Matt Collins ~ The Grin Without the Cat or the Cat Without the Outline

Blue Tapes is a new experimental cassette label that opened its doors last year.  Why cassette?  In the words of the founders, “If it’s good enough for Autechre, it’s good enough for us.”  Not that everything – or indeed anything

Matt Collins ~ The Grin Without the Cat or the Cat Without the Outline

Blue Tapes is a new experimental cassette label that opened its doors last year.  Why cassette?  In the words of the founders, “If it’s good enough for Autechre, it’s good enough for us.”  Not that everything – or indeed anything

Gregorio, Giallorenzo Duo ~ Multiverse

Improvisation can be a bit hit and miss as it’s impossible to strike gold every time, no matter how gifted a performer you are. Improvising in performance heavily involves the audience’s response, whether they are aware of it or not,

Gregorio, Giallorenzo Duo ~ Multiverse

Improvisation can be a bit hit and miss as it’s impossible to strike gold every time, no matter how gifted a performer you are. Improvising in performance heavily involves the audience’s response, whether they are aware of it or not,

Fescal ~ Two Winter Poems

This little package is a joy to own and to peruse.  Two Winter Poems is a multi-media treasure in a box: an instrumental CD3″ inspired by the poems of Pushkin, the printed poems on delicate sheets, a Polaroid photo of Pushkin’s

Fescal ~ Two Winter Poems

This little package is a joy to own and to peruse.  Two Winter Poems is a multi-media treasure in a box: an instrumental CD3″ inspired by the poems of Pushkin, the printed poems on delicate sheets, a Polaroid photo of Pushkin’s

Best New Videos: Strobes, Spies & Ink

Our first video feature of 2013 is a way to catch up with some of best videos released late last year, as well as some of the highlights of the new.  This batch includes some of the wildest videos we’ve

Best New Videos: Strobes, Spies & Ink

Our first video feature of 2013 is a way to catch up with some of best videos released late last year, as well as some of the highlights of the new.  This batch includes some of the wildest videos we’ve

Mark Templeton ~ Jealous Heart

If you think you know Mark Templeton, guess again.  The artist does not have a signature sound; he changes palettes from album to album.  His promising electronic debut, Standing on a Hummingbird, was followed by the more vocal Inland and then by the more

Mark Templeton ~ Jealous Heart

If you think you know Mark Templeton, guess again.  The artist does not have a signature sound; he changes palettes from album to album.  His promising electronic debut, Standing on a Hummingbird, was followed by the more vocal Inland and then by the more

Sujo ~ Repent

Very few artists can release multiple recordings in a single year and retain our attention, but Ryan Huber (Sujo, Olekranon, Vopat) is one of them.  His multi-genre approach is a key factor; by straddling the fields of post-rock and drone,

Sujo ~ Repent

Very few artists can release multiple recordings in a single year and retain our attention, but Ryan Huber (Sujo, Olekranon, Vopat) is one of them.  His multi-genre approach is a key factor; by straddling the fields of post-rock and drone,

Fabio Orsi & Pimmon ~ Procrastination

Good things come to those who wait! In this case it’s the long-anticipated, heavyweight pairing on Home Normal featuring Fabio Orsi and Pimmon. For those familiar with the world of drone and experimental artists, these two need no introduction. Orsi

Fabio Orsi & Pimmon ~ Procrastination

Good things come to those who wait! In this case it’s the long-anticipated, heavyweight pairing on Home Normal featuring Fabio Orsi and Pimmon. For those familiar with the world of drone and experimental artists, these two need no introduction. Orsi

Markus Mehr ~ Off

Marcus Mehr‘s Off is the concluding element in an ambitious trilogy.  In and On, reviewed here in 2012, are vastly different in style, but set the stage for a grand finale.  Now that all three pieces have been released, listeners can see how and

Markus Mehr ~ Off

Marcus Mehr‘s Off is the concluding element in an ambitious trilogy.  In and On, reviewed here in 2012, are vastly different in style, but set the stage for a grand finale.  Now that all three pieces have been released, listeners can see how and