Current listening – The Sound Projector

20/08/2023 nausika

Seven Common Ways of Disappearing: a minimalist, hypnotic work based on esoteric principles to raise spiritual consciousness

Andrius Arutiunian, Seven Common Ways of Disappearing, Switzerland, Hallow Ground, HG2304 limited edition vinyl LP (2023) Intriguingly the work on

26/07/2023 nausika

Symphony No. 107 – The Bard: cacophonous improvisational music reflecting the chaos and lack of purpose in modern Western society

MEV, Symphony No. 107 – The Bard, Australia, Black Truffle Records, BT104 vinyl LP (2023) Surprise, surprise, Black Truffle master

15/06/2023 Ed Pinsent

Daughters of Loneliness

Saphron Red Amber USA FEEDING TUBE RECORDS FTR565 / UK SHAGRAT RECORDS ENT025 (2022) This is a wonderful record of

05/06/2023 nausika

Omukade: a strange and wondrous journey through free-form death metal / jazz / grindcore

Ukakuja, Omukade, United Kingdom, Centipede Abyss, limited edition CD (2023) If the front cover artwork doesn’t put you off, you

05/06/2023 nausika

Modern Sorrow: quiet minimalist electronic experimentation yields deep emotion and longing

Richard Youngs, Modern Sorrow, Australia, Black Truffle, BT101 vinyl LP (2023) English experimental folk / electronica musician Richard Youngs probably

12/05/2023 nausika

Tether: everyday objects and sounds become messengers of profound spiritual lessons

Murmer, Tether, United States, Helen Scarsdale Agency, HMS071 vinyl LP (2023) A project of long standing since 2002, when it

10/05/2023 nausika

des-illusions: no illusions about the end of the world, in gradual sonic disintegration

Bruno Duplant & David Vélez, des-illusions, Belgium, Unfathomless, U79 CD (2023) Both French composer / musician Bruno Duplant and Colombian

03/04/2023 nausika

Technodelic: a strange techno-psychedelic trip through Japanese and Western culture in the early 1980s

Yellow Magic Orchestra, Technodelic, Japan, Alfa, ALR-28030 vinyl LP (1981) Fans of legendary electronic synthpop band Yellow Magic Orchestra will

24/03/2023 nausika

The Tormented Wanderer Trilogy: exploring existential pain, despair and hopelessness in a cosmic trap

Reflet Crépusculaire, The Tormented Wanderer Trilogy, Italy, Canti Eretici, CANTO XX limited edition cassette (2023) Released originally as three separate

24/03/2023 nausika

Deep City Wanderings / Experimental Tape 1987-2022: a remarkable micro-universe of sound stored on a cassette for 35 years

Quartz Locked, Deep City Wanderings / Experimental Tape 1987-2022, Netherlands, Staalplaat, limited edition cassette (2022) Recorded and kept on a