Review: Scarcity – Aveilut
Black metal rendered in 72-note octaves and spectral overtones, forever reaching beyond its own limits.
Jack Chuter
Review: Rocio Zavala – Invisible Miracles
Power surging in circles, with self-made instruments using light and body-born electricity.
Review: Sun Yizhou – Heresy
No-input pre-amp and radio, whiling away time in a waiting room for nowhere.
Crucial Listening #106: MC Dälek
Earth-shifting philosophies, wordless shoegaze treasures, cinematic heartache. The MC and producer discusses three important albums.
Review: Phil Maguire – Rainsweet Stillness
Near-silence as a conduit of catalyst for ecstatic sensory fullness.
Review: Shoko Igarashi – Simple Sentences
Charming, intricate electronics running on the liquid logic of jazz.
Crucial Listening #105: Avola
Septic-tank-prog roadtrips, poop jokes written backwards, a literal anvil. The Oregon-based composer, multimedia artist, instructor and champion of friendship discusses three important albums.