Archive for February, 2018
Crucial Listening #20: Julia Wolfe
Glacial orchestras, floaty head voices, critique among friends. The New York composer discusses three important albums.
Radio: Resonance Extra – Episode 14 (27/02/18)
Stephen McEvoy of the FLUF label discusses self-restraint, tinnitus and time in reverse. Also: a playlist of grubby guitars.
Review: Sam Price – Rubicon
Drums and electronics as one. Tangled wiring and restricted movement.
Review: Mech – Sub-Clouds
Soft throbs of dub. A stagnating mist.
Crucial Listening #19: Norman Westberg
Laughing coats, booing the Blockheads, roller-skate disco. The New York guitarist discusses three important albums.
Review: OOAME – Milanese Nwas
Artificial wildlife. Upending an infinite crate of colour and chime.
Review: Plinter – Gino
The farts, hallucinations and passing of a young cat.
Review: Obasquiat – Strugatsky
A crateful of improvisation and collage, experienced through the lens of the bass guitar.
Interview: African Ghost Valley
The prolific improvisatory duo discuss landing the spaceship, freedom in the Black Bunker and their new album “Colony”.
Review: Erik Levander – Couesnon
Vintage clarinet dispersed across weather systems.