Fendika & K-Sanchis, GOJO, Switzerland, 121234.records, FBL 007 vinyl LP (2023) Released early in 2023, “GOJO” is the result of
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Sound Art Gallery for the Console
A unique figure is Woody Sullender, the New York City musician who we first heard in 2004 on his album
Continue readingWork Hard: commentary on life in Ghana and a guide to better living in infectious and energetic music
King Ayisoba, Work Hard, Germany, Glitterbeat, GB134 CD / vinyl LP (2023) It might be called “Work Hard” but it
Continue readingLe désespoir utopique: eclectic selection of genre elements results in a wistful and complex meditation on human displacement
Forêt Endormie, Le désespoir utopique, Fiadh Productions, United States, FP210 cassette / vinyl LP (2023) In an age when, according
Continue readingThe Three Bells Puzzle
Three new items from the Swiss label insub.records. Le Secret (Bells) (insub.rec.cd22) turns out to be the second avant-garde record
Continue readingShadoww: a fun ride through rich and radiant trippy ambient electronics experimentation
Agathe Max, Shadoww, United Kingdom, self-released, limited edition cassette (2023) Active in the experimental / improv music scene since 2006
Continue readingDoes Spring Hide Its Joy: a triptych of dronescape works of surprising richness and complexity
Kali Malone (featuring Stephen O’Malley & Lucy Railton), Does Spring Hide Its Joy, Ideologic Organ, SOMA 050, 3 x vinyl
Continue readingPlayon Crayon: free jazz improvisation with a light and playful touch
Elsa Bergman, Playon Crayon, Sweden, Bergman Inspelningar, BI004 CD (2023) On days when you need relaxing music with a light
Continue readingWorks for the Ever Present Orchestra Vol. II: two soundscape works that demand your attention to their every quiver and flutter
Alvin Lucier, Works for the Ever Present Orchestra Vol. II, Australia, Black Truffle Records, BT109 vinyl LP (2023) A follow-up
Continue readingWaillee Waillee: a wondrous work of spaced-out psychedelic folk and neo-mediaeval experimentation
Dorothy Carter, Waillee Waillee, United States, Palto Flats, PF012 CD / vinyl LP (December 2023 reissue) / Germany, Putojefe Records,
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