Noveller’s ‘Arrow’ Creates Mini-Symphonies for Guitar and Effects
Experimental guitarist, Noveller's Arrow suggests discoveries, open spaces, the sense of a calm certainty re-occurring over repeated listens.
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Fave Five: Rafael Anton Irisarri
As one of the most celebrated ambient composers working today, Rafael Anton Irisarri continues to evolve. We celebrate his metal-tinged new album Peripeteia with a look through the albums that made him.
Colin Stetson Goes to the Movies with Loud, Garish ‘Color Out of Space’
Adventurous multi-instrumentalist Colin Stetson scores the new horror film from director Richard Stanley, Color Out of Space, and it's a noisy, deeply enjoyable headphone trip.
Blanck Mass Brings Violent Visions to Life on Stage in Manchester
Benjamin John Power of Fuck Buttons fame takes his latest Blanck Mass record, Animated Violence Mild, to the stage, exposing the full blown brutality of his extravagant electronics.
Daedelus Concludes His ‘End of Empire’ Trilogy in Exquisite Fashion with ‘The Bittereinders’
By abstracting the sounds and ideas of his earlier work, electronic/hip-hop producer Daedelus has created one of his most challenging works to date with The Bittereinders.
Feeding the Machine: Emptyset Take a Bold Sonic Move with ‘Blossoms’
Experimental electronic duo Emptyset make unrelenting noise on their latest project, Blossoms.
Blanck Mass’ ‘Animated Violence Mild’ Critiques Excess with Excess
Blanck Mass' Animated Violence Mild drops unrelenting electro-industrial melodies, practicing excess to explore personal grief and the global devastation of consumerism.
‘Pale Bloom’ Is an Assertion of Sarah Davachi’s Stature as a Composer
Sarah Davachi asserts herself as a composer rather than a mere ambient artist on these four ghostly tracks that comprise Pale Bloom.
The Beginning (And Ending) of KiTsuNe – Brian the Fox
An end of a career for one, a change of identity for another, Canterbury legend Robert Wyatt meets Japanese darkwave mirage the Future Eve for a suite of vaporous farewell drones.
Light Conductor Traverse Into the Realm of Minimalism with ‘Sequence One’
Light Conductor produce an immersive journey through drone, kosmische musik, and psychedelia with Sequence One.
Markers Challenge the Boundaries of Drone Music on ‘Heaven in the Dark Earth’
London duo Markers strike a balance between their love of melody and structure, and the abstract touch of experimental ambient music on Heaven in the Dark Earth.
Black to Comm Returns with an Immersive Ambient Work, ‘Seven Horses for Seven Kings’
Sound artist Marc Richter produces a terrifying record in Seven Horses for Seven Kings by implementing elements of dissonance, off-kilter sampling, and intriguing sonic landscapes