Tar delved upon the relations between the individual and the collective forms of mind. Foras turns that principle inside-out, focusing on the latent connections

Siavash Amini ~ Foras

Foras, which is “outside” in Latin, continues Siavash Amini’s exploration of consciousness, in which last year’s Tar delved upon the relations between the individual and the collective forms of mind. Foras turns that principle inside-out, focusing on the latent connections

Fall Music Preview ~ Electronic

Our Fall Music Preview comes to a close with the largest of our five articles.  Together, we’ve listed an average of four albums a day for the next two months.  And since we’ve only included pre-September announcements, we’re expecting the

Fall Music Preview ~ Electronic

Our Fall Music Preview comes to a close with the largest of our five articles.  Together, we’ve listed an average of four albums a day for the next two months.  And since we’ve only included pre-September announcements, we’re expecting the

Fall Music Preview ~ Experimental

Tired of hearing the same old stuff?  The fall experimental schedule includes a collection of unearthed Soviet treasures, a boxed set of field recordings, a debut album of gothic theremin, art books, free jazz, improvisation and an industrial opera.  Originals

Fall Music Preview ~ Experimental

Tired of hearing the same old stuff?  The fall experimental schedule includes a collection of unearthed Soviet treasures, a boxed set of field recordings, a debut album of gothic theremin, art books, free jazz, improvisation and an industrial opera.  Originals

Fall Music Preview ~ Rock and Post-Rock

Miss the heat?  Then you’re probably not near Italy’s Mount Etna or Hawai’i’s Kilauea.  Rock music provides the perfect soundtrack for an eruption, and this fall’s crop has riffs to spare.  Like last year, the best albums were slow to

Fall Music Preview ~ Rock and Post-Rock

Miss the heat?  Then you’re probably not near Italy’s Mount Etna or Hawai’i’s Kilauea.  Rock music provides the perfect soundtrack for an eruption, and this fall’s crop has riffs to spare.  Like last year, the best albums were slow to