Perhaps the most important contemporary experimental musician, Éliane Radigue, has passed away. Jeff Gburek offers a wonderful tribute in her honor. Words fail at the moment.
Electroacoustic
Constanza Pellicci – Espacio Adentro de Una Perla
From Constanza Pellicci’s Bandcamp site, translated from Spanish: “A pearl falls from a fantasy necklace, a memory of dragons and reflections of a full moon. A buoy on a still lake, a spinning top in motion, enveloping. An eye without pupils that doesn’t see what it sees, inhabits a labyrinth. Continue Reading
Saba Alizadeh – Nafir (Clamour)
From Saba Alizadeh’s Bandcamp site: “With “Nafir (Clamour)”, Tehran-based composer, kamancheh virtuoso and electronic musician Saba Alizadeh releases a strong artistic statement: a heavy emotional new piece and touching video which depict metaphorically life in Iran after 5 months of uprising. “In the dark times Will there also be singing? Continue Reading
Various Artists – Eternal Turns: intelkinetix²
From Eternal Turns’ Bandcamp site: “Eternal Turns presents the second compilation, ”intelkinetix²“ — a snapshot of the contemporary experimental scene. The release features exclusive works by the label’s residents and like-minded sound artists, united by a shared pursuit of new forms, technologies, and methods of working with sound. The compilation Continue Reading
Yara Asmar – Everyone I Love Is Sleeping and I Love Them So So Much
I can’t pin down why, but Lebanese experimental music composer Yara Asmar’s latest album is almost heartbreaking in its beauty. I’ve never heard electroacoustic music that left such a deep emotional scratch. Sublime.
Jon Porras – Achlys
Some interesting facts about Achlys, the latest album by guitarist Jon Porras: “Much of Achlys was composed during violet mountain storms. Living in a forested elevation high above sea level, Porras describes listening to trees sway under pressure, their movements generating both deep, low-end resonance and fragile, intricate patterns of Continue Reading
Selective Hearing – Cobwebs
Mahorka Records has delivered a hazy, surrealistic piece of music that might not fit neatly into the ambient genre. However, the vibe allows listeners to immerse themselves in a soothing, repetitive groove that’s easy to get lost in. Kudos to Selective Hearing for producing this gem!
Antonio Russek, Raúl Pavón, Roberto Morales, Vicente Rojo Cama – Música Electroacústica Mexicana
Although the price for the download is somewhat steep at around $40, the single track by Antonio Russek included in this compilation, released by Aurora Central Records, is an excellent example of Mexican electroacoustic music—a genre that often flies under the radar and doesn’t receive much attention.
Éliane Radigue – Asymptote Versatile
This performance marks the debut of this work at the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival. From Soundohm: “Asymptote Versatile sows the seeds of Radigue’s exploration of long durational forms, bridging a 50-year gap between the school of composers she met in 1960s New York and her 2011-onwards OCCAM OCEAN series, where she Continue Reading
Fallen Sun – Parallel Disalignment
Our dear friend Y’ng-Yin Siew, who composes under the moniker Fallen Sun, offers a new album that presents a blistering wall of noise complemented by electroacoustic music. This work embodies organized, well-composed chaos. From her Bandcamp site: “Fallen Sun, as the name itself alludes to, is a rather more intense and explosive Continue Reading