Merzbow Monday: Merzbow and Gareth Davis – Atsusaku review
Atsusaku, the collaboration of “king of noise” Merzbow and avant-bass clarinetist Gareth Davis, is 40 minutes of burning wind, crumbling static, squealing feedback, klaxons, and sirens. It’s like walking through … Continue reading
Lovecraftian Futurism: New Leaders Of The Eldritch Noise – The Art Of Eldritch Noise
“There in the narrow hall, outside the bolted door with the covered keyhole, I often heard sounds which filled me with an indefinable dread—the dread of vague wonder and brooding … Continue reading
Ambient Classics: Celer – Discourses Of The Withered (2008, 2012 reissue, Infraction)
75 minutes of ethereal, drifting ambient drone, Discourses For The Withered introduced the essential (than) husband-and-wife duo of Celer to a wider audience. Perfect for staring out the window, full … Continue reading
Macro/Micro: Sun Ra & Merzbow – Strange City (Cold Spring)
Both Merzbow and Sun Ra’s “music” deal with large scale forces, extending beyond the limits and confines of The Human, towards a more thorough understanding of: The World We Live In; … Continue reading
Sounds From Outside: Tape Loop Orchestra – The Invisibles (Other Ideas)
“We fear the abyss called death because of a lack of imagination. Give up your death! Other dimensions exist beyond this material world, and the people there are shining a … Continue reading
Dark Ambient Classics: :zoviet*France: – Eostre (Red Rhino, 1984)
:zoviet*France’s 5th Lp is like a hymn to the rising sun, from some alien dimension. Atonal feedback, unintelligible chanting, scraping static and dismembered zithers form a strange ritual that is … Continue reading