The Tokyo label Ftarri (usually associated with free improvisation) has just launched Ftarri Classical, an imprint for contemporary classical music.
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Nahanagan Stadial: non-stop blackened death / war metal chaos is a mess but still a lot of fun
Coscradh, Nahanagan Stadial, Ireland, Invictus Productions, IP185, CD digipak / vinyl (2022) A gloriously messy recording of non-stop destruction and chaos,
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Musical Squares
Three new items from the UK label Discus Music, from 11th October 2021 (and one old one). On Provenance (DISCUS
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Travel Free Restrictions
Italian player Paolo Gaiba Riva might be called a free improviser (he made Harvesting Pumpkins Before Winter in 2018 with
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Orienteering
Cheer-Accident Hong Kong GERMANY SHAMELESS RECORDS SHLP 12 CD/LP (2021) I must admit to doing a double take when I
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The Spinning Top
The Sound Projector Radio ShowFriday 16th September 2022
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Frisian Gold
Zea Witst Noch Dat d’r Neat Wie NETHERLANDS MAKKUM RECORDS MR33 / SUBROUTINE RECORDS SR119 L.P. (2021) With the ‘Zea‘
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Ocularchy: occult-themed war metal with a blackened punk / industrial edge
Graal, Ocularchy, Canada, self-released, cassette (2022) Despite the alarming artwork on their debut album and the violent nature of their
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Fake: dynamic duo leading the way into a retro space jazz dystopian underworld
Lorenzo Feliciati & Dominique Vantomme, Fake, India, Subcontinental Records, SCR049 CD digipak (2022) Two veteran musicians (and long-time friends) in
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Sand On Your Feet
Ashley Paul here with her new cassette Another Sand (WAGTAIL RECORDINGS 008), this one credited to a new trio of
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