Stuart Chalmers is a fiendishly witty and capable mangler / masher of cassette tapes, blending his outputs from that aural
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A cornucopia of fusion black metal / psychedelia / horror-film soundtrack music on the Rhinocervs label
Rhinocervs, RH-08: Untitled 1 & 2 (2011); RH-07 (2011); RH-11 (2011); RH-12 (2012), RH-13 (2012) In early 2013, I stumbled
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David Kirby used four tape recorders to build a large-scale collision event of music, sound and noise on Cittakarnera (COPY
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Gilded Terrane AUSTRALIA HIDDEN SHOAL RECORDINGS HSR098 CD (2012) Necks fans newly bereaved of their titanic attention spans will gleefully
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The plaintive cry of Loren Connors and Suzanne Langille is I Wish I Didn’t Dream (NORTHERN SPY RECORDS NSCD 031),
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Lata Starlings EXOTIC PYLON RECORDS EP10 (2012) A collage of electronic pieces loosely tied together by or tied in with
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Hans Joachim Roedelius / Christopher Chaplin King of Hearts SUB ROSA SR358 CD (2012) Roedelius, a prolific veteran of electronic
Continue readingMoëvöt (Best of): barmy Satanic ritual horror with equal parts experimentation and kitsch
Moëvöt, Best of, Sanity Muffin, cassette s/m#40 (2013) As far as I know, this tape collects everything that was done
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Deison Quiet Rooms USA AAGOO RECORDS AGO051 CD (2012) I’m being seduced by sound. This is pseudo-Electronic Voice Phenomena, predictably
Continue readingCorollaries: beautiful and shifting soundscapes of continuous piano / violin music
Lubomyr Melnik, Corollaries, Erased Tapes Records Ltd, ertp048cd (2013) Pianist Lubomyr Melnik plays continuous minimalist piano music in a way
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