There is currently a tragic situation unfolding in Iran. Several artists, including Krister Hansén, Mean Flow, RDKPL, Itaru Ouwan, Ehsan Saboohi, ZÖJ, Mohammad Amin Akbarpour, Sina Majd, and Mahtab Miandehi, have collaborated on tracks to raise awareness about what is happening there. Respect to our friends at Post-Oriental Music for releasing Continue Reading
Noise
BlindººCoyote – numb:slide:cloud (triptych)
Our esteemed friend, Drem Bruinsma, enlightened us about an early BlindººCoyote release we missed. From his Bandcamp site: “What started as an experiment with the effects of re-recording source material at different sampling rates, ended up becoming something way more layered, complex and meaningful: three parts fading into one another, Continue Reading
Daniel Menche – Sleeping Ink
Daniel Menche is one of America’s finest noise composers. This, however, sounds like a work of art. It is frighteningly dark, far darker than much of the black ambient music composed today—sumptuous listening.
Various Artists – Unexplained Sounds Group: The Third Mind. A Sonic Tribute to the Dreamachine
As someone who once owned a homemade dream machine, it’s nice to see this old relic get a sonic reassessment. Our dear friends at Unexplained Sounds Group start the year off with yet another brilliant experimental music compilation. From the label’s Bandcamp site: “The Dreamachine, conceived by Brion Gysin with 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
A Handful of Dust – The Philosophick Mercury
A Handful of Dust were (are still?) the most radically weird of New Zealand bands. Ask legendary free-improv guitarist Alan Licht, who wrote a paean to this release: “Hahaha! Dude, don’t you realize you can keep the guitar out and twiddle knobs at the same time? Just ask Keith Rowe…or, Continue Reading
underlyn – gwr. 240110
This release comes from the Xian Liam label in China and is described as a mixtape. It features a pleasantly drone-laden and hazy sound.
Wolne Pokoje – Kostropate
Although this work is appropriately categorized as experimental noise, listening to it feels akin to being beneath a powerful waterfall. There’s an organic elegance to the sound if you allow it to settle into your ears. Another gem from Mahorka Records.
Merzbow – Tauromachine (Remastered)
Due to the vastness of Merzbow’s catalog, I took a break from keeping up with his work for a while. Today, I stumbled upon a release from 2023, and it remains as brutally noisy as ever. I have noticed that, with clearer editing and digital recording, the intense noise he 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