String and Tins Recordings ~ The Stills Series

After releasing three EPs in successive years, String and Tins Recordings is set to release The Stills Series on vinyl, collecting all three EPs and adding a new Joe Wilkinson remix of Simon Whiteside’s “Immersions.”  To celebrate, and to draw new attention to this

String and Tins Recordings ~ The Stills Series

After releasing three EPs in successive years, String and Tins Recordings is set to release The Stills Series on vinyl, collecting all three EPs and adding a new Joe Wilkinson remix of Simon Whiteside’s “Immersions.”  To celebrate, and to draw new attention to this

Koenraad Ecker ~ Raw Materials

The album starts with a splash, a quick dive through a silvery veil of sonic bubbles that quickly transforms to crackling, evaporating static. Pulsing waves of slow hiss follow, rising and thickening and pulling the listener further into the uncertainty

Koenraad Ecker ~ Raw Materials

The album starts with a splash, a quick dive through a silvery veil of sonic bubbles that quickly transforms to crackling, evaporating static. Pulsing waves of slow hiss follow, rising and thickening and pulling the listener further into the uncertainty

Of Sound as Memory ~ An Interview With Nyokabi Kariũki

Nyokabi Kariũki has emerged as an exciting new voice in experimental music over the past few years. We will let her do the introductions herself, but it’s worth highlighting the blog she keeps over on her website, where you can

Of Sound as Memory ~ An Interview With Nyokabi Kariũki

Nyokabi Kariũki has emerged as an exciting new voice in experimental music over the past few years. We will let her do the introductions herself, but it’s worth highlighting the blog she keeps over on her website, where you can

Defrag ~ Lost Lands / Lost Seas / Lost Skies / Lost Worlds

Imagine having a story to tell: a sprawling sci-fi epic about the end of the world, the fate of a few survivors, and rescuers who may not be what they seem.  The pieces of the story form a seamless narrative.

Defrag ~ Lost Lands / Lost Seas / Lost Skies / Lost Worlds

Imagine having a story to tell: a sprawling sci-fi epic about the end of the world, the fate of a few survivors, and rescuers who may not be what they seem.  The pieces of the story form a seamless narrative.

Pyur ~ Lucid Anarchy

Lucid Anarchy is an album in search of itself.  Unlike Oratorio for the Underworld, it offers more textures than beats, more questions than answers, and more experience than clarity.  Pyur sets out on a path of self-discovery but instead finds awe. Everything

Pyur ~ Lucid Anarchy

Lucid Anarchy is an album in search of itself.  Unlike Oratorio for the Underworld, it offers more textures than beats, more questions than answers, and more experience than clarity.  Pyur sets out on a path of self-discovery but instead finds awe. Everything

Rebekka Karijord / London Contemporary Orchestra ~ Songs of Earth

Many of our readers encountered Songs of Earth for the first time in our roundup of The Year’s Best Film Scores.  As the film nears international release, we expect it will pick up steam.  The same holds true for the

Rebekka Karijord / London Contemporary Orchestra ~ Songs of Earth

Many of our readers encountered Songs of Earth for the first time in our roundup of The Year’s Best Film Scores.  As the film nears international release, we expect it will pick up steam.  The same holds true for the

Khodumodumo ~ What The Fuck Are You Doing This Side

The liner notes for Khodumodumo’s debut album, What The Fuck Are You Doing This Side, speak of an attempt to create a “horrific” listening experience. Much of what makes this bold album so unnerving and so riveting is the decision

Khodumodumo ~ What The Fuck Are You Doing This Side

The liner notes for Khodumodumo’s debut album, What The Fuck Are You Doing This Side, speak of an attempt to create a “horrific” listening experience. Much of what makes this bold album so unnerving and so riveting is the decision

Folklore Tapes ~ Larksong / Brown Wardle Hill

Two new LPs from the ever-reliable Folklore Tapes connect music, history and landscape.  One is a sonic collage that includes the score to a film; the other is a celebration of local legends played by a brass band. Larksong (pictured above)

Folklore Tapes ~ Larksong / Brown Wardle Hill

Two new LPs from the ever-reliable Folklore Tapes connect music, history and landscape.  One is a sonic collage that includes the score to a film; the other is a celebration of local legends played by a brass band. Larksong (pictured above)