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Jack Chuter

Jack Chuter

Review: Gurun Gurun - S/T

Gurun Gurun create a real three-dimensional clatter and commotion, through which structured melody is just barely able to establish a presence. It’s as though the musicians are clumsily stumbling into their instruments rather than taking charge of them, and often sounds like Fennesz’s Endless Summer set in

Review: Premonition 13 - 13

Premonition 13 is the latest project of Scott “Wino” Weinrich, whose involvement in heavy music over the past 30 years – be it in St Vitus, The Obsessed, Spirit Caravan, The Hidden Hand or Shrinebuilder – has granted him “legend” status in the eyes of many, and this record demonstrates that he’

Review: Sankt Otten - Gottes Synthesizer

Having not followed Sankt Otten’s activities since Wunden Gibt Es Immer Wieder (released back in 2008), Gottes Synthesizer surprised me somewhat. Gone are the organic layers – the rich flutters of strings, the clatter of real percussion – with a whole host of 70s/80s synthesisers and reverberant electro-drums taking

Interview: Aidan Baker (Nadja, Whisper Room, Infinite Light Ltd)

Let’s start with your latest solo effort, Still Lives. I’ve seen you refer to it as a bit of a departure from previous material – was it always the intention to try something a bit different? Well the most obvious difference is that there’s no guitar on it

Review: Pikacyu*Makoto - OM Sweet Home: We Are Shining Stars From Darkside

Makoto Kawabata and Pikacyu’s collaborative meeting point is some sort of astral playground: drums tumble and roll around phased guitar psychedelics, while vocals yelp and overlap on all sides. For an album comprised of just two players, things can get very busy, and the listener isn’t expected to

Review: Nate Wooley/Chris Corsano/C Spencer Yeh - 7 Storey Mountain

In the words of Nate Wooley (the project’s main creative force), the Seven Storey Mountain series uses “tape manipulation, long forms with simple written musical directions, (in) an attempt to reach some sort of musical ecstaticism”. Two excellent collaborators join him here: drummer Chris Corsano (who has worked alongside

Review: Offthesky - The Beautiful Nowhere

True to its title, The Beautiful Nowhere feels suspended above time and place. Melodies and textures meander through emptiness, nudged this way and that by soft electronic inflections and samples. Tracks close on abrupt fade-outs and anti-resolutions, providing brief snapshots of sonic states of limbo – purpose and significance