Watch Repair ~ The Polarities

The duo’s name says it all ~ Watch Repair sounds like loose copper wheels, backward-ticking hands and an old repairman tinkering in the gears.  The timely art (John Coulthart) returns The Polarities to the visual theme of debut Stopped Clock Chimes and its follow-up, Watch Repair, beginning

Watch Repair ~ The Polarities

The duo’s name says it all ~ Watch Repair sounds like loose copper wheels, backward-ticking hands and an old repairman tinkering in the gears.  The timely art (John Coulthart) returns The Polarities to the visual theme of debut Stopped Clock Chimes and its follow-up, Watch Repair, beginning

Deison ~ Any Time Now

October must be near, because our submissions are getting scarier.  Case in point: Any Time Now, a foreboding set whose dark drones are shadowed by sullen electronics, crime scene samples and rattling chains.  Even the most cheerful track title (“Blissfull Moments”)

Deison ~ Any Time Now

October must be near, because our submissions are getting scarier.  Case in point: Any Time Now, a foreboding set whose dark drones are shadowed by sullen electronics, crime scene samples and rattling chains.  Even the most cheerful track title (“Blissfull Moments”)

Midori Hirano ~ Minor Planet

We’ve always had a weakness for Sonic Pieces’ hand-stitched covers, shown below in an image borrowed from Sounds of a Tired City.  Minor Planet contains an circle on the cloth cover to represent its title, but we’re simply going to call

Midori Hirano ~ Minor Planet

We’ve always had a weakness for Sonic Pieces’ hand-stitched covers, shown below in an image borrowed from Sounds of a Tired City.  Minor Planet contains an circle on the cloth cover to represent its title, but we’re simply going to call

Bruno Bavota ~ Out of the Blue

We’ve greatly enjoyed watching Bruno Bavota‘s career develop over the years.  At first self-released, the artist has recently seen a retrospective set issued on 1631 Recordings and has now signed to Sono Luminus for his latest effort.  Perhaps the most romantic of

Bruno Bavota ~ Out of the Blue

We’ve greatly enjoyed watching Bruno Bavota‘s career develop over the years.  At first self-released, the artist has recently seen a retrospective set issued on 1631 Recordings and has now signed to Sono Luminus for his latest effort.  Perhaps the most romantic of

NYOS ~ Nature

When I was a child, playing with a friend, my mother once exclaimed, “how can two people make so much noise?”  I had forgotten this question until I heard Finnish duo NYOS, the post-rock duo that sounds a quartet (although guitarist Tom

NYOS ~ Nature

When I was a child, playing with a friend, my mother once exclaimed, “how can two people make so much noise?”  I had forgotten this question until I heard Finnish duo NYOS, the post-rock duo that sounds a quartet (although guitarist Tom

Resina ~ Resina

Resina is the perfect album for fall, the music’s autumnal hues enhanced by the artist’s fiery hair.  Fatcat’s 130701 imprint has an ear for talent, and introduced the Polish cellist Karolina Rec to a global audience on their summer compilation, Eleven into

Resina ~ Resina

Resina is the perfect album for fall, the music’s autumnal hues enhanced by the artist’s fiery hair.  Fatcat’s 130701 imprint has an ear for talent, and introduced the Polish cellist Karolina Rec to a global audience on their summer compilation, Eleven into

New Label: Unifactor Tapes

Cleveland’s Unifactor Tapes makes a splashy debut this month with a trio of quirky releases and an avian art motif.  These birds are not normal, nor is the label; and we wouldn’t want it any other way. The label’s first release doesn’t

New Label: Unifactor Tapes

Cleveland’s Unifactor Tapes makes a splashy debut this month with a trio of quirky releases and an avian art motif.  These birds are not normal, nor is the label; and we wouldn’t want it any other way. The label’s first release doesn’t

Ricarda Cometa & Dario Dubois Duo ~ DDDRC

A collaboration between the explosive, anti-musical Ricarda Cometa and the krautrock dronesters of the Dario Dubois Duo would sound like something not entirely logical. After all, the last RC album was noisy, dirty, and full of unexpected turns, while the

Ricarda Cometa & Dario Dubois Duo ~ DDDRC

A collaboration between the explosive, anti-musical Ricarda Cometa and the krautrock dronesters of the Dario Dubois Duo would sound like something not entirely logical. After all, the last RC album was noisy, dirty, and full of unexpected turns, while the