Archive for January, 2021
Crucial Listening #69: Pisitakun
Releasing your giant, rural music in the city, stealing the cat from the temple. The Bangkok-based artist discusses three important albums.
Review: Aloïs Yang – MLMC Live At Punctum
Water, feedback, cycles, sound, reflection, complexity, etcetera.
Review: Rhonda Taylor – AFTERPARTY
Augmented improvisations for saxophone at voice. The definitive shedding of the past / the acquisition of an unknown state of being.
Crucial Listening #68: Senyawa
Invocations for judgement and destruction, sons of nature, reimagining the music of Indonesia. Wukir Suryadi and Rully Shabara discuss three important albums.
Review: Jen Kutler – Sonified Physiological Indicators Of Empathy
Bursts of violence / jolts of compassion.
Review: Mira Martin-Gray – Stick Control For The Air Drummer
Perfectly-executed snare drum drills via MIDI data and 808s.
Crucial Listening #67: Daniel Menche
Battling the beast of boredom, choosing the bloodstream over the live stream, being cooler than Santa Claus. The Portland-based abstract sound musician discusses three important albums.