Howard Stelzer – Invariably Falling Forward, Into The Thickets Of Closure (No Rent Records)
While most spent 2020 fretting about – well, everything – Massachusetts-based wrangler of old tech…
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Luke Martin
A curmudgeon, writer and sometime musician. He has played Japanese drums in Japan, guitar badly in Australia and will never be as cool as Keiji Haino. (But then, who is?)
Ryuichi Sakamoto, Alva Noto and Bryce Dessner – The Revenant Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Milan Records)
The Revenant is a film which relies much more on sound and vision than dialogue.…
Oren Ambarchi: “If everything were super-predictable, it would be pointless.” Interview by Luke Martin
Composer, percussionist and guitarist Oren Ambarchi is at home. Well, for the moment. He’s returned…
Zeitkratzer – Whitehouse (Zeitkratzer Records)
Noise addicts will already know Zeitkratzer. Since 1997 they’ve become synonymous with the idea of…
Oren Ambarchi – Quixotism (Editions Mego)
Oren Ambarchi is enviously prolific. Composer, performer, occasional Sunn o))) cowl-wearer and member of numerous…
Howard Stelzer – Brayton Point (Dokuro)
Tapes-and-stuff artist Howard Stelzer has been making albums since the ’90s, and has collaborated with…
Bruno Sanfilippo – ClarOscuro (ad21)
Barcelona-resident composer (and graduate of Galvani Conservatory, Buenos Aires) Sanfilippo has released albums since 2000…
A. Dobson – Lost Broadcast (Rotary Tower)
With Lost Broadcast, Alan Dobson (aka Hungry Ghost) has assembled a suitably named collection of…
The House In The Woods – Bucolica (Exotik Pylon Records)
The House In The Woods is a new project for Pye Corner Audio Head Technician…
Nagual – Nagual (Ergot Records)
I really don’t know what goes on in Oberlin, Ohio. Is there some kind of…
Arche – First Cause (Psychonavigation)
Limited to 300 copies, Arche’s debut is billed as dark ambient drone. It’s more assured…
If, Bwana/Gerald Fiebig – Split (Attenuation Circuit)
Normally known for CDR and digital releases, the Attention Circuit label has begun expanding into…
Yellow6 – 5 (Silber Records)
The 25th instalment of Silber’s five-songs-in-five-minutes challenge sees Yellow6 – UK guitarist Jon Attwood -…
Carl Kruger – Sexist Tranny (Silber Records)
This release forms part of Silber Records’ 5 in 5 series – a group of…
Knark Esion – Disturbed Communication (Attenuation Circuit)
Recorded at an unspecified event in 2012, Disturbed Communication is a single, set-length track from…