Fine album by Trawler Bycatch, a rubberised trio of greasy hotheads from Portland Oregon. Schlep’m (PORTER RECORDS PRCD-4050) exhibits the
Continue readingInsects Rising in the Sky
Natura Naturans (CARRIER 005) is a splendid piece of creaky acoustic music from the duo of Architeuthis Walks On Land,
Continue readingServe In Silence
Here’s a spoken-word curio which showcases the poetry of Zbigniew Herbert, who I learn was one of Poland’s foremost post-war
Continue readingNachtschicht Für Russolo
Sixth A-Chronology (SUB ROSA SR290) is remarkably the sixth volume in a series of compilations called An Anthology of Noise
Continue readingNight Flowers
Cellist Erik Friedlander has turned in some fine examples of contemporary small-group jazz in recent years. 50 Miniatures for Improvising
Continue readingKeep Your Temper, Don’t Be Afraid
Super Relaxed (SECOND LAYER RECORDS SLR009) is a recent release on Second Layer Records, a collaboration between Japanese noise fiend
Continue readingBats of Pure Energy
PAS is the acronym for Post-Abortion Stress, not an especially savoury name for your band, but Robert L. Pepper and
Continue readingRumor Is Listening
MRI (EVEREST RECORDS ER CD 043) is a nifty piece of process-electronica produced by Patricia Bosshard and Simon Grab. All
Continue readingTongue Whiplashing
Algernon are a five-piece contemporary prog-jazz-rock fusion outfit based in Chicago, and Ghost Surveillance (CUNEIFORM RECORDS RUNE 297) is their
Continue readingMombasa Love Songs
Just spun this delicious dose of 1950s exotica this afternoon, while dozing on the armchair and half-watching a Star Trek
Continue reading