Unusual spoken-word and electronica album…The Velocity of Velocities (OPA-LOKA RECORDS OL 1805) is a collaboration between Antonella EYE Porcelluzzi, who
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Tag: spoken word
So This Is Real Life
Rhodri Davies / David Sylvian / Mark Wastell There Is No Love UK CONFRONT RECORDINGS CORE01 CD (2018) Having lost
Continue readingJourney Through the Stomach
Bitsy Knox is a contemporary visual artist who has made sculptures, mobiles and suchlike in art galleries – some of
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Nativity Gift
Unusual and touching album of songs and spoken word from Bipolar Explorer, a band in NYC calling themselves a “dreampop
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A Crowd Flowed Over London Bridge
Exceptionally beautiful record of spoken-word and low-key musical jewels by Haarmannhommelsheim called Die Umrandung des Nichts (KLANGMOEBEL KCD 002), a
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What Killed The Dinosaurs
I feel exhausted just reading about the accomplishments of Du Yun, a Shangai-born musician currently making good in New York.
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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New tape from the lovely Mark Vernon operating out of Glasgow…as has been reported numerous times in these pages, Vernon
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Gaudy Night
After many years of excellent and unusual CDRs, UK label Linear Obsessional Recordings started releasing cassettes in June 2018. The
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Visions of Darkness (in Iranian Contemporary Music): a peek into the contemporary experimental / alternative music scene in Iran
Various Artists, Visions of Darkness (in Iranian Contemporary Music), United Kingdom, Cold Spring Records, CSR242CD 2 x CD (2017) Of
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