I will forever praise Leo Feigin, the courageous figure who introduced me to new post-Soviet music. My first purchase from his renowned Leo Records was the album that introduced me to Sergey Kuryokhin, Russia’s most radical pianist and multi-instrumentalist. Kuryokhin impressed musicians traveling there and later collaborated with several Americans, Continue Reading
Experimental
Hochiwah / Cimetière de l’Est – Split
As much as I love the term ‘experimental music’ as a catch-all, it is wholly inappropriate for something this weird yet this accessible. I cannot say anything about Cimetière de l’Est, but I had the pleasure of hearing several works by Hochiwah, and the first two bands that came to mind were Continue Reading
Jeff Gburek + Eryk Nowacki – Small Fires
Yet another sublime release by fellow expatriate Jeff Gburek: “Our title Small Fires derives from the practice among certain Indigenous American people of making small fires periodically, often enough to prevent the build-up of fallen wood that could fuel large forest fires. It is also said that one makes a Continue Reading
RIHA – V
The seminal blog A Closer Listen introduces us to a treasure of a Georgian composer, Rati Oniani (RIHA). It’s a magically weird amalgam of metal, Svan folk, and baroque music. The absolute diamonds one can find in this city never cease to amaze me. You can read the article here: https://acloserlisten.substack.com/p/v
Autonomаton – Collected not lost 2015-2025 vol.1: drone and teknoiz
From our friends at Mahorka Records: “”Collected not lost” is a decade of Autonomaton’s work, outside of LPs and EPs, collected. The music was released in the period from 2015 to the end of 2025. It’s done mostly through dubbing and overdubbing sound approaches. Both computer and hardware were used. Continue Reading
Boards of Canada – Inferno
I have a feeling a lot of people have been looking forward to this release, myself included, and I can happily say that Boards of Canada’s latest album didn’t disappoint. It’s a bit more subdued than other releases, but the power is still there. A fine one.
Marooned – Cinematic Echoes
Marooned is a band from Batumi, Georgia, that offers a bombastic, rather brilliant, cinematic music experience. From the band’s Bandcamp site: “”Cinematic Echoes” refers to the resonance of memories, themes, stories and soundscapes from past time, which echoes through our lives every day in present, looking forward to a better Continue Reading
Various Artists – Hamfuggi Records: Grosso Modo – Escena Española Experimental 2026
Hamfuggi Records has released a compilation documenting 50 tracks of new experimental music from Spain. Their curatorial abilities are as astounding as ever, as I don’t know hardly any of the musicians, but all sound good in a radically weird way.
Various Artists – mulemusiq: Enjoy The Silence Vol.3
Fr0m mulemusiq’s Bandcamp site: “Altogether ten tracks by nine children of Brian Eno, Cluster, Arvo Pärt, and Steve Reich, who all express something honest and unsophisticated while using their machines and instruments in a heartfelt way. That is why „Enjoy The Silence Vol. 3“ bewitches in its overall atmosphere as Continue Reading
Philippe Simon – Android
Kalamine Records offers a new release from French composer Philippe Simon, whose work I’ve had the pleasure of hearing before. His album sits somewhere between the Berlin School (think early-period Tangerine Dream) and post-Industrial cassette releases from the 1980s. The sound is clean, yet there’s a deep grittiness to it. This is great late-night listening Continue Reading