1 Tape, 100 Digital Albums, 10 Dollars!
The craziest deal in experimental music returns, only two and a half years after the first mega-installment. Yes, Already Dead Tapes has released 100 more EPs and albums since Document, and they ALL come free with the purchase of their new anniversary cassette.
1 Tape, 100 Digital Albums, 10 Dollars!
The craziest deal in experimental music returns, only two and a half years after the first mega-installment. Yes, Already Dead Tapes has released 100 more EPs and albums since Document, and they ALL come free with the purchase of their new anniversary cassette.
Christine Ott ~ Only Silence Remains
This is one beguiling record. It starts with opera and ends with poetry, and in the end, only silence remains. The opening soprano segment makes an immediate statement: this is not conventional music. By the middle of the set, one may
Christine Ott ~ Only Silence Remains
This is one beguiling record. It starts with opera and ends with poetry, and in the end, only silence remains. The opening soprano segment makes an immediate statement: this is not conventional music. By the middle of the set, one may
Disemballerina ~ Poison Gown
When we last reviewed Portland, Oregon’s chamber metal trio Disemballerina, we concentrated on the politics of art and the blurring of gender. This time out, the band seems to want fans to concentrate on its music. This is a welcome development
Disemballerina ~ Poison Gown
When we last reviewed Portland, Oregon’s chamber metal trio Disemballerina, we concentrated on the politics of art and the blurring of gender. This time out, the band seems to want fans to concentrate on its music. This is a welcome development
Lasse-Marc Riek ~ One Hour As Trees In Finland
What’s it like to be a tree? For humans, the answer is nigh unknowable. Our sense of time and perspective is skewed toward the immediate. We are seldom rooted. Our internal rings are not concentric. Wendell Berry writes, “If we
Lasse-Marc Riek ~ One Hour As Trees In Finland
What’s it like to be a tree? For humans, the answer is nigh unknowable. Our sense of time and perspective is skewed toward the immediate. We are seldom rooted. Our internal rings are not concentric. Wendell Berry writes, “If we
Jim Perkins & Tom Gaisford ~ Byrds
This review begins with the cover art. We’ve seen the Bigo & Twigetti work of London-based French designer Lucille Clerc before, on two prior releases from Jim Perkins (Transfiguration and Constance), but this is her best cover yet. It looks like a picture
Jim Perkins & Tom Gaisford ~ Byrds
This review begins with the cover art. We’ve seen the Bigo & Twigetti work of London-based French designer Lucille Clerc before, on two prior releases from Jim Perkins (Transfiguration and Constance), but this is her best cover yet. It looks like a picture
Tape Loop Orchestra ~ Go Straight Towards The Light Of All That You Love
Lighter than its predecessor, In A Lonely Place (2012), and more in tune with its true self, Go Straight Towards The Light Of All That You Love is another essential release from Tape Loop Orchestra. The underlying sadness isn’t an issue
Tape Loop Orchestra ~ Go Straight Towards The Light Of All That You Love
Lighter than its predecessor, In A Lonely Place (2012), and more in tune with its true self, Go Straight Towards The Light Of All That You Love is another essential release from Tape Loop Orchestra. The underlying sadness isn’t an issue
William Ryan Fritch ~ New Words for Old Wounds/Clean War
With New Words for Old Wounds (and bonus EP Clean War), William Ryan Fritch‘s massive eleven album subscription series finally comes to an end. We’re sad, but not too sad, because we know that the artist will continue to record and release a generous amount of
William Ryan Fritch ~ New Words for Old Wounds/Clean War
With New Words for Old Wounds (and bonus EP Clean War), William Ryan Fritch‘s massive eleven album subscription series finally comes to an end. We’re sad, but not too sad, because we know that the artist will continue to record and release a generous amount of
ACL 2016: The Year’s 10 Best Music Videos
At year’s end, we realized that we’d already captured most of the year’s best music videos back in May. So instead of duplicating our choices, we’ve switched a vocal video for an instrumental one and re-titled the article. Enormous variety is
ACL 2016: The Year’s 10 Best Music Videos
At year’s end, we realized that we’d already captured most of the year’s best music videos back in May. So instead of duplicating our choices, we’ve switched a vocal video for an instrumental one and re-titled the article. Enormous variety is
a closer listen 