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Black Spirituals

Feature: Review of 2018

I begin my review of 2018 with a lyric taken from a song released in 2015 (after all, it’s worth noting in these end-of-year articles that recency isn’t a prerequisite to present pertinence). The line comes partway through “Stonemilker” by Björk, her sentiment buoyed by the ricochet of

Ongoing: Black Spirituals – Black Access/Black Axes

Ongoing: Black Spirituals – Black Access/Black Axes

BANDCAMP. INDEX: 1: 15 August 2018 2: 16 August 2018 3: 23 August 2018 4: 5 September 2018 1: 15 August 2018 I struggle to think of this as the final Black Spirituals album as a duo, given that I’ve always visualised their music as eschewing the notion of

Feature: ATTN in 2015

Feature: ATTN in 2015

In 2015, I wrote my first book. Storm Static Sleep is the first to be dedicated to the story of post-rock music, and stands as both my biggest undertaking and my greatest achievement. I spoke to several of my favourite musicians and discovered some of the strangest, most exhilarating adaptions

Interview: Black Spirituals

Interview: Black Spirituals

I first heard improvisatory duo Black Spirituals (based in the Bay Area and Atwater, CA) after picking up their incredible “Of Deconstruction” record last year. As the below interview will illustrate, both have a fascinating means of understanding and articulating sound, as well as the way in which sound connects