Today is a workday for us in Beijing, so there is no review today, but I did want to point you to an Indonesian band called Senyawa, who is featured on Rafaelle Pezzella’s incredible Unexplained Sounds Group‘s digipak retrospective called the Far East Music Collection. It is a reissue of Continue Reading
Pyroclastic – Enter Temple of Shiva Exit Tomb of Parvati
Pyroclaster is an old friend of mine, and he has a a new album that harkens back to old-school EBM and Industrial dance. From his Bandcamp site: “Taking on a different approach in Electronic genres Pyroclastic steers the machine driven music gears towards the Eastern Tribal elements. Combining Eastern Tribal Continue Reading
Anglachel – A Light that Shines so Bright
The first thought I saw with this lovely cover art from Greek composer Anglachel was, “good boi!” It’s a heartbreakingly charming bit of cover art, but the main story is the music. It’s dungeon synth, but perhaps a little meatier than what I am used to hearing. The production value Continue Reading
Chameleon – Chameleon (1979)
No reviews today as I’m out and about for business, but I leave you with a fine jazz-fusion record by the German band Chameleon.
Hugo Əspirito Santo – Debris
Hugo Əspirito Santo is a Portuguese composer based in France who manages to tie together a cold, ominous synth sound with lo-fi techno beats. Disturbing, but quite a good listen.
RKS Trio – Live at Bab-Ilo
Thanks to the ever-consistent Muteant Records for bringing this album to my attention! I’m familiar with both Michel Kristof and Makoto Sato’s work, as both as masters in the improv world, but Quentin Rollet is a new name for me. His sax playing and sound manipulation are expertly underpinned by Continue Reading