Širom The Liquified Throne of Simplicity GERMANY GLITTERBEAT RECORDS GBCD120 2 x LP (2022) Sleeve art-wise, an over-botoxed shark (?)
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Early Electronic Works – Caustic / Composite: abstract electronic drone soundscapes with a sense of wonder and adventure
NIMH, Early Electronic Works – Caustic/Composite, Poland, Zoharum, ZOHAR263-2 2xCD (2022) NIMH / Giuseppe Verticchio is probably best known for
Continue readingUzu Oto: dreamy alt-pop soundscapes from glitch electronics and live improvisation
Gurun Gurun, Uzu Oto, Peru, BUH Records, BR157 vinyl LP (2022) A Czech quartet, Gurun Gurun play alt-pop deconstructed through
Continue readingA Complete Anthology Of Solo and Duo Violin Pieces: a sprightly anthology of an experimental composer’s work by two violinists
Christian Wolff, A Complete Anthology Of Solo and Duo Violin Pieces, Australia, Black Truffle Records, BT099 CD (2022) Recorded over
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Another impressive album from Torsten Papenheim, that Berlin-based genius whose recorded output is very hard to classify. He’s here today
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Ilia Belorukov here with Someone Has Always Come (SR008), for the Polish label Sublime Retreat. This Russian composer, improviser, performer
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Polar Force (ROOM 40 RM4154) is an unusual item documenting what happened when Australian field-recording guy Philip Samartzis went out
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“For once it’s not a live recording”, writes Geoff Cheesemaster as he sends me Laurie’s Revenge (SPIRIT OF GRAVITY GRAV144),
Continue readingLife in Life: deep beauty and spellbinding emotion in minimal piano melodies and extreme singing
Randi Pontoppidan & Povl Kristian, Life in Life, United States, Chant Records, CR2205RA CD (2022) A beautiful and very emotional
Continue readingAlbat Alawi Op.99: 20th-century Arab classical orchestral music meets DIY invention
El Khat, Albat Alawi Op.99, Germany, Glitterbeat Records, GBCD 121 (2022) Led by Eyal el Wahab, a self-taught Israeli musician
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