Pye Corner Audio & Not Waving – Intercepts (Ecstatic Recordings)
Welcome to the shady, paranoid world of spy rings. Pye Corner Audio have been largely responsible for (or maybe just pointing out) the trajectory of Hauntology 2.0 (3.0? 4.7?), expanding … Continue reading
Gazelle Twin – Unflesh (Anti-Ghost Moon Ray)
Unflesh is what it might sound like if Actress were to get together with the Swans side project, Body Lovers/Body Haters. It is a virtual journey through a body, as … Continue reading
From The Inbox: Ou Où – Geocities + J. P. Kallio – Tell My Darling
One of the reasons i got into writing about music in the first place was i always searching for it. Pre-internet, i would scour every major music periodical, every month, … Continue reading
Anjou – Anjou (Kranky)
The movement from guitars to synthesizers has been an interesting one. It seems to indicate the resurgence of futurism, even if it is retroactive one. Or maybe the new age … Continue reading
Shellac – Dude Incredible (Touch And Go)
There is nothing like listening to a band that has been playing together for over 20 years. And where most bands feel the need to get more convoluted, Shellac have … Continue reading
CHXFX – Guided Busways/Undercroft (Polytechnic Youth)
Electronic music seems to inherently conjure images of the speculative and the sci-fi. Whether it’s because classic sci-fi filmmakers took to the electronic instruments early, as a way to evoke … Continue reading
Horrorscores: Mike Simonetti – At The Juncture Of Dark And Light Vol. 3 (Opal Tapes)
Free jazz. Free fall. Aurora Borealis oscillators; sterling drones. Black matter. Black mass. Tribal epiphany. Drum machines. Vibes. Lonesome. Haunted. Floating. Welcome to another edition of Horrorscores, where we transform … Continue reading
From The Inbox: Dinner. Blood Sugar Summer. Bed.
One of the thrilling, and completely overwhelming aspects of music journalism is the amount of mail from musicians and record labels to check out their chunes. Of course, there’s too … Continue reading