We last heard from American composer Michael Gardiner when he collaborated with John Latartara on the fascinating and uncategorisable Beethoven
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Fists of Glory
From the Canadian artist Absolute Value of Noise, we have an audio version of a gallery sound-art installation he did
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Put four Europeans together in a room and one way or another they’ll soon concoct a rich brew of instrumental
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Some exceptionally fine modern composition from German cove Alex Nowitz, who can compose, play keyboards, and sing as well, and
Continue readingCoherent Light Waves / Serpentine Gaze
Piiptsjilling is a fairly unusual cultural mix, with three Dutch improvising guitarists Romke Kleefstra, Mariska Baars and Rutger Zuydervelt, plus
Continue readingPaw Music / Troubled Elephants
Generic City (TWO ACORNS 2A01) is a collaboration between the Japanese artiste Yui Onodera and Celer, a project which envelops
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
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Cellist Erik Friedlander has turned in some fine examples of contemporary small-group jazz in recent years. 50 Miniatures for Improvising
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Super Relaxed (SECOND LAYER RECORDS SLR009) is a recent release on Second Layer Records, a collaboration between Japanese noise fiend
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Pietro Riparbelli is the Italian sound-sculptor noted in the current issue of TSP with a couple of highly atmospherically-charged items
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