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Vatican Shadow’s DJ mix of tracks from Ostgut Ton’s Berghain 09 compilation I shared with you last week dropped today. Click on the SoundCloud link above for a free download. Tracklist: 1. Genesis Breyer P-Orridge | One Being, One Orientation, One Power [00:00] 2. Rosa Damask | Our Heroes Are Leaving Us, Our Heroes Are Gone…
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Genesis P-Orridge has suffered a series of health issues recently, as you may have heard. The legendary avant-gardist at the front of Throbbing Gristle, Psychic TV and a host of other projects developed a chronic form of leukemia that requires expensive treatment. Last month, she was admitted to hospital after experiencing difficulty breathing. Genesis is…
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Vocalist Gretchen Jude and percussionist Kevin Corcoran have produced their debut as a duo. Hirakito is an expansive, 59-minute “exploration of space and time, warped via the lens of modern recording technology and the inclusive spirit of free improvisation” according to the album’s notes. It’s a synthesis of raw improv recordings captured in multiple settings.…
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Writing in Psychology Today, David M. Greenberg Ph.D. describes research conducted at the University of Cambridge, by his team, on music taste and so-called brain types. Greenberg categorized people into three types: empathizers (those who care about others), systemizers (those interested in patterns and rules) and balanced (those with a mix of both). “Our studies…
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Perth’s Original Past Life (OPL) defines itself as an “atmospheric noise trio.” It is a suitable description, albeit open to misinterpretation. Inference/Interference is not noisy, at least not aggressively so. There is a wide range of sounds employed throughout the album’s 44 minutes, all of them more than palatable. This is an exceedingly likeable album.…
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Promising “big band free jazz, black metal, ‘70s car chase themes, noise rock, avant garde, jazz and lounge,” this sixth album from Richmond, Virginia’s RAIC is suitably titled. In all, 11 musicians join the core quintet. The album opens with a near-23-minute jam that sounds like a Tom Waits soundtrack circa 1992. Given that three…
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