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AUDIO: Eli Smith – “Emptying Vessel”

Posted on March 2, 2023 by bslowbro

Experimental-improv artist Eli Smith released a new composition recently. Spanning over a half hour long, this piece utilizes no digital elements and instead favors entirely acoustic instruments and objects. Among the sonic tools Smith uses here are singing bowls, a violin bow, a thunder tube, a cymbal with water poured on it, chimes and bells. As shrill tones beam in

AUDIO: Frenia – “This Field is Required”

Posted on July 7, 2022 by bslowbro

Improvisational noise collective Frenia are out with a new EP. Limitless art, not a point on the map their Bandcamp poetically states, so eloquently describing the fluidity of Frenia’s seamlessly collaborative nature. There’s string, wind and percussion instruments utilized here but also spoken word, friendly banter, hand claps and wordplay; an excerpt of “Madness of the Day” by Blanchot is

AUDIO: Normal Rituals – “Double Gesture”

Posted on February 8, 2022 by bslowbro

Harsh noise duo Normal Rituals have a new record out on FTAM Productions. It’s two tracks each about twenty minutes long, featuring guitar, synthesizer, and scrap metal. Things are plucked and played sporadically yet spaciously, carefully yet chaotically. Eli Smith and Peter Woods explore different paths of sonic communication with “Double Gesture.”

AUDIO: Frenia – “What Is It”

Posted on June 3, 2021 by bslowbro

Improvisational noise collective Frenia are out with new pieces. Annie Grizzle and Eli Smith join the original trio here in collaboration, supporting the existential philosophy of Frenia being what it is simply by having individuals present for it. “What Is It” is a synergistic movement of intentional sound being transferred from one person to the next, creating an organic immediacy

AUDIO: Honeymooners – “Controlled Burn”

Posted on March 24, 2021 by bslowbro

Honeymooners is the experimental electronic project of Eli Smith, an active member of Milwaukee’s DIY scene who has been at it for years. He recently dusted off an old demo and decided to put it out; he uses tape loops and guitar while singing to paint the picture of a prairie ablaze. It’s a metaphor for himself, symbolizing a cleanse

AUDIO: Cairns – “This is Also the Place”

Posted on October 27, 2020 by bslowbro

Indie-experimental project Cairns is out with a new EP. Warm and gentle, these tracks are a continuation of John Larkin’s sonic expansion. He sings of meandering through isolation and meditation as blurry, wavy melodies crescendo into dynamic soundscapes. One of the most interesting segments here is the coda of “Dark and Calm” which features some delightful electronics sampling. Eli Smith

AUDIO: Cloak – “Hallucinations”

Posted on September 30, 2020 by bslowbro

Experimental dreamcore artist Cloak recently dropped his debut album, and he describes it as “a reflection of what he has been going through in his life.” It’s dreary, meditative, and desolate like having melancholy dreams of your childhood surroundings. The second track features lyrics of drowning in an ocean of your feelings, while the fourth deals with being so depressed