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Kotra – Rust
Dmytro Fedorenko has been at the forefront of Ukraine’s experimental music scene almost since the beginning, yet his work under his many guises remains fresh. Kotra is his alias for extremely hard techno. I’m not sure you can dance to this, as it’s deeply aggressive, bordering on noise, yet it’s Continue Reading
Alexei Borisov + Vyacheslav Ismagilov – Harem Secret Pastimes
Russian composer Alexei Borisov joins forces with Uzbek composer Vyacheslav Ismagilov (now based in Russia) for a release that is part electroacoustic/experimental masterpiece and part travelogue. From the release’s Bandcamp site: “Alexei Borisov and Vyacheslav Ismagilov join forces once again to create Harem Secret Pastimes, an album sonically inspired by this tale while Continue Reading
Edward Ka-Spel – Hallucinating Happy Land
Edward Ka-Spel, the leader of the Legendary Pink Dots, has a back catalog of scores of solo albums, and today he offers his latest, which you can read about on his Bandcamp site or hear here. This is a purely solo album featuring voice, electronics, and devices that create powerfully Continue Reading
Bernard Parmegiani – La Création du Monde
This album is considered to be a masterpiece of electroacoustic music. The composer’s notes are provided on the release’s Bandcamp site: “La Création du Monde (The Creation Of The World) (1984), 72’38 — First movement, “Lumière noire” (Black Light) premiered at the 1983 Acousmatic Cycle, 104 Studio of the French Maison Continue Reading
Karoline LeBlanc, Paulo J. Ferreira Lopes – Frangible Seams of Lore
I wish to thank organist Karoline LeBlanc, who reached out to the blog and sent us her latest album with percussionist Paulo J. Ferreire Lopes. I was expecting improvised music, and I’m sure this is, but the feel of this album is more akin to modern classical music. The depth Continue Reading
Rani Jambak – VIBRA GENETIKA
Rani Jambak offers some dark, tribal music from this release from 2025, Vibra Genetika. From her Bandcamp site: “Rani Jambak, a distinguished composer, producer, field recordist, instrument designer, and vocalist of Minangkabau descent from Medan, actively engages in the exploration of electronic music and soundscapes derived from diverse locations across Continue Reading
Jeff Gburek – Sybillewo (Sybilline Leaves)
Though this is a small snippet of Jeff Gburek’s notes on one of his latest recordings, I highly recommend going to his Bandcamp site and reading his whole essay. Musically, this release sits somewhere in the valley between electroacoustic music and a sound which reminds me of some of the Continue Reading
Atte Elias Kantonen – Karvagraffiti Siellä Kelopuun Keskiruumiin Paikkeilla
Atte Elias Kantonen is an electroacoustic music composer from Finland who really seems to have the spirit of the original electroacoustic and experimental music genres mastered. From his Bandcamp site: “Binaural mix of the 8-channel composition commissioned by Sonic Acts for the Spatial Sound Platform, presented during The Listening Room Continue Reading
Bill Laswell + P.St (featuring N.P. Molvær, H. Kaiser, P. Howard, G. Haynes, P. Apfelbaum…) – Mount Analogue
Legendary bassist, producer, and record label magnate Bill Laswell has fallen on hard times due to health reasons. If at all possible, consider supporting this great man’s work. Here is a collaboration between Laswell and the following artists: P.ST: Concept, electronics Henry Kaiser: Electric guitar Percy Howard & Anna Clementi: Continue Reading