Stray Theories ~ Even Though We Sleep

Mood is an often-overlooked factor in music.  When reviewing, we tend to take special note of composition and creativity, while ignoring how a release makes us feel.  Perhaps this is because we are out of touch with our feelings, or consider

Stray Theories ~ Even Though We Sleep

Mood is an often-overlooked factor in music.  When reviewing, we tend to take special note of composition and creativity, while ignoring how a release makes us feel.  Perhaps this is because we are out of touch with our feelings, or consider

Weatherglass ~ Contractions for Ophelia

Contractions for Ophelia is a drone album with a dedication.  The Ophelia of note is not the spurned lover of Hamlet, floating down the river, but the granddaughter of the artist, floating in the womb.  Some of the music here accompanied

Weatherglass ~ Contractions for Ophelia

Contractions for Ophelia is a drone album with a dedication.  The Ophelia of note is not the spurned lover of Hamlet, floating down the river, but the granddaughter of the artist, floating in the womb.  Some of the music here accompanied

Porya Hatami ~ Unstable

An underground scene seems to be thriving in Iran, despite the lack of international coverage.  Porya Hatami‘s latest effort is an electronic beauty that sounds quiet and comforting when one is tired and active and energizing when one is awake.

Porya Hatami ~ Unstable

An underground scene seems to be thriving in Iran, despite the lack of international coverage.  Porya Hatami‘s latest effort is an electronic beauty that sounds quiet and comforting when one is tired and active and energizing when one is awake.

Josh Varnedore ~ Sun Chapter

Josh Varnedore is the Josh in Amman/Josh, along with Amman Abbasi.  Abbasi lends a hand on “Vertebrae”, while Hammock contributes to “186,000 endings per second and Hideki Umezawa (Pawn) chips in on “Earth”.  The presence of such friends guarantees that the

Josh Varnedore ~ Sun Chapter

Josh Varnedore is the Josh in Amman/Josh, along with Amman Abbasi.  Abbasi lends a hand on “Vertebrae”, while Hammock contributes to “186,000 endings per second and Hideki Umezawa (Pawn) chips in on “Earth”.  The presence of such friends guarantees that the

Krzysztof Orluk & Bai Tian ~ Structure Of

Structure Of, also known as ChoP 5, is the latest in a series of international ventures between China and Poland.  Curators and artists Grzegorz Bojanek and Zen Lu created the first collaboration in 2006.  Since then the project has grown to

Krzysztof Orluk & Bai Tian ~ Structure Of

Structure Of, also known as ChoP 5, is the latest in a series of international ventures between China and Poland.  Curators and artists Grzegorz Bojanek and Zen Lu created the first collaboration in 2006.  Since then the project has grown to

Charlemagne Palestine & Janek Schaefer ~ Day of the Demons

At the crossroads between creepy and beautiful lies Charlemagne Palestine and Janek Schaefer’s Day of the Demons. The kind of music that captivates and repulses all at once, invites one to delve be drawn into a trance-like state and punishes

Charlemagne Palestine & Janek Schaefer ~ Day of the Demons

At the crossroads between creepy and beautiful lies Charlemagne Palestine and Janek Schaefer’s Day of the Demons. The kind of music that captivates and repulses all at once, invites one to delve be drawn into a trance-like state and punishes

Marielle V Jakobsons ~ Glass Canyon

Quick – how many solo synth and violin artists can you name?  If you came up with more than three, we salute you.  We last encountered Marielle V Jakobsons as the “J” in EJS, whose album was included in our winter recommendations;

Marielle V Jakobsons ~ Glass Canyon

Quick – how many solo synth and violin artists can you name?  If you came up with more than three, we salute you.  We last encountered Marielle V Jakobsons as the “J” in EJS, whose album was included in our winter recommendations;

Mere ~ Mere

Over the years, bands like the Mt. Fuji Doomjazz Corporation or Bohren & der Club of Gore have successfully explored the painful abysses that populate the silences of improv, drawing listeners into all sorts of moods mutated by psychological collapse.

Mere ~ Mere

Over the years, bands like the Mt. Fuji Doomjazz Corporation or Bohren & der Club of Gore have successfully explored the painful abysses that populate the silences of improv, drawing listeners into all sorts of moods mutated by psychological collapse.