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    Jesse Paul Miller – Dream Boxes and Psychic Microphones • Radio and Other Sounds From Southeast Asia 2008 – 2017

    September 9, 2024 - By 

    We find music in the strangest of places.  This release from Jesse Paul Miller is proof of it.  From his Bandcamp site: “These tracks consist of a series of sequential “sound collages”, based on recordings I gathered in Southeast Asia, between 2008 and 2017. There is NO Multi-Tracking or “Over-Dubbing” on these tracks. Original artifacts of these recordings are self apparent and un-alterated. Five of these tracks were initially made in 2014 as potentials for release on my Sublime Frequencies album entitled “A Distant Invitation” (Tracks 1, 2, 5, 16, and 21). These didn’t make the cut and weren’t included,…

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    Dionisaf – Shibui

    September 7, 2024 - By 

    From Chitra Records’ Bandcamp site: “Shibui is a simple, unobtrusive beauty that expresses original imperfection and intelligent restraint. The track titles are based on various polysemantic aspects of Japanese aesthetics and culture.” Simple, sparse electronic music.  Not quite ambient, but it’s easy to get lost in.  This is a fine release for headphone listening.

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    Mira – Mira

    September 6, 2024 - By 

    From the good souls over at Projekt Records: “Mira were a dream pop/shoegaze band from Tallahassee, Florida, formed in 1996 featuring vocalist Regina Sosinski, guitarist Tom Parker, bassist Max Fresen and drummer Alan Donaldson, with second guitarist Mark Davidson. After releasing several EPs on their own Tesseract label, the band signed to Projekt Records, and their song “Cayman” appeared on Projekt’s cat-themed 1999 compilation A CAT-SHAPED HOLE IN MY HEART. Mira released their eponymous debut studio album on April 4, 2000.”

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    Ilia Belorukov & Marina Džukljev – Everything Changes, Nothing Disappears

    September 5, 2024 - By 

    Ilia Belorukov is a multi-instrumentalist who hails from Russia, but since the Russia-Ukraine conflict, he has been a resident of Novi Sad Serbia and will probably be for awhile.  He is making wonderful use of his time by collaborating with local talent.  Marina Džukljev is a pianst and first-rate improvisor, so between the two, they have come up with seven works which flow quietly but giving off an air of foreboding.  There are elements of early piano works of John Cage and free jazz, giving this album a fine sheen.

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    Various Artists – Canary Records: Honduras Recuerda los 60s

    September 4, 2024 - By 

    From the golden ears of Ian Nagoski and his wonderful Canary Records label, we have a compilation of 1960’s garage rock from Honduras.  From the release’s Bandcamp site: “This album of Honduran bands who recorded ca. 1966-69 under the influence of American and British rock and soul was released as a nostalgia compilation in New York City for the immigrant diaspora. Issued as “Vol. 1″ we see no evidence that there was ever a Vol. 2 although most if not all of the performers apparently released other 45rpm discs.”

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    The New Human – Proximity Mantra

    September 3, 2024 - By 

    The New Human is, as far as I am concerned, the new standard bearer for fresh music in the IDM genre.  If you like groups like Boards of Canada, and of course, Aphex Twin, this is going to pique your interest.  From the Bricolage Records Bandcamp site: “For our next release, we welcome the enigmatic producer, ‘The New Human’, to the label with his stunning album, “Proximity Mantra”. “The New Human” isn’t afraid to wear his influences on his sleeve. Proudly incorporating the late 90’s/early 2000’s IDM methodology into his own techniques to create a curious blend of ambient, glitch…

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    Gaelynn Lea – All the Roads that Lead Us Home

    September 2, 2024 - By 

    This album is an absolutely sublime combination of folk music and classical, with Gaelynn Lea’s violin sounding like a full orchestra.  From the release website: “‘All the Roads that Lead Us Home’ is a focused, vibrant piece of music by a person who is able to take a solitary instrument and make it sound like a full string arrangement, who can fill a full-length LP with mostly just those sounds and communicate fluently her heart and soul with only a few tools.” – Tony Bennett, Duluth News Tribune”

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    马木尔 Mamer – 沙漠 Desert：为开盘带录音而演奏的电吉他曲 Guitar Solo For Reel-to-reel Tape Recording

    September 1, 2024 - By 

    The near-legendary Old Heaven Books presents another fabulously bizarre album (also available as a CD and reel-to-reel tape) of Chinese guitarist (of Kazakh extraction) Mamer.  From the release’s Bandcamp site: “Mamer first became known as a dombra virtuoso and a modern master of Kazakh folk music. Over the years, he has evolved into a prolific and versatile artist, working across the boundaries of both tranditional and contemporary music. Mamer leads seven band projects: IZ, Bande, Mekrop, TAT, Mask, 51-Rayon, and Kunakar. He has released over 30 records, presenting a diversity of distinct styles including folk, ambient, industrial, noise, improvisation, and…