Merzbow Monday: Merzbow + Oren Ambarchi – Cat’s Squirrel (2013) album review
Two titans of noise come together to find the sweet spot between noise, ambient, and drone on Cat’s Squirrel. As we so often say here on Merzbow Monday, the act … Continue reading
15 Essential Autumn Music Albums
Ah, September 22… the Autumn is finally upon us. The leaves will soon be changing, lazy drifting on languid breezes shortly to be crunched underfoot, while the scent of woodsmokes … Continue reading
The Best Dark Ambient Albums of March 2020
The streets are all empty. We are all living in quarantine. We are essentially living inside of a Dark Ambient album now. Now is the perfect time to listen to … Continue reading
11 Must-Hear Albums; January 25, 2019
Another week, another batch of outstanding, killer releases from every disparate genre. As usual, we’ve gone through the listings and picked out some of our favorite albums of January 25, … Continue reading
Merzbow Monday: Merzbow – Kakapo (Oaken Palace)
Heavy Noise For A Heavy Bird Being so tuned into the world, with so much information at our fingertips and the ability to see macro structures at work, it can … Continue reading
Meditate & Destroy: 3 Moons – 3WordSword (Sonic Meditations)
Energy follow attention. This may be the simplest, most direct axiom in occult philosophy. We are masters of our own destinies, defining our paradigms and our reality tunnels with countless … Continue reading
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
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
Complicit Listening: Marc Kate – Despairer
In 2001, the Montreal anarcho-classical-neo-punk collective Godspeed You! Black Emperor released their fourth proper LP, Yanqui U.X.O., with a striking, spider-webbed diagram adorning the back sleeve. The diagram showed virtually every … Continue reading
Vinyl Of The Week: Problems That Fix Themselves – Which Is Worse (Already Dead Tapes And Records)
Chicago/Brooklyn electronic noise duo Problems That Fix Themselves make a strong argument for noise still being relevant, on this 2014 gem on the always essential Already Dead Tapes And Records. … Continue reading
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