AUDIO: Waley Brown – “Ghostly Hill”
Ghostly Hill is a six-song adventure of an EP.
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AUDIO: ThatGuyEli – “My Way”
Alternative artist and producer ThatGuyEli dropped a new single this week. He combines a driving guitar riff with stomping trap production and dreamy vocals as he ruminates on a relationship gone sour. Love’s gotten in the way of life and ThatGuyEli is weighing what’s holding him back versus what’s meant to be. It’s an introspective moment from ThatGuyEli that continues
Read moreAUDIO: Dennis Hawk and Dave Schoepke – “Rise Up”
The instrumental single feels like the dawn of a new day.
Read moreAUDIO: Boy Dirt Car – “Sinner or Saints”
Long-running experimental band Boy Dirt Car released new music this week. Recorded live in the studio, these two tracks consist of compositions released on previous tapes, complete with introductive dialogue before each. Laden with cacophonous soundscapes, industrial textures, chantlike passages and haunting samples, “Sinner or Saints” is a 34-minute dedication to Boy Dirt Car’s prolonged journey through noise and improvisation.
Read moreAUDIO: Painted Caves – “Army Ants”
Psych rock group Painted Caves released a new single this week. It’s a song about who is feeding off of who; Ali Lubbad sings of his heart sitting on the border between two lands and he begs to know where he fits. There’s a triumphant feel here like we’re on a great pursuit of deeper meanings. Additional instrumentation is provided
Read moreAUDIO: Odd Person – “The Secant Archives Vol 1 & 2”
Experimental electronic artist Odd Person has a new compilation out via Aerozine 50. These cosmic synth passages incorporate elements of vintage techno and wondrous space imagery. The lore is explained by Odd Person like this: the Secant Archives have floated through the universe for millions of years – originated from ancient times of atmospheric temples of sentient crystals – and
Read moreAUDIO: Normal Rituals – “A Comfortable Creature”
Improv noise duo Normal Rituals are out with a new album via Portland, ME’s Tracedobjects. Peter J. Woods and Eli Smith join forces once again as wise mages of sound and art, delivering the clicking, clanging, clattering, crashing and cooking of unconventional electronic and guitar utility. A drone rumbles underneath scattered guitars in “A Silver-Plated Weapon” while “Before They Vanish
Read moreAUDIO: Breonte & NineIsHuman – “Study The Algo”
NineIsHuman flips a pair of Breonte tracks to give them a new energy altogether.
Read moreAUDIO: Max Devereaux & Michael Sodnik – “Living On The Edge Of My Nerves”
Max Devereaux and Michael Sodnik experiment over the course of a new release.
Read moreAUDIO: Michael Jantz – “Peace 5”
The fifth ambient piece from the former Black Eagle Star reminds you there is beauty surrounded by ugliness.
Read moreAUDIO: Death Tape Super Bass – “Blackout”
Experimental noise-electronica project Death Tape Super Bass has the first new tape in a few months out. Clangorous, metallic techno cuts – some conventional length, some extended – are built with layered industrial sounds and textures arranged along the drilling, pounding, slicing rhythms. There’s an overall dystopian atmosphere here; the synths and abrasive noise embellishments send us upon the mist
Read moreAUDIO: Rum Revere – “Ahem”
A bout of Covid doesn’t sideline Rum Revere from creating.
Read moreAUDIO: Lucky Bone – “Waiting-Room (Phaseloops) – This World is Mean and Evil / Music for Moving Body (Composition for Going Somewhere, or Somewhere Else)”
Noise artist Lucky Bone recently put out a lot of work on Bandcamp; this week we’d like to share the first two (of four) releases. The first is “Waiting-Room”, a 26-minute composition of 8-track tape loops. The second is “Music for Moving Body”, which is like a collage conceptualized as background noise for while you’re driving, representing the motion and
Read moreAUDIO: Dennis Hawk & Dave Schoepke – “Virabhadra”
Schoepke and Hawk take you for a sonic journey on an atmospheric jam.
