French electroacoustic composer Lionel Marchetti makes absolutely mind-blowing soundscapes made out of percussion and found sounds, which is impressive enough. However, in this 20-minute piece done in collaboration with vocalist hamaYôko, he puts a level of eeriness that will be extremely engaging to fans of avant-garde music.
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Maria Teriaeva – Sayan – Savoie
“Maria Teriaeva is a Siberian-born, Paris-based musician and composer. She uses the Buchla modular synthesizer as a framework for her music combining it with acoustic instruments and voice,” so says her bio on Bandcamp. She has become quite a revelation to me, as her music is some of the must Continue Reading
Rodney Orpheus – Sun God
Rodney Orpheus is a name that I had long forgotten about, but I’m more than pleased to hear what he is up to! Decades ago, he fronted one of the most legendary EBM bands, the Cassandra Complex out of Belgium. They were pure hard dance music, and by the 1990’s, Continue Reading
Gûldur – Despair
Gûldur is part of a wonderful collective based in Porto Alegre, Brazil, a place I would like to visit before I rest my bones in this Earth. Some of the bands and labels associated with this scene produce consistently good experimental, noise, dungeon synth and other related genres, which brings Continue Reading
Áššu – Luoteniegut
Sadly, our dear friends at Nordic Notes are not offering downloads through Bandcamp, which is understandable as there is something nice about holding a CD or a piece of vinyl in your hands, but you can hear this magnificent recording of Sami music over at Apple Music. From the press Continue Reading
modest by default – The Rojava Documents (ثورة مستمرة)
Nothing is as it seems when you’re dealing with vaporwave artists. Take modest by default, whose record, The Rojava Documents, starts off with a gorgeous, mellow flute solo worth of something produced by Herbie Mann. The sounds on this album range from chilled-out downtempo beats to almost-straight-ahead jazz. This is Continue Reading
George Christian – Lágrima-Pantera, A Míssil – Uma Música Visual por… (GCSA 62)
Our friend George Christian returns with two tracks of improvisation that, at least on first listen, sounds like it is flavored with the sounds of MBP (Música Popular Brasileira) and a couple of flashes of Hendrix. A pleasurable listen.
TRUTH – Truth: Eponymous Anonymous
TRUTH is a new project that starts in the realm of microsound and develops into an organic piece of musique-concrète. The pulses and bleeps remind me of the very early experiments of Cabaret Voltaire and Throbbing Gristle, as does the rather dark tone carried within the music. It is both are Continue Reading
Various Artists – In Heaven, Everything is Fine: A David Lynch Experimental Noise Tribute (2025)
David Lynch was a very weird man, and I mean that in the best sense of the word. His directorial body of work will stand the test of time. He passed away recently, so the net label Red Tape has issued a compilation of noise music in his honor. I Continue Reading
Various Artists – Sweet Rebels: The Golden Era of Algerian Pop-Raï
My goodness, Wewantsounds Records continue to surprise and delight! This latest compilation (the vinyl is due March 28) is a collection of electro-raï music from Algeria. From the label’s Bandcamp site: “Wewantsounds is delighted to announce the release of “Sweet Rebels – The Golden Era of Algerian Pop-Raï” Selected in Continue Reading