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Jack Chuter

Jack Chuter

Review: Martin A. Smith - Salt

Taking its primary inspiration from the striking expanse of the Camargue area in the South of France, Salt gradually pieces together a dynamic and intriguing landscape throughout its 14 compositions – whilst I’ve never visited the Camargue myself, I reach the end of Salt with some very distinctive mental visuals

Feature: Jack's Albums of 2010

Skullflower – Strange Keys To Untune Gods’ Firmament Although Strange Keys… is a brutal endurance test the first time round, subsequent listens are easier – what appears to be a faceless mass of white noise reveals itself to be a complex, tightly knit network of tremolo guitar shards and whistling feedback, alternating

Interview: BJ Nilsen

BJ Nilsen is a staple figure on the Touch Music roster. He has been crafting experimental music for over 20 years, making use of both field recordings and instruments. What are you doing in Iceland at the moment? I’m working on sound design for a new rendition of Shakespeare’

Review: Tim Hecker - Ravedeath, 1972

With Ravedeath, 1972, Tim Hecker applies his “trademark” melodic progressions and heaps of studio tampering to a live recording taken in a church in Reykjavik. Pipe organ is the primary sound source, and whilst it fires an organic breath into his traditionally electronic soundworlds, it also leaves a contemplative funeral

Review: Jesu - Christmas

Ironically, what sounds like a hideous idea on paper has produced the strongest Jesu track since the release of Conqueror back in early 2007, and whilst it’s still a long way from the quality and promise demonstrated during the Self-Titled/Heart Ache golden age, it’s a vast

Interview: Scott Kelly (Neurosis, Shrinebuilder)

Scott Kelly is one of the founding members of heavy music legends Neurosis, one quarter of “supergroup” Shrinebuilder (along with personnel from Sleep, Melvins and St Vitus), and an acoustic solo artist. [audio:/content/images/wordpress/2010/12/Scott-Kelly-Interview.mp3|titles=Scott Kelly Interview]

Review: Earth - Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light I

With Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light I, Earth venture further into the wilderness forged by the album Hex back in 2005 – images of desert mirages, desolate western ghost towns and vacated saloons – yet there’s a rigidity to the melody at work here that gives the album a sense