Jonas Reinhardt ~ Ganymede

Constellation Tatsu has pulled out all the stops for its latest release, an LP/DVD set that features six cinematic enhancements of Jonas Reinhardt‘s Ganymede suite.  As long as copies are available, we highly recommend the physical copy.  (Every once in a while,

Jonas Reinhardt ~ Ganymede

Constellation Tatsu has pulled out all the stops for its latest release, an LP/DVD set that features six cinematic enhancements of Jonas Reinhardt‘s Ganymede suite.  As long as copies are available, we highly recommend the physical copy.  (Every once in a while,

Sound Propositions: Enrico Coniglio’s noWHere Manifesto

In December of 2012, the Italian sound artist Enrico Coniglio published noWHere – ideale manifesto per sound artists, an old-fashioned  manifesto articulating a set of core values about how we as artists should approach “live electronics.”  Below you’ll find my

Sound Propositions: Enrico Coniglio’s noWHere Manifesto

In December of 2012, the Italian sound artist Enrico Coniglio published noWHere – ideale manifesto per sound artists, an old-fashioned  manifesto articulating a set of core values about how we as artists should approach “live electronics.”  Below you’ll find my

LCNL 046: Mix by Spring Break Tapes

  Spring Break Tapes! have introduced us to stellar artists like Sima Kim and Junior Pande over the last couple years, both of which have become site favorites.  Joe and I have been exchanging emails for a while, and I’m

LCNL 046: Mix by Spring Break Tapes

  Spring Break Tapes! have introduced us to stellar artists like Sima Kim and Junior Pande over the last couple years, both of which have become site favorites.  Joe and I have been exchanging emails for a while, and I’m

Nicola Ratti ~ Ossario (Volumes I and II)

The way I work lately is focused on a live improvisation approach. Streengs is my first solo work where I practiced that way of playing. It is a work made by a single concept and the same set of instruments

Nicola Ratti ~ Ossario (Volumes I and II)

The way I work lately is focused on a live improvisation approach. Streengs is my first solo work where I practiced that way of playing. It is a work made by a single concept and the same set of instruments

Plesiosaur~ ~ Memorial

For those who are wondering, that’s not a typo.  Plesiosaur~ is as much in love with the tilde as we are.  This particular punctuation mark also implies the form of a plesiosaur ~ long, graceful and undulating, a fair way to

Plesiosaur~ ~ Memorial

For those who are wondering, that’s not a typo.  Plesiosaur~ is as much in love with the tilde as we are.  This particular punctuation mark also implies the form of a plesiosaur ~ long, graceful and undulating, a fair way to

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.