Kevin Press

  • James Wolf – Refuge – 0:27 to 6:17 Big City Cough – Born at Night – 5:18 to 10:51 Seki Takashi – Wear Down – 10:21 to 15:43 O Ratel Ratel – Dool – 15:12 to 20:47 theydon boys – Crescendo – 18:55 to 22:11 Awkward Geisha – Hey Ludwig! – 22:01 to 31:32 Unsichtbar…

  • After two years and more than 40 cassette releases, Belgium’s extraordinary Audio. Visuals. Atmosphere. label has a vinyl release for us. Ontmanteling is an eight-piece noise work by fellow Antwerpian O Ratel Ratel. Recordings like this one are often described as sound sculptures. If that term strikes you as a bit grandiose, you’re not alone.…

  • Bruno Sanfilippo’s Lost & Found is more aptly titled than it first appears. His ambient solo-piano performances are certainly emotional, and will no doubt bring to mind all manner of losses and recoveries. But there’s another dimension to this five-track release that makes its title appropriate. The disc opens with “Peter,” a sparse, luxuriously paced…

  • Five minutes into Andrew Osterhoudt’s (a.k.a. Channeling) new three-track mini album, you may find yourself wondering if this follow-up to his self-titled debut is going to be a rather straightforward drone affair. It’s not an unpleasant beginning. Understated distortion adds a welcome grittiness to a gentle, neatly presented introduction. But appreciating “Drift’s” subtle progression does…

  • Andrzej Nowak has been blogging about free improv music since the end of 2015 over at the Spontaneous Music Tribune. As often happens among those active in modern music circles, he decided to take a step further and release music independently. Nowak partnered with The Multikulti Project on a Spontaneous Music Tribune Series, a project…

  • Ariadne – Grief Divine – 2:18 to 4:38 NGC 4414 – Grief – 3:27 to 14:28 Todd Elliott – Sabbath – 7:04 to 13:39 Mark Heaney – Dark Ritual – 13:04 to 18:57 .CrK – Nmap – 18:27 to 22:40 Room Hole – How to Be an American Part One – 22:04 to 30:20 Benjamin…