Ehsan Saboohi’s latest release is a continuation of his Politics-Aesthetics series. From his Bandcamp site: “Ehsan Saboohi, composer and theorist of Post-Orientalism music, presents the sixth installment in his Politics-Aesthetics series: Eight Short Stories. In this project, Saboohi engages with literature in its broadest sense—encompassing theatrical texts and short prose—as Continue Reading
Musique-Concrète
Various Artists – sirr-ecords: Noli Me Legere … To Maurice Blanchot
The venerable record label sirr-ecords from Portugal offer a collection of electroacoustic, musique-concrète, and microsound artists honoring the French philosopher Maurice Blanchot. From the label’s Bandcamp site: “With Brandon Labelle/Maria Nilsson, Toshiya Tsunoda, Julien Ottavi, Steve Roden, Paulo Raposo, Christof Migone and Stephen Vitiello. “Maurice Blanchot (1907-2003) is one of Continue Reading
Various Artists – Institute For Alien Research: Circles
The Institute for Alien Research is a record label based in Bath, England, known for consistently releasing intriguing experimental and electroacoustic compilations while showcasing many new artists. This is their latest release.
Mykel Boyd – The Secret Gateway
From Mykel Boyd’s Bandcamp site: “The Secret Gateway was recorded in May and June of 2025. It is intended as a meditative tool, a prompt to settle your mind and to seek transformation. It was started on May 8th also known as White Lotus Day, the anniversary of the death Continue Reading
eardrops – nightfall over concrete
Listening to some of the early masters of electroacoustic music and musique-concrète, it seemed that the goal of the music was to imitate the real world, and certainly, the masters like Pierre Henry, Pierre Schaeffer and François Bayle did so elegantly. Now, in 2025, we have incredibly good digital recording Continue Reading
Onsturicheit – Onsturicheit Live
Turntablism beautifully combines elements of musique concrète with abstract and illbient hip-hop. This album embodies a deeper, darker, and more experimental musical atmosphere. Belgian composer Onsturicheit is one of the newer practitioners of this genre, skillfully telling stories by mixing sounds in real time. This album is designed for deep listening, Continue Reading
Fallen Sun I Sacher Pelz I Thomas Bey William Bailey – Acousmatomisation
Sacher Pelz is one of the early monickers of Maurizio Bianchi (MB, who is legendary to fans of experimental noise), and he returns in collaboration with consistently amazing Malaysian composer Fallen Sun and the American artist Thomas Bey William Bailey. As with a great deal of MB releases, this one Continue Reading
Lionel Marchetti & hamaYôko / Yôko Higashi – U chu Jin (les êtres en dehors de la Terre)
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.
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