I kind of miss not hearing new releases by Zbigniew Karkowski, the Polish composer who died in 2013, even if
Continue readingMonth: October 2019
Lorca / Lost Tapes (1989 – 1991): a remarkable collection of strange and unearthly recordings by a Peruvian music veteran
Miguel Flores, Lorca / Lost Tapes (1989 – 1991), Peru, Buh Records, BR121 limited edition vinyl 12″ / CD (2019)
Continue readingA Pipe of Gold
Werner Durand is the puffing German innovator who plays his own modified pipe, which he calls the Pan-Ney, last heard
Continue readingThree-Sided Dice
From Poland and on Bôłt Records, here’s a fabulous set by trio_io called Waves (BR 1055), containing eight examples of
Continue readingMiscible Substances
Quite good contemporary classical-avant music from Rand Steiger on his Coalescence Cycle Volume 1 (TUNDRA tun013). The plan here has
Continue readingInterdimensional Invocations: a dense package of clean and kitschy thrashy death metal
Xoth, Interdimensional Invocations, United States, self-released, CD (2019) Like its tongue-twisting title and the intricate cartoony artwork, this album, the
Continue readingLament In Winter’s Night: minimal raw black metal with depressive and strong folk elements
Lament In Winter’s Night, self-titled, Australia, Atrocity Altar, ATROCITY ALTAR – 15 cassette (2019) Lament In Winter’s Night is a
Continue readingWoman Of Vienna
Got a couple of items related to Derek Baron, an audio mastering technician who evidently does his own field recording
Continue readingFaithful Reproduction
Good vinyl record of simple, modernist drone-based minimal composition from Liz Meredith on her repro (SPLEEN COFFIN SP-47-LP). Meredith is
Continue readingIn Foreign Parts
Rinus van Alebeek describes Kantoor (STAALTAPE) as something of a new direction, or a departure – I forget the exact
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