Jefre Cantu-Ledesma ~ A Year With 13 Moons

According to a little snippet of info at the beginning of a Rainer Werner Fassbinder movie that pretty much shares its title with Jefre Cantu-Ledesma‘s album, every seven years we have one in which there’s not 12 but 13 full

Jefre Cantu-Ledesma ~ A Year With 13 Moons

According to a little snippet of info at the beginning of a Rainer Werner Fassbinder movie that pretty much shares its title with Jefre Cantu-Ledesma‘s album, every seven years we have one in which there’s not 12 but 13 full

Anduin ~ Last Days of Montrose House

Infinite Greyscale is one of our favorite labels, known for releasing quality 10″ records, only a handful each year.  They’ve upped their game in 2015, as Anduin‘s Last Days of Montrose House is paired with a digital package of seven remixes from

Anduin ~ Last Days of Montrose House

Infinite Greyscale is one of our favorite labels, known for releasing quality 10″ records, only a handful each year.  They’ve upped their game in 2015, as Anduin‘s Last Days of Montrose House is paired with a digital package of seven remixes from

The Helen Scarsdale Agency: Fire and Ice

“Some say the world will end in fire,” writes Robert Frost, “Some say in ice.” A pair of new albums from The Helen Scarsdale Agency represents both viewpoints: Jim Haynes‘ Scarlet the former, Sigtryggur Berg Sigmarsson‘s So Long the latter. As I write

The Helen Scarsdale Agency: Fire and Ice

“Some say the world will end in fire,” writes Robert Frost, “Some say in ice.” A pair of new albums from The Helen Scarsdale Agency represents both viewpoints: Jim Haynes‘ Scarlet the former, Sigtryggur Berg Sigmarsson‘s So Long the latter. As I write

Abre Ojos ~ Fracture

We open on the shot of a priest, but it doesn’t remain benign for long; the head splits in two, a demonic voice erupts, and the entire screen fractures, reflecting the title of the DVD.  Abre Ojos clearly has a bone to

Abre Ojos ~ Fracture

We open on the shot of a priest, but it doesn’t remain benign for long; the head splits in two, a demonic voice erupts, and the entire screen fractures, reflecting the title of the DVD.  Abre Ojos clearly has a bone to

Mark Templeton + Kyle Armstrong ~ Extensions

“Rapidly we approach the final phase of the EXTENSIONS of man- the technological simulation of consciousness.” -Marshall McLuhan, Understanding Media (1964)     After a bit of a delay, Mark Templeton inaugurates his new label Graphical Recordings with the release

Mark Templeton + Kyle Armstrong ~ Extensions

“Rapidly we approach the final phase of the EXTENSIONS of man- the technological simulation of consciousness.” -Marshall McLuhan, Understanding Media (1964)     After a bit of a delay, Mark Templeton inaugurates his new label Graphical Recordings with the release

Logan McBroom ~ Orchestra Death

The eye is drawn to Iris Childres’ intense cover art: a woman is dangled and decapitated, and yet there’s no blood.  She seems resigned, even defiant; no scream escapes her lips, no contorted mask of pain.  She seems alive and

Logan McBroom ~ Orchestra Death

The eye is drawn to Iris Childres’ intense cover art: a woman is dangled and decapitated, and yet there’s no blood.  She seems resigned, even defiant; no scream escapes her lips, no contorted mask of pain.  She seems alive and

Isobel Ccircle~ ~ The House in the Harbour

Once one gets past the name of the duo, a moniker that defies spell checking, one is freed to enjoy the music: in this case, a haunted house tape based on a detective’s personal journals.  Coffin bells ring, specters glide

Isobel Ccircle~ ~ The House in the Harbour

Once one gets past the name of the duo, a moniker that defies spell checking, one is freed to enjoy the music: in this case, a haunted house tape based on a detective’s personal journals.  Coffin bells ring, specters glide

Electronic Observations: Circuits and Wires

Guest EO columnist Richard Allen introduces his electronic picks for early 2015: brand new albums by Canned Fit, Deison & Mingle, Marreck, Muted, Rone and Sonae, plus the year’s first great video, from Jilk and Haiku Salut.   As hundreds of submissions

Electronic Observations: Circuits and Wires

Guest EO columnist Richard Allen introduces his electronic picks for early 2015: brand new albums by Canned Fit, Deison & Mingle, Marreck, Muted, Rone and Sonae, plus the year’s first great video, from Jilk and Haiku Salut.   As hundreds of submissions