Read moreAUDIO: Sam Mullooly – “Luhu vs. the Geckos”
Experimental artist Sam Mullooly released a new 21-minute composition. Built around electronic psych-pop production, this piece is warm, optimistic and inviting. Mullooly sings of destiny and being set free from pain, with backing vocals from Michelle Astorsdotter. The whole thing is a great odyssey about seeking truth and liberating oneself through a conquest of self-actualization. Also, there’s a really awesome
Read moreAUDIO: Nelson Devereaux – “Zones”
The experimental brass artist plays with tones on his new release.
Read moreAUDIO: Crysus – “Pyromancer”
Bass producer Crysus dropped a new single this week. Sampling popular YouTuber Supa Hot Fire, this tune is some meticulously mechanical dubstep. Burning with metallic blips and cybernetic pulses, “Pyromancer” feels like the boss fight against an infernal demon. Crysus always brings creatively complex bass, and we hope he’s got more in the chamber to come soon.
Read moreAUDIO: Rum & Tylenol – “Kippered”
Experimental electronic wizards Rum Revere and Bobby Tylenol teamed up once again for an album of cuts created from samples of performance art/comedy duo The Kipper Kids. There’s ten tracks here that sound collage vocal noises – especially raspberries – against shuffling hip hop production. It’s whimsical and humorous yet exceptionally crafty. Rum Revere and Bobby Tylenol get a free
Read moreAUDIO: Docx – “Aywa”
Fresh off their album “It” which dropped nearly a month ago, experimental producer Docx has kept it moving with a new single. This one starts with scattered metallic sounds before various obfuscated voices begin firing out against flashing waves of synthesizers and 808 drops. Clocking in at just over a minute and half, “Aywa” is a trippy cut that reinforces
Read moreAUDIO: Warren Enstrom – “Electrics”
Experimental noise artist Warren Enstrom follows up their 2020 “Acoustics” album with “Electrics” out on FTAM Productions. Shifting from analog to digital, Enstrom synthesizes meticulous soundscapes of zaps, crackles and beeps over five tracks. With precision and intention, they guide the listener through the nuances of computerized noise, combining meditative patience with determined execution. Warren Enstrom creates a texture-rich kaleidoscope
Read moreAUDIO: Illicit Eagle – “Eatin’ Dinosaur Meat”
Experimental sound project Illicit Eagle has a new EP. Utilizing samples, field recordings and electronic beeps, these tracks find rhythm through unconventional means. For example, bird and water sounds get turned into musical structures in the last two tracks. It’s a whimsical yet soothing release from Illicit Eagle, conjuring a meditative atmosphere by using the vibrations of nature as raw
Read moreAUDIO: Wisdm Giovanni – “Foxy Ari”
Wisdm Giovanni lets the music come naturally on a new project.
Read moreAUDIO: Moustache Bride – “Church Lion”
Experimental electronic artist Moustache Bride has a new album out. It’s noisy synths and retro-technological textures galore, featuring five tracks that span surrealist computer soundscapes. There’s a plethora of moods here as well, ranging from tense and erratic to pensive and awestruck. Moustache Bride delivers an intricate vaporwave smorgasbord with “Church Lion.”
Read moreVIDEO: Docx – “The Creature (Floor of the Earth)”
Experimental artist and producer Docx dropped their marvelous album “It” last week, and with it came a music video for the song “The Creature” featuring Floor of the Earth. It’s a surreal visual depicting the artists in a room while trippy effects occur in the background. Be warned that this video has rapidly flashing lights, specifically in the last minute
Read moreAUDIO: Kleaner – “Alive With Pleasure”
Conceptual performance artist Kleaner is out with a new album. It’s nine gothic tracks of bass guitar and drum machine that channel painful scenarios such as being a fool for love, catching a lover red-handed, and fearing abandonment; the album seeks truth, liberation and healing similar to Kleaner’s last EP “First Ladies.” They recently told us in a spotlight that
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