Naturaliste are an American foursome of players who first got together in Omaha in 1998 or 1999, and have surfaced
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Cry for The Fire
Sun Stabbed are the French guitar duo Pierre Faure and Thierry Monnier, whose brand of diabolical-genius guitar drone we haven’t
Continue readingÉtang donné: a lush riverine forest soundscape work filled with magic and mystery
Philippe Neau, Étang donné, Belgium, Unfathomless, U70 CD (2021) Starting way back in 2008 with his Nobodisoundz project, Philippe Neau
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Nice solo set by Eric Random, an English player who has a fascinating background in punk and post-punk in the
Continue readingMusic for Acoustic Instruments and Feedback: a graceful and enchanting album of heavenly ambience
Vanessa Amara, Music for Acoustic Instruments and Feedback, Denmark, Posh Isolation, PI 249 vinyl LP (2021) In case we need
Continue readingBeeper in a Bag
Unusual item is 2046 Beeper (NO LABEL), credited to Airjob and Sergej Vutuc, and a perplexing mix of indeterminate sounds
Continue readingLa fin de tous les chants: an emotional if harrowing journey of spiritual self-discovery in times of terror and oppression
Caverne, La fin de tous les chants, France, Résilience, CD digisleeve (2021) I’d hoped that the title of this album,
Continue readingRun Silent, Run Deep
Another strong release from Francisco López, the very prolific sound artist whose passion and headstrong ways often lead him to
Continue readingExemption from Meaning
I was asked to write the liner notes to the above CD. This was part of the Listen To The
Continue readingGet On: PITA’s last major work feels incomplete and open-ended … just the way it should be
PITA, Get On, Austria, Editions Mego, EMEGO 269, vinyl LP (2019) The news of Peter Rehberg’s sudden death on 22
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