Reinier van Houdt, Igitur Carbon Copies, Switzerland, Hallow Ground, vinyl HG1807 (2018) Based on an apparently unfinished work of Gothic
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Elemental Forces
We have to hand it to Scott Foust, who persists with his musical projects while at the same time lamenting
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Kirikyogen: early doom metal collaboration with a surprising amount of variety and flexibility
Kuni Kawachi & Flower Travellin’ Band, Kirikyogen, United Kingdom, London Records, vinyl LP SKK(L) 3003 (1970) For a band that
Continue readingNouvelle Aventure: travelling through sound archives from decades ago rejuvenates old friends and treasures
Hanno Leichtmann, Nouvelle Aventure, Germany, Karlrecords, KR 049 LP / digital (2018) Electronician Hanno Leichtmann takes us on a 16-piece
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Sam’s Outer Space Blues Room
Sam Fendrich is a composer born in Siberia who has made his home in London. After hearing the impressive Blue
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One Two Three Four Five: a marriage of piano and electronics made in heaven
Bart van Dongen & Richard van Kruysdijk, One Two Three Four Five, Opa Loka Records, CD digipak (2018) Pianist Bart
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Emotional Skar
Julian Skar Exhaust / Renew NORWAY AURORA ACD5094 CD (2018) We first noted Norwegian composer Julian Skar when his apparitional
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Bad Stream: a likeable set of retro-80s sounding electro-industrial songs
Bad Stream, self-titled, Germany, Antime, Antime#20 digital album / limited red vinyl (2018) As its name suggests and the press
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Mr Universe
Impressive solo record from Ghost Flute & Dice, a soubriquet which conceals the Danish composer Mikkel Almholt…he’s doing it mostly
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Polyagogy / Keyboard: a double-set reissue of two compilations of Greek experimental music
Various Artists, Polyagogy / Keyboard, Creelpone, 2 x CD 240 – 241 (?) Way back in the 1970s or 80s
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