Sunn O))): Dømkirke brings out the Doom in Gregorian Chant
With the release of “Dømkirke”, ultraheavy Proto-Doom band Sunn O))) have caught one of their recent live extravaganzas on record. ...
Li Jianhong: Chinese King of Stoned Crowds
Guitarist Li Jianhong (superlatively dubbed „The best Noise musician in China” by his Polish colleague Zbigniew Karkowski) is preparing for ...
CD Feature/ Kassel Jaeger: "ee[nd]"
Theatrical ambitions: Kassel Jaeger refuses to ignore the opaque black-box nature of perception.
CD Feature/ Aarde: "A Whole Day"; Kasper van Hoek: " Den Haag/ Groningen/ Froombosch"; Dead Wood & Red Needled Sea: " Split Series #3"
It's still the music that counts: A rapidly proliferating catalogue placed under strict quality control.
Bjerga/Iversen: Only the Best will do
Norwegian Sound Sculptors Berja/Iversen are busy putting the finishing touches to a “Best Of”. Currently titled "(Go with the flow) ...
Dirk Serries: Immortalises himself on microphonics
A decade-long figurehead of the Belgian experimental scene, Dirk Serries has never been one to rest on his laurels. Before ...
Mulm: Combines the talents of the Norwegian experimental underground
Three masterminds of the Scandinavian experimental electronic underground have joined forces for a new Dark Ambient supergroup. „Mulm“ unites the ...
Concert Report: No Man & Fear Falls Burning
Live at the Savoy Theater, Düsseldorf, September 4th 2008.
CD Feature/ Kiss the Anus of a Black Cat: "The Nebulous Dreams"
Tales of horror and stories of pain: Epics of meditative minimalism.
Taylor Deupree: Sea Last lasts only 238 copies
Considered by himself as “one of the most important things I’ve done”, Taylor Deupree is releasing “Sea Last”, a limited ...
CD Feature/ Paul Bradley & Cria Cuervos: "Moraines II"
A “best of both worlds”: Fuses Bradley’s equilibrium with Maggi’s unpredictability, collisions and confounding correlations.
CD Feature/ Mathias Delplanque: "L'inondation"
Composing is like gardening: What will happen to these sounds when the composer lets go?
LP Feature/ Esther Venrooy: "The Spiral Staircase"
Sounds with a personality: A burning path along transitory scenes of halucinatory intensity.
Interview with Birchville Cat Motel
“Aren’t ALL descriptive words for music hopelessly inadequate?” Campbell Kneale (aka Birchville Cat Motel) protests in this interview, when faced ...
CD Feature/ Aranos: "Koryak Mistress stakes Golden Sky"
A shifting body of sound: Tonality is tweaked and tweezed into a slightly different form.