Review: Sult – Always I Gnaw
Three ferocious exercises in improvisatory vigilance for guitar, bass drum and contrabass.
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Review: Aaron Rosenblum – State Fair! Vol. 1: The Midway
Three attraction operators in full theatrical flow, captured at the Kentucky State Fair back in 2013.
Crucial Listening #134: Joni Void
The joy of UK pirate radio, intoxicating production, Streets Of Rage DJ set. Montréal-based French-British producer Jean Néant discusses three important albums.
Review: Nandele & A-Tweed – Xigubo
Colonial resistance derived from Zulu and Mozambican cultures is whirled into dizzying sound design and techno vigour.
Review: Lucie Vítková – Cave Acoustics
Sound cradled in the grand echoes of churches and caves. Reflections on family, grief, legacy, transformation.
Crucial Listening #133: Bana Haffar
Phytoplankton microsound, sketched-out dead ends, perfect warbles. The North Carolina-based electronic music producer discusses three important albums.
Crucial Listening #132: Sabiwa
Sunday puppet show routine, childhood anime memories, Brazilian cutlery jams. The electronic producer and performer from Taiwan discusses three important albums.