Crucial Listening #163: Annie Aries Noisy artefact discovery, spilling soft toys at the parade, heartbroken AI minds. The Swiss-Philippine composer and musician discusses three important albums.
Crucial Listening #162: Carlos Giffoni IBM 7090 hypnosis, black jeans on the beach, music for crying and driving. The Venezuelan experimental musician and writer discusses three important albums.
Review: Nídia & Valentina – Estradas A rotary commotion of percussion and hidden intricacies, tucked within minimal rhythms and repetitive melodic licks.
Crucial Listening #161: Mattin Isolation and electroacoustics, listening and openness, putting rock into the coffin. The artist, musician and theorist discusses three important albums.
Crucial Listening #160: Brian Cook (Sumac, Russian Circles, Botch) Proto-disco black hole disintegration, leaving in the flubs, "Shake Your Hips" at number 3. The American bassist discusses three important albums.
Review: Jeph Jerman + Tim Olive – Pancakes Unsettled materials and overblown capture, with each piece recorded by one participant and mixed by the other.