Foxy Digitalis
The first Capsule Garden of 2026, here we go! As we prepare for a potentially monster snowstorm this weekend in Tulsa, I’ve been listening to a lot of excellent tunes. I’ve also been mixing and mastering a lot of equally excellent tunes (if you would like me to master or mix your album, or help […]
Hollow rattles and unearthly clangs plunge us deep into a sonic abyss as Concepción Huerta’s “Trepidation” groans to life. Scarring oscillations churn from the depths, rising like sawblades cutting the earth into ribbons, building tension with every forward progression. High-frequency string repetitions squeal to life dropping dissonant spikes from above. Featuring additional production from Olivia […]
A mix of ominous electronics and darkly ethereal voices open the curtain on Susan López’s latest, The Edge of the Circle. Her arrangements move with precision, laser-focused. The sound design is captivating, and these pieces are produced in a way where every detail is honed to a point and can be heard or dissected. The Edge of […]
Everything disintegrates eventually. Whether it sinks back into the soil or eviscerates itself into ephemera, sucked back into the open air, permanence isn’t real. Across more than two hours, Bellerue and a crew consisting of some of the foremost artists in the avant garde and free improvisation world ratchet up a bevy of combustible tensions, […]