Alex Menzies ~ Order & Disorder

This may be the best soundtrack to a BBC physics documentary series you’ll ever hear. Of course, you may not watch a lot of physics documentaries, but if you’re interested, the Brits have them.  And this is what one desires from

Alex Menzies ~ Order & Disorder

This may be the best soundtrack to a BBC physics documentary series you’ll ever hear. Of course, you may not watch a lot of physics documentaries, but if you’re interested, the Brits have them.  And this is what one desires from

Hafdís Bjarnadóttir ~ Sounds of Iceland

“These recordings do not contain human-derived sounds,” writes Hafdís Bjarnadóttir in her introduction to the evocative Sounds of Iceland.  This is a difficult achievement in field recording, although with 90% of Iceland residents living in or near Reykjavik, it likely grew easier

Hafdís Bjarnadóttir ~ Sounds of Iceland

“These recordings do not contain human-derived sounds,” writes Hafdís Bjarnadóttir in her introduction to the evocative Sounds of Iceland.  This is a difficult achievement in field recording, although with 90% of Iceland residents living in or near Reykjavik, it likely grew easier

Ali Helnwein ~ Voyage

If you’ve ever wondered where all those chamber ensembles spawned in the wake of Rachel’s could have gone if only they had kept evolving, well, wonder no more, for Ali Helnwein has an answer. We’ve covered the composer’s music before,

Ali Helnwein ~ Voyage

If you’ve ever wondered where all those chamber ensembles spawned in the wake of Rachel’s could have gone if only they had kept evolving, well, wonder no more, for Ali Helnwein has an answer. We’ve covered the composer’s music before,

PAS Musique ~ Inside the Spectrum

PAS Musique‘s follow-up to Abandoned Bird Egg is an intriguing foray into sound collage, with multi-faceted instrumentation welded to vintage scientific dialogue, culminating in a sense of World Fair wonder.  If Public Service Broadcasting were more abstract, they might sound like this.

PAS Musique ~ Inside the Spectrum

PAS Musique‘s follow-up to Abandoned Bird Egg is an intriguing foray into sound collage, with multi-faceted instrumentation welded to vintage scientific dialogue, culminating in a sense of World Fair wonder.  If Public Service Broadcasting were more abstract, they might sound like this.

Terje Paulsen ~ From A Nearby Bay

In one way or another, most field recordings choose to focus on the sound of nature and the local environment. This release mixes it up a bit. On From A Nearby Bay, the first field recording you will hear is the voice

Terje Paulsen ~ From A Nearby Bay

In one way or another, most field recordings choose to focus on the sound of nature and the local environment. This release mixes it up a bit. On From A Nearby Bay, the first field recording you will hear is the voice

Solkyri ~ Sad Boys Club

Handclaps may be simple, but they can communicate a great deal.  They are seldom less than happy; they can keep a beat or reward an artist at the end of a concert.  On “Yes, I’m Breathing,” the opening handclaps are

Solkyri ~ Sad Boys Club

Handclaps may be simple, but they can communicate a great deal.  They are seldom less than happy; they can keep a beat or reward an artist at the end of a concert.  On “Yes, I’m Breathing,” the opening handclaps are

Chains Made of Chalk ~ S/T

While digging in the sonic dirt, Amok Recordings unearthed a dark gem with sinister powers.  To protect its listeners, the label broke the gem into four equal parts.  But beware!  Play these four CD3″s sequentially and you may become possessed by

Chains Made of Chalk ~ S/T

While digging in the sonic dirt, Amok Recordings unearthed a dark gem with sinister powers.  To protect its listeners, the label broke the gem into four equal parts.  But beware!  Play these four CD3″s sequentially and you may become possessed by

Holly Herndon ~ Platform

“The future is geopolitical,” declares Holly Herndon in her video for “Interference.”  Or perhaps “declares” is the wrong term, as the words on the screen are not part of the song.  Metahaven’s video also includes blank ads, miming the boxes that interfere with our

Holly Herndon ~ Platform

“The future is geopolitical,” declares Holly Herndon in her video for “Interference.”  Or perhaps “declares” is the wrong term, as the words on the screen are not part of the song.  Metahaven’s video also includes blank ads, miming the boxes that interfere with our