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Jack Chuter

Jack Chuter

Crucial Listening #4: Richard Youngs

Cold War paranoia, modular rock, Bieber vs The Stones. The ever-prolific, ever-eclectic English musician discusses his three important albums. Richard’s picks: 1) Pink Floyd – Meddle (again!) 2) Cabaret Voltaire – The Voice Of America 3) Justin Bieber – Purpose You can find Richard Youngs online and over at Bandcamp. The first

Radio: Resonance Extra – Episode 7 (25/07/2017)

Radio: Resonance Extra – Episode 7 (25/07/2017)

Alex McLean of Algorave discusses the extended self, anticipating change and celebrating failure. Also: a playlist of music salvaged from a long-lost iPod. TRACKLIST: PART ONE: LOST IPOD Gultskra Artikler – Angel Andrew Chalk – Ngachi Hildur Guðnadóttir – Light Platypus (Louseman) – Electric Red Quetzolcoatl – Triumphant Rock Shards Rise From The Sea, Awaken

Interview: Sarmistha Talukdar (Tavishi)

Interview: Sarmistha Talukdar (Tavishi)

There’s something satisfying about the seesaw between disparate pursuits: alternating between periods of analytical problem-solving and long, mentally unfurling stretches of creative practice. Each mode of thinking enriches the other. The music of Sarmistha Talukdar goes a step further by engaging in these practices simultaneously. Through her project Tavishi,

Review: Broken Thoughts – Realign

Something is waking up. Realign conjures the twitching of fingers coming into consciousness, or the blurred sights of recalibrating eyes, or those deep, galvanising breaths taken prior to the first physical movements of the day. Rhythms emerge as expectant flickers and lurching, part-built electronic loops, while drones roll in like

Review: Jelena Glazova + Marta SmiLga - Split

I take so much from Jelena Glazova’s notion that her music, generated primarily from manipulated vocal sounds, is a form of “expressing unpronounced speech”. These phonemes are more than just abstracted sonic shapes. They are momentary moulds of the mouth that made them, spat out in three dimensional negatives

Crucial Listening #3: Lasse Marhaug

Running up stairs, understated drumming, pushing beyond the boundaries of metal music. The Norwegian noise musician / fervent collaborator / record producer discusses three important albums. Lasse’s picks: 1) Pink Floyd – Meddle 2) Ground Zero – Revolutionary Pekinese Orchestra Ver.1.28 3) Tony Conrad With Faust – Outside The Dream Syndicate You

Interview: Northumbria

Interview: Northumbria

With every release, the music of Toronto duo Northumbria pushes further outward. The scale of their panorama increases, manipulating the tones of guitar and bass in a manner that not only considers breadth, but also mimics the undulation and fracture of natural landscape. Drones intersect to form glacier tips. Harmonies