Jabladav, Gail, self-released, CD-R (2014) In 2014, after three years of quiet, one-man black metal / ambient act Jabladav released
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Unbalancing Acts
Aksak Aksak STAUBGOLD 139 (2015) An approachable, percussion fusion set from an inter-generational duo comprising Can’s rhythm wizard Jaki Liebezeit
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Capricorn One
Alva Noto’s third volume in the Xerrox series (RASTER-NOTON R-N 159) arrived here March 2012; noted Volume 2 in 2009,
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Acid Breakdowns
Which Head you’re Dancing in? (MONOTYPE RECORDS MONO082) is the enigmatic title given to latest collaboration between Johannes Frisch (bass
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Proposed Treatments
White Girl (NOBLE NBL-213) is a solo album by Mus.Hiba, a Tokyo producer who comes to us after several collaborations
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Mastawesha (Ethiopiques 29): showcase of a great singer with unfulfilled potential
Kassa Tessema, Ethiopiques 29: Mastawesha, Buda Musique, CD 860257 (2014) I havn’t heard very many of the discs in Buda
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All At Sea
Evocative radiophonic atmospheres, some of them with a maritime flavour, abound on Somewhere A Voice Is Calling. The team of
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Predatory Light / Vorde (split): pushing instrumental black metal to extreme levels of hellish machine madness
Predatory Light / Vorde, self-titled split, Psychic Violence Records / Fallen Empire Records, PV-XIV / FE-20 12″ vinyl (2015) Predatory
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Comfort Zones
Michael Pisaro Melody, Silence by Cristián Alvear FRANCE POTLACH P115 CD (2015) Making circus mimes look like the brutal clowns
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Pianist, Alone: an inner journey into sound and isolation through piano
Jürg Frey, Pianist, Alone, Irritable Hedgehog Music, IHM012 2 x CD (2014) Jürg Frey is a prominent member of a
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