Ernesto Díaz-Infante is a favorite on this blog, so any release of his is welcome, but Bryan Day is a new name for me. He is an instrument maker and improvisational musician who also runs Public Eyesore Records. This collaboration is quite dark, bordering on a cacophonous take reminding me Continue Reading
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Pete Swinton – Notes From Underground
Composer Pete Swinton makes perfect music to match the cold, listless, slightly depressing Beijing dusk today. Eerie, engaging music.
Jeff Gburek & Orkiestra Gaiafonica – Sept (ember) Sorties, 2024
From Jeff Gburek’s Bandcamp site: “None-sense Opera is what I will call it. It’s not noise, not merely musical soundscapery nor just anything rushing in to fill the 4/33 gap. My selections are operant, intuitive but their sense often only dawns on me later in the twilight when I become Continue Reading
Deborah Martin & Cheryl Gallagher – Tibet (20th Anniversary Remaster)
From the impeccable Spotted Peccary: “”Spotted Peccary Music is thrilled to announce the 20th anniversary release of TIBET by Deborah Martin and Cheryl Gallagher, completely remastered and remixed for Dolby Atmos and Spatial audio, finally presenting this masterful work as it was originally envisioned – a total immersive experience of Continue Reading
Burial Beyond The Sea – Smoldering Remains
The Last American Poet, Shane Beck, collaborates on this album with stoner/doom band Burial Beyond The Sea. I’m pleasantly surprised to see how well spoken-word balances with doom.
Various Artists – Canary Records: Hellenic Hinterlands: Independent Greek-American 78rpm Discs from Baltimore, Boston, and Cleveland ca. 1953-57
From the Canary Records Bandcamp site: “When middle-class Americans in the 1950s found that they could get access to a tape recorder and a microphone, it then became possible for them to make recordings that they could pay to have pressed into discs. One didn’t need to go to dedicated Continue Reading
Dionisaf – Shibui
From Chitra Records’ Bandcamp site: “Shibui is a simple, unobtrusive beauty that expresses original imperfection and intelligent restraint. The track titles are based on various polysemantic aspects of Japanese aesthetics and culture.” Simple, sparse electronic music. Not quite ambient, but it’s easy to get lost in. This is a fine Continue Reading
Gaelynn Lea – All the Roads that Lead Us Home
This album is an absolutely sublime combination of folk music and classical, with Gaelynn Lea’s violin sounding like a full orchestra. From the release website: “‘All the Roads that Lead Us Home’ is a focused, vibrant piece of music by a person who is able to take a solitary instrument Continue Reading
fauxmúsica – Game Over
There’s something in fauxmúsica’s music that reminds me of a more soulful and slow 1980’s techno cassette release. A very chilled out album.
R.A Sánchez – L’ottava Sfera
Tuscon, Arizona’s R.A Sánchez has produced one of the most horribly bleak albums of 2024. A combination of slow doom metal and drone set with jazz instrumentation, this could easily give bands like Sunn O))) a run for their money. All respect is due to Lost Tribe Sound for releasing Continue Reading