Foxy Digitalis
Glim In The Mire is a five-track stumble of elements harnessed together in an odd mood with some random audio cables. An under-the-radar digital-only transmission from Frank Baugh’s (aka Sparkling Wide Pressure) other face, it’s the sound of someone fucking around within the limits of a self-imposed limited palette. So with beats, guitar wreckage, snatches of […]
January is 2/3 finished, and I still feel like my brain is only half-functioning. I don’t know why the end-of-year break zonked me out so much, but getting back into the site’s rhythm has been a struggle. But I’m working on it! With that, The Capsule Garden is moving to Thursdays! I did 41 of […]
I used to write for a print magazine that covered a ton of Black Metal and harsh noise, and before deciding to review a demo or interviewing an artist, I’d (honestly, 90% of the time) have to search “[band name] Nazi.” Depressing times. So, it’s a complete breath of fresh air to come across a […]
There’s a decent chance this will be the final Capsule Garden for the year, but I’m not quite ready to call it and have hopes for one last installment next week. But if this is it, 41 of these columns in the space of a year is pretty incredible if I can pat myself on […]
Welcome to the first edition of Microforms, a shameless copy of The Capsule Garden but from someone raking through a different set of digital record bins. So, here are seven short takes of things of note that have been on repeat. As always, trying to do my Bechdel / Kinsey best. Carnivorous Plants Ruled by the […]
At only six tracks and thirty minutes long, Erasers latest release, Distance, has the impressive feel of something altogether much more gatefold length. Simultaneously seeming like it’s being broadcast from the flight of something delicately insectoid that’s pulling back to see the wide shot and still sounding like it’s being played by a selection of the […]
It’s the first Friday of the month, so that means it is BC day, of course. Last one of the year. Last one forever? Who knows. But I’ve got a new Charlatan album out called Earth Games, and it’s a course alteration for the project. It’s a record I’m incredibly proud of, and a little terrified […]
Argentina’s Lujo Asiático thread an interdimensional divide on the lush meditations of After Ashram. Musically diverse but always simmering with one hand touching the cosmos, the group spends the album’s runtime traversing expansive sonic terrain. Sitar, saxophone, synths, vocals, and a 100+-year-old harmonium open a welcoming portal beyond consciousness. Infused with aqueous field recordings, from calming […]
BUY AT BOOMKAT Following up on their excellent release on Takuroku, Portals, Marja Ahti and Judith Hamann find new ways to suspend time while connecting distances through an ever-growing sonic portrait. A coincidence is perfect takes intimate, often disparate vignettes and weaves them together in surprising ways to create a holistic emotional trek. Ahti and Hamann use sound […]