V/A ~ Foldout

The classic Surrealist parlour game Exquisite Corpse challenges participants to contribute a part of an image or a sentence on a segment of folded paper while others contribute the rest.  Imagine Soundcloud as a piece of paper, and you’ve got

V/A ~ Foldout

The classic Surrealist parlour game Exquisite Corpse challenges participants to contribute a part of an image or a sentence on a segment of folded paper while others contribute the rest.  Imagine Soundcloud as a piece of paper, and you’ve got

Electronic Observations 2014 #2

I usually try to highlight new artists to this column, aware that given a mere ten or so reviews per month it’s probably better not to repeat myself. This month, things have fallen out a little differently with several artists

Electronic Observations 2014 #2

I usually try to highlight new artists to this column, aware that given a mere ten or so reviews per month it’s probably better not to repeat myself. This month, things have fallen out a little differently with several artists

Deison & Mingle ~ Everything Collapse[d]

Everything Collapse[d] is billed by Aagoo as “an album of melancholy and desolation”, and it ends in failure ~ to be precise, a faithful cover of Swans’ “Failure”.  And yet, the album is intensely alive; intentional morbidity never sounded so good.

Deison & Mingle ~ Everything Collapse[d]

Everything Collapse[d] is billed by Aagoo as “an album of melancholy and desolation”, and it ends in failure ~ to be precise, a faithful cover of Swans’ “Failure”.  And yet, the album is intensely alive; intentional morbidity never sounded so good.

Echoes and Dust ~ Musical Therapy

The connection between artistry and depression is often termed “the creative fire”.  The website Echoes and Dust has launched a brand new series on the topic, including contributions from musicians, counselors and more. We highly recommend it to our readers.

Echoes and Dust ~ Musical Therapy

The connection between artistry and depression is often termed “the creative fire”.  The website Echoes and Dust has launched a brand new series on the topic, including contributions from musicians, counselors and more. We highly recommend it to our readers.

Segue ~ The Here And Now

Vancouver’s Jordan Sauer, under the name Segue, returns with The Here And Now. Arriving out of Paris on French label Sem, Segue’s music rests with hushed melodies and clipped beats. Beautiful, breathy harmonies glow faintly, and the presence of the beat is

Segue ~ The Here And Now

Vancouver’s Jordan Sauer, under the name Segue, returns with The Here And Now. Arriving out of Paris on French label Sem, Segue’s music rests with hushed melodies and clipped beats. Beautiful, breathy harmonies glow faintly, and the presence of the beat is

obe ~ Partners

It’s a good thing we reviewed obe‘s album teaser in 2012, because it’s taken 21 months for the full release to appear.  Fortunately, it’s been worth the wait.  The two excellent tracks of the Standard Cheese EP are included here, and are

obe ~ Partners

It’s a good thing we reviewed obe‘s album teaser in 2012, because it’s taken 21 months for the full release to appear.  Fortunately, it’s been worth the wait.  The two excellent tracks of the Standard Cheese EP are included here, and are

Eric Thielemans ~ Sprang

Percussion is more than just drums, a fact that Eric Thielemans highlights on his latest effort for Miasmah.  The title is apt, as Sprang incorporates the sounds of springs and gears, plants and water.  It’s a springlike album, pun intended, perhaps the

Eric Thielemans ~ Sprang

Percussion is more than just drums, a fact that Eric Thielemans highlights on his latest effort for Miasmah.  The title is apt, as Sprang incorporates the sounds of springs and gears, plants and water.  It’s a springlike album, pun intended, perhaps the

CFP: Sound Art Curating Conference

We’d like to draw your attention to the following Call For Papers.  Go here for the full information. Histories, Theories and Practices of Sound Art Call for Papers Histories, Theories and Practices of Sound Art May 15 – 16 –

CFP: Sound Art Curating Conference

We’d like to draw your attention to the following Call For Papers.  Go here for the full information. Histories, Theories and Practices of Sound Art Call for Papers Histories, Theories and Practices of Sound Art May 15 – 16 –