Jonathan Badger ~ Verse

Cuneiform Records is celebrating a well-earned 30th anniversary.  Since 1984, the Washington, D.C. label has achieved worldwide recognition for championing the unrecognized. The roster prizes quality over novelty, innovation over the status quo.  The musicians they produce don’t just challenge

Jonathan Badger ~ Verse

Cuneiform Records is celebrating a well-earned 30th anniversary.  Since 1984, the Washington, D.C. label has achieved worldwide recognition for championing the unrecognized. The roster prizes quality over novelty, innovation over the status quo.  The musicians they produce don’t just challenge

Shikabala ~ Calor do Deserto

Like an avalanche, Calor do Deserto‘s wall of white noise cascades steadily, falling at a great speed. There’s no way to escape it – you can only stare into the snow-white abyss. You’ll wish you were somewhere a little cooler after listening

Shikabala ~ Calor do Deserto

Like an avalanche, Calor do Deserto‘s wall of white noise cascades steadily, falling at a great speed. There’s no way to escape it – you can only stare into the snow-white abyss. You’ll wish you were somewhere a little cooler after listening

Felix Kubin ~ Chromdioxidgedächtnis

While few people whisper about a tape resurgence, cassette culture has continued unabated through the digital age.  As John Mathews writes, “the cassette (is) the cheapest and most versatile format for the counterculture.”  Felix Kubin‘s box set is both testimony and

Felix Kubin ~ Chromdioxidgedächtnis

While few people whisper about a tape resurgence, cassette culture has continued unabated through the digital age.  As John Mathews writes, “the cassette (is) the cheapest and most versatile format for the counterculture.”  Felix Kubin‘s box set is both testimony and

Longstone ~ リサイクル risaikuru

リサイクル risaikuru is Linear Obsessional’s first vinyl release, an elaborate package that includes two photos and copious liner notes.  It’s the best release the label has ever offered (out of 56 releases), and due to its subject matter, it’s an important

Longstone ~ リサイクル risaikuru

リサイクル risaikuru is Linear Obsessional’s first vinyl release, an elaborate package that includes two photos and copious liner notes.  It’s the best release the label has ever offered (out of 56 releases), and due to its subject matter, it’s an important

Katie Gately / Tlaotlon ~ Split

Fatcat’s split series has been ongoing since 1997, and after this 12″ is released, only one will remain.  The series predates the digital age and has managed to last into the vinyl resurgence.  Previous installments have featured Third Eye Foundation,

Katie Gately / Tlaotlon ~ Split

Fatcat’s split series has been ongoing since 1997, and after this 12″ is released, only one will remain.  The series predates the digital age and has managed to last into the vinyl resurgence.  Previous installments have featured Third Eye Foundation,

Drophead vs. Silent Land Time Machine ~ From Ashes Comes the Day

Days becoming longer. Winter getting warmer. Plants spawning from the seeds of their ancestors. Nature in all her cyclical inevitability. It has even been said that human-made events are subject to the same – the economist Edward Dewey claimed that

Drophead vs. Silent Land Time Machine ~ From Ashes Comes the Day

Days becoming longer. Winter getting warmer. Plants spawning from the seeds of their ancestors. Nature in all her cyclical inevitability. It has even been said that human-made events are subject to the same – the economist Edward Dewey claimed that

Invertabit / August Traeger ~ Cacophonies

Cacophonies is music composed and conducted by creepy crawlies. Dark ambient in presentation and in sound, the music is the sound of the wild. These are field recordings sourced from insects and birds; music from the backyard, music from the darkest

Invertabit / August Traeger ~ Cacophonies

Cacophonies is music composed and conducted by creepy crawlies. Dark ambient in presentation and in sound, the music is the sound of the wild. These are field recordings sourced from insects and birds; music from the backyard, music from the darkest

A Preserved Sound Trio

Krakow, Poland label Preserved Sound kicks off the new season with a trio of cold weather albums from piano and percussion duo Tess Said So, piano and electronic composer North Side Drive and multi-instrumentalist Richard Youngs. It’s hard not to notice the similarity between the

A Preserved Sound Trio

Krakow, Poland label Preserved Sound kicks off the new season with a trio of cold weather albums from piano and percussion duo Tess Said So, piano and electronic composer North Side Drive and multi-instrumentalist Richard Youngs. It’s hard not to notice the similarity between the