Cristopher Cichocki, Desert Drone Cycle, United States, Helen Scarsdale Agency, HMS052 cassette (2019) Hailing from the Coachella Valley in southern
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Illimité
Superb team-up by a couple of Japanese “grand masters” of free playing and sound art, if we can use such
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Karl Marx’s 200th: a compilation of busy and fiddly electronic music for a noble cause
Various Artists, Karl Marx’s 200th, Germany, Karlrecords, KR-058 2 x CD (2018) Last year (2018) was the 200th anniversary of
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The Red Claw
German severo-meister Marc Behrens is an undisputed champion of all that’s restrained and minimal, but everything he does also has
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When Glory Shone Around
PLYXY’s Gloryland EP (HALLOWGROUND HG1806) seemed at first spin like just another ambient set, but creator Ros Knopov has invested
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Mass Observation (Expanded): study in invasive digital surveillance as relevant and shocking now as it was in 1994
Scanner, Mass Observation (Expanded), Australia, Room40, CD limited edition / digital (2018) Originally recorded with Jim O’Rourke and Robert Hampson
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Why History Matters
We very much enjoyed Volume 1 of Historische Aufnahmen in 2011, noting it in the pages of TSP 20. A
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Conseulo’s Departure
Received two records featuring Angélica Castelló from the Mikroton label this season. Castelló is usually associated with the paetzold bass
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Hold The Phone
Another unusual conceptual release from Corvo Records, the German label devoted to producing full-on art productions with a lot of
Continue readingDolomite Dub: a brisk adventure in dub through mountain soundscapes
Ulrich Troyer, Dolomite Dub, Austria, 4Bit Productions, 4Bit-P008 CD / LP / MP3 (2019) Part adventure travelogue / part homecoming
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