Interviews
Ishmael Ali’s cello work moves through a remarkable range of terrain on Burn the Plastic, Sell the Copper. Jazz rhythms inflected with pointillist electronics create subdued but still infectious grooves. Improvisational rivers flow through the record’s ten tracks, carrying tactile string timbres and quick movements across the fingerboard that spring sharp-angled, strange melodies into existence. […]
The Capsule Garden
Somehow it’s February. January went on forever, and in some ways feels like it never ended, but apparently it did. Anyway, tomorrow is the first Bandcamp Friday of the year, and while there are certainly plenty of criticisms to be levied there, if you are throwing some bucks at some rad artists, I wanted to […]
Interviews
Delphine Dora’s D’une nostalgie inconnue feels ageless, almost archaeological. This music holds an interminable spirit, and listening to the album is like peering through a prism into another time. Dora’s voice is the beacon pulling us in, guiding us through improvised piano and harmonium pieces she recorded during a 2022 residency in rural Portugal. Street […]
Songs of Our Lives
On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Carlos Giffoni! To me, Carlos is a legend, so it was great to have him on the show. His new album, “Pendulum,” is full of great collaborations (Zola Jesus, Ben Chasny, Greg Kelley, Mabe Fratti, Lea Bertucci, & Iggor Cavalera), and really shows the range of […]
Ishmael Ali’s cello work moves through a remarkable range of terrain on Burn the Plastic, Sell the Copper. Jazz rhythms inflected with pointillist electronics create subdued but still infectious grooves. Improvisational rivers flow through the record’s ten tracks, carrying tactile string timbres and quick movements across the fingerboard that spring sharp-angled, strange melodies into existence. […]
Somehow it’s February. January went on forever, and in some ways feels like it never ended, but apparently it did. Anyway, tomorrow is the first Bandcamp Friday of the year, and while there are certainly plenty of criticisms to be levied there, if you are throwing some bucks at some rad artists, I wanted to […]
Delphine Dora’s D’une nostalgie inconnue feels ageless, almost archaeological. This music holds an interminable spirit, and listening to the album is like peering through a prism into another time. Dora’s voice is the beacon pulling us in, guiding us through improvised piano and harmonium pieces she recorded during a 2022 residency in rural Portugal. Street […]
On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Carlos Giffoni! To me, Carlos is a legend, so it was great to have him on the show. His new album, “Pendulum,” is full of great collaborations (Zola Jesus, Ben Chasny, Greg Kelley, Mabe Fratti, Lea Bertucci, & Iggor Cavalera), and really shows the range of […]
So much of Manja Ristić’s work reshapes my perception of environments and landscapes, and the sonic imprints they leave on us. Lisboa is a unique entry in her vast catalog, born from wandering freely through the Portuguese capital without predetermined paths or agendas. The sounds here feel tactile, almost physical in their presence. Gentle city […]
Tiers la Familia has spent years refining an approach where kindness becomes the most confrontational stance possible. The Love Synthesis is a wide-eyed, blurry romp fueled by shaded synth beds and electric rhythms. This music is vulnerable but still aggressive, underpinned by a real softness. Sefyu “Joe” Sidney and crew (Cheryl Kingan, Jeff Tobias, and […]
On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Geologist! For decades, I’ve loved the sound of the hurdy gurdy, but I’ve never heard it used like Geologist uses it on his new solo record, “Can I Get A Pack of Camel Lights?” If SST put out a hurdy gurdy record in the late 80s/early […]
Welcome to 2026 you massive survivors. I think we all deserve a pat on the back for getting through 2025 and a shot of something to kick off the imminent shit-storm that is 2026. I thought I’d start the year off with a mix I spent most of the last few months putting together. Jazz, […]
mattie barbier has spent years interrogating the spaces where sound and structure meet. Their work reveals what can be found beyond the reach of conventional playing. Two recent recordings, the solo work Is This The Land I Wish Death To Find Me and RAGE Thormbones’ (their duo with Weston Olencki) tilth soil, capture different aspects […]
Interviews
Ishmael Ali’s cello work moves through a remarkable range of terrain on Burn the Plastic, Sell the Copper. Jazz rhythms inflected with pointillist electronics create subdued but still infectious grooves. Improvisational rivers flow through the record’s ten tracks, carrying tactile string timbres and quick movements across the fingerboard that spring sharp-angled, strange melodies into existence. […]
Interviews
Delphine Dora’s D’une nostalgie inconnue feels ageless, almost archaeological. This music holds an interminable spirit, and listening to the album is like peering through a prism into another time. Dora’s voice is the beacon pulling us in, guiding us through improvised piano and harmonium pieces she recorded during a 2022 residency in rural Portugal. Street […]
Interviews
So much of Manja Ristić’s work reshapes my perception of environments and landscapes, and the sonic imprints they leave on us. Lisboa is a unique entry in her vast catalog, born from wandering freely through the Portuguese capital without predetermined paths or agendas. The sounds here feel tactile, almost physical in their presence. Gentle city […]
Interviews
Tiers la Familia has spent years refining an approach where kindness becomes the most confrontational stance possible. The Love Synthesis is a wide-eyed, blurry romp fueled by shaded synth beds and electric rhythms. This music is vulnerable but still aggressive, underpinned by a real softness. Sefyu “Joe” Sidney and crew (Cheryl Kingan, Jeff Tobias, and […]
Interviews
mattie barbier has spent years interrogating the spaces where sound and structure meet. Their work reveals what can be found beyond the reach of conventional playing. Two recent recordings, the solo work Is This The Land I Wish Death To Find Me and RAGE Thormbones’ (their duo with Weston Olencki) tilth soil, capture different aspects […]
