Kevin Press
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Billed as “an exploration of the techniques, methods and technologies used in post-war western avant-garde music and sound art,” this cassette from Bristol’s zoller is a punishing listen from start to finish. This is not, however, a simple matter of noise for shock value. (Although there are one or two jolts, to be sure.) Alex…
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There is a moment, at this time of year, when you know snow is approaching. The sky darkens, the air dampens, then one or two flakes circle slowly to the ground. This is what The White Summer sounds like. From Turin, Italy, Luca Bonandini’s The Illusion Of Science released its second album on Dec. 21,…
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Panoptique Electrical – A Place With Trees – 1:20 to 9:04 Balmorhea – Slow Stone – 7:50 to 11:53 Avant’n’Gard – Adam cu Eva – 11:24 to 14:53 nice medicine – just be patient – 14:32 to 18:21 Yedo Gibson – Isotropic – 18:02 to 26:16 DJ Lily – Kärlek ft. Camilla – 25:48 to…
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Nick Sutton’s 11-minute score for a short film called Transmission has been expanded by the talented composer in the form of his first full-length album. Transmission Original Soundtrack is a meditative, often unsettling work. The album opens, appropriately enough, with “The Screen.” Sutton builds a real sense of foreboding in these first five and a…
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In a world obsessed with speed, is there anything more powerful and liberating than to be purposefully slow? Is it the ultimate act of rebellion in an on-demand world? Jason Sweeney’s most recent Panoptique Electrical recording will have you thinking along similar lines. His minimalist, ambient/new classical album Quiet Ecology isn’t just slow. It’s radically…
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Anytime you hear the words improvisational and jazz side by side, the odds are pretty good they’ll soon be accompanied by one or more of feverish, frenetic and frenzied. It’s true that the music offers more range than its given credit for. But you’ve got to dig pretty deep. Belgium’s Kabas will make you glad…
