Lafidki ~ Derichan / Sabiwa ~ 輪迴
A pair of new tapes from London’s Chinabot collective highlight the ethnicity of its artists while exploring new sonic territories. Lafidki‘s Derichan (Bestial) embeds field recordings in abrasive textures, while Sabiwa‘s 輪迴 (Reincarnation) blends vocal acrobatics with harsh beats. Lafidki (Saphy Vong) has never
Lafidki ~ Derichan / Sabiwa ~ 輪迴
A pair of new tapes from London’s Chinabot collective highlight the ethnicity of its artists while exploring new sonic territories. Lafidki‘s Derichan (Bestial) embeds field recordings in abrasive textures, while Sabiwa‘s 輪迴 (Reincarnation) blends vocal acrobatics with harsh beats. Lafidki (Saphy Vong) has never
Inverted Microphones #1: Giovanni Lami’s Tapeocracy
In the film Il Postino (1994), the titular Postman becomes inspired to express himself after encountering the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, living in exile on a small island in the south of Italy. Neruda helps the Postman, Mario, to pursue
Inverted Microphones #1: Giovanni Lami’s Tapeocracy
In the film Il Postino (1994), the titular Postman becomes inspired to express himself after encountering the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, living in exile on a small island in the south of Italy. Neruda helps the Postman, Mario, to pursue
Ricardo Donoso ~ Calibrate
With Calibrate, Ricardo Donoso continues to offer the best of 21st-century industrial dance music. Preserving the sci-fi and factory tinges of 80s industrial, he adds THX-volume drama and grime-tinged, off-kilter beats, resulting in a sound unique to this era. “Rendering the Ineffable” is
Ricardo Donoso ~ Calibrate
With Calibrate, Ricardo Donoso continues to offer the best of 21st-century industrial dance music. Preserving the sci-fi and factory tinges of 80s industrial, he adds THX-volume drama and grime-tinged, off-kilter beats, resulting in a sound unique to this era. “Rendering the Ineffable” is
V/A ~ Anthology of Electroacoustic Lebanese Music
A black and white picture of a fence and the wreckage of a modern(ist) building: that is our welcome to this Anthology of Electroacoustic Lebanese Music, featuring artists primarily based in Beirut. EAM and its more extreme sibling EAI are
V/A ~ Anthology of Electroacoustic Lebanese Music
A black and white picture of a fence and the wreckage of a modern(ist) building: that is our welcome to this Anthology of Electroacoustic Lebanese Music, featuring artists primarily based in Beirut. EAM and its more extreme sibling EAI are
Bjarni Gunnarsson ~ Lueur
Four years have passed since the last release from Tartaruga Records (Glottalstop’s unique Woodsmoke), and two since Bjarni Gunnarsson‘s Paths. Neither artist nor label is in a hurry. Their patience defies the pace of the outside world. Lueur (Glow) is an intricate
Bjarni Gunnarsson ~ Lueur
Four years have passed since the last release from Tartaruga Records (Glottalstop’s unique Woodsmoke), and two since Bjarni Gunnarsson‘s Paths. Neither artist nor label is in a hurry. Their patience defies the pace of the outside world. Lueur (Glow) is an intricate
Tajak ~ Ciclos
A swirl at the edge of an emotional cliff, a bright light pouring from a crack in the back of your skull – the psychedelic pathways opened by Mexican band Tajak are diverse and multiple, but they all come back
Tajak ~ Ciclos
A swirl at the edge of an emotional cliff, a bright light pouring from a crack in the back of your skull – the psychedelic pathways opened by Mexican band Tajak are diverse and multiple, but they all come back
Chris Corsano & Bill Orcutt ~ Brace Up!
What’s in an involuntary gesture? We’re used to framing it as a loss of control, but we could also conceive of tics and physiological tremors as a bodily effort to take said control back, to call the attention of an
Chris Corsano & Bill Orcutt ~ Brace Up!
What’s in an involuntary gesture? We’re used to framing it as a loss of control, but we could also conceive of tics and physiological tremors as a bodily effort to take said control back, to call the attention of an
R.A.N. ~ Şeb-i Yelda
Şeb-i Yelda, a Syriac-Persian term signifying “the longest night”, is R.A.N.’s way of romantically historicizing the current situation of the Middle East she calls a homeland. The term, however, also makes reference to an Iranian festival celebrated on the winter
R.A.N. ~ Şeb-i Yelda
Şeb-i Yelda, a Syriac-Persian term signifying “the longest night”, is R.A.N.’s way of romantically historicizing the current situation of the Middle East she calls a homeland. The term, however, also makes reference to an Iranian festival celebrated on the winter
