July 24, 2013
The small bar/show space at Seattle’s Chop Suey played host to a trio of local artists, two of which were celebrating the release of their respective records. An eclectic lineup on paper, Midday Veil, Master Musicians of Bukkake, and Panabrite offered their own unique blends of experimental, ambient,…
July 24, 2013
Colorado artist Cody Yantis has been developing a distinctive sort of primarily guitar-based composition over the past few years. His 2011 debut LP, Kerning (Blackest Rainbow), showed him exploring a more drone-centered take on Loren Connors-style guitar meditations, fleshing out his sound with subtle…
July 22, 2013
I remember that glorious day as if it had been yesterday. Surprisingly, the heat was oppressive in the moderate climate of Eugene, Oregon. As droplets of perspiration fell from my forehead to the ground, I decided to play some files that my Turkish friend had sent me. Een Duvelse Zak Is Nooit Gevuld,…
July 16, 2013
Cooper Crain records sprawling synth and guitar-based drone music as Bitchin Bajas, a Chicago-based project that recently grew from a solo side-project into a full trio. Dedicated to “all the experimental tape pioneers before” the band, Bitchitronics, following the decidedly upbeat Krausened…
July 11, 2013
Teranga Beat is a relatively new Dakar-based record label that specializes in rare recordings from Senegal and Gambia. I had a chat with the founder, record collector cum archivist Adamantios Kafetzis, who runs the label, sometimes from his hometown, Athens, Greece.
Diego Aguilar: First off, thanks…
July 8, 2013
Beginning in January 2011 with the soundtrack to The Legend of Zelda and wrapping up in June with Contra, Bloomington, IN-based imprint Auris Apothecary issued its first batch of Nintendo soundtrack bootleg on cassette, an impressive cache of sentimental new objects for the intersection of the music…
July 2, 2013
Canada is a relatively enormous country, though it has only a fraction of the population of the United States. Despite its large size and far-flung metropolitan areas with not much in between, there is a fertile experimental/DIY music and arts culture in the “Great White North.” Up until…
July 1, 2013
First off, to everyone that’s been with us since the site relaunched earlier this year, we wanted to let you know how much your “attendance” has been appreciated. We’re new to the format, but the writers that have joined us and the readers to jump onboard since then have made…
