Seven tracks of utterly dislocated electronic mayhem from a sound sculptor that cares less about form and function and instead triggers experimental electronics via fractured […]
Tag: Noise
Xerxes The Dark :: Final Crisis (Zāl)
Eerily inflected synthesizers meet micro sounds and a vast array of processed noises to operate a bleak storytelling development. A bleak storytelling development Coming from […]
Divus :: Divus 2 (Boring Machines)
Here Luca’s sax plays over rhythms and textures generated by Luciano’s modular system—an avid modular aficionado might even recognise a sound source or two. A […]
Day Before Us & Antikatechon :: Complaintes au bord d’un autre monde (Heerwegen Tod Prod)
Poetical lines and romantical epistles occasionally surge in this haunting, brooding and ominous spiritual soundtrack. The ecstatic aura of the album is deepened by a […]
Ivan Kamaldinov :: Liande (Self Released)
There is nothing extra here in these sparse sketchlike environments, no landmarks, just a beach and a horizon—sometimes sparse clouds. You may end up very […]
Elements of Joy :: PI08 (Pi Electronics)
Across this quintet, the sounds being proffered come from the darkest recesses, they brim with menace and threaten violence. Yet, at their core, these pieces […]
Auscultation :: III (100% Silk)
III provides a head-nodding journey with parts that work for after-hours dance floors as well as the headphones of those seeking centering and focus. Shanahan’s […]
Eli Neuman-Hammond :: New Songs (Self Released)
New Songs avoids a simple, pandering “deconstructed club” characterization—which is part of what makes it so enjoyable. Instead, it champions a deceptive repetition-as-change monotony. Apparently […]
Sebastian Maria :: L.L. (Self Released / Sazón Department)
These ten tracks pull dexterously from the trappings and tokens of bit-crushed harsh noise, sound art, glitch, and field recording while remaining firmly aware of […]
Daniel Avery & Alessandro Cortini :: Illusion of Time (Mute)
While the melodic content is sparse, the work put in to making these synths sound so large, beautifully melancholic, sometimes on the verge of breaking […]
In Rotation :: Multi-view (January 2020)
In rotation for the past several weeks, this multi-view reveals the latest sonic landscape from 7 talented musicians. Plenty of brittle, glitch, abstract, noisy, mechanical […]

















