Karla Borecky has a new solo piano record The Still Life (RECITAL FORTY NINE), her second such after 2014’s Still
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Hachis Parmentier
Stupendous solo electric guitar work from Mariachi on her self-titled LP (DOUBTFUL SOUNDS DOUBT 18 / NO LAGOS MUSIQUE NLM
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Cranioclast are these mysterious German droners who have been at it since 1985, issuing low-profile LPS and cassettes in a
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Second LP Chop Off The Tops (SELF RELEASE, NO NUMBER) by The Dogmatics is another impressive set of mysterious, slow
Continue readingThe Mud that cracked on cheeks when wretches smiled
Curio of the month is On Guard (HORN OF PLENTY hop1), a record credited to (The) Mudguards. It’s the first
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Always enjoyed the music of Polish player Robert Piotrowicz, what little we’ve been regaled with at any rate…indeed we don’t
Continue readingScattered Memories: a meditation on modern Iran combining traditional and modern musics
Saba Alizadeh, Scattered Memories, Germany, Karlrecords, LP / digital album KR060 (2019) A current musical trend across the globe is
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Early Carbophonics (MAKIPHON 005) is the latest release by Andreas O. Hirsch, and it’s a 10-inch vinyl item containing eight
Continue readingTerra Alta: minimalist coldwave with a techno feel from Barcelona
Fatamorgana, Terra Alta, United Kingdom, La Vida Es Un Mus, LP MUS188 limited blue vinyl (2019) Begun as a bedroom
Continue readingEtazhi: ghosts of Kraftwerk, Joy Division, New Order and others in retro post-Soviet coldwave
Molchat Doma, Etazhi, Germany, Detriti Records, vinyl 12″ DR-004 (2018) Imagine that the coldwave / darkwave bands that arose from
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