#114+ #120“Battering Rams”The cover of this album looks to me like a father and son exhibiting some tension and/or emotional distance. Combine that with the title and I was poised for loud noise. Instead…

Ho-hum, just more excellence from Kevin Drumm with "Battering Rams."

“brain melting screens” by w.ravenveer With that album art and the abundance of “brain” and “melt” references in the song titles, it struck me that this album from w.ravenveer is sort of a doctoral thesis in noise form regarding how the…

Melt your brain with W. Ravenveer (Erwin Van Looveren). Hours of great sounds!

“Neverland” by rADio eNd Pete Hope always makes such interesting music. A few years back I wrote about his 1980’s collaboration with Richard H. Kirk called “Black & White Medicine.” (You can read about it here but, sad…

This latest (and last?) from rADio eNd is brilliant. Excellence from Ed End and Pete Hope.

#114+ #119“Be Like A Tree”There are three tracks here coming in at a little over 14 minutes each. The first and third tracks, “Be Like A Tree I” and “Be Like A Tree II,” are (spoiler alert!) similar. The…

Kevin Drumm Diary entry #119. “Be Like A Tree” is 2 out of 3 for me.

“Sprung (2025)” by Brent Gutzeit and “Ham Radio” by Gutzeit/Zarzutzki I recently ordered some Kevin Drumm-related materials from JMY Music on Bandcamp and, along with the package of Drumm, I received a few unexpected and unrelated extras, including two recordings inv…

Don't zizz on these @bgutzeit.bsky.social Brent Gutzeit records - one including Aaron Zarzutzki.

And now I've used up my allotment of z's for the day.

“Lightest Elements” by Kevin Drumm – Cassette 22 of 40 As mentioned in my recent diary entry on “The Western Buzzer” (#117 on this page, if interested), clicking through the links on that original album page led me to JMY Music on Bandcamp. And there, …

Voila. The recently teased post on Kevin Drumm with a unique cassette release on JMY Music.

#114+ #117“The Western Buzzer”A relatively relaxed mix of bubbling static, feedback and tone waves up and down the scale. Perhaps the title and photo are suggesting that some sort of modified vintage Wes…

Kevin Drumm Diary entry #117 is "The Western Buzzer" and if you read it there's a little teaser for a coming attraction. How can you resist?

Multifarious MuteAnt “I Would Not Live Always” by Crone of the Wildwood The primary driver in all the tunes on “I Would Not Live Always” is echoey guitar courtesy of Zack Kouns. Joining in are Ed Wilcox (Drums), Ben Tu…

It's a vibe. Nice album from Crone of the Wildwood on the inimitable MuteAnt Sounds Netlabel featuring Zack Kouns Ed Wilcox Ben Turner @dsherrick.bsky.social Drew Sherrick and Eve Lenker

You’ve Got (e)Mail!: Featuring Harold Nono, Philippe Neau, IDTiL, Geiger von Muller and Kason Stiff It’s always fun to get mail, right? I mean not bills of course, but I have been fortunate to have some good musical things sent my way recently from various locales. Below are five things pulled fr…

Big pull from the mailbag. Featuring Harold Nono, Bearsuit Records, Philippe Neau, Mahorka, Jason Courtney, @machine-records.bsky.social, Geiger von Müller and @kasonstiff.bsky.social.

#114+ #116“All the Voices”I’m finally listening to a new one from the expansive Drumm catalogue. This hunk of harsh showed up in my Bandcamp collection a few days ago as Kevin’s latest release. It’s one …

Drumm Diary entry #116 - something new! - All the Voices...

i am the mackerel: a project for 2025 Earlier this year I was scrolling through Reddit, as one does, when I ran across a post from a redditor named kingosleemer in the r/experimentalmusic subreddit where they announced “I’m produ…

An amazing project to get hip to. Nice work Kingo Sleemer!

“I Will Never Know” by Dan Dolby & Steve Holmes A three-part blast of sound for my fellow noiseniks, released by the Goat (The Church of the Noisy Goat label, that is). Dan Dolby and Steve Holmes have collaborated to bring us the excellent “I Wi…

Wonderful noise with a little surprise from @dan-dolby-noise.bsky.social and Steve Holmes on the GOAT The Church of Noisy Goat

#114+ #115“Winter”This was released Christmas Day 2024. In the spirit of the season the cover art offers a small festive scene. The notes for this release include: “Regards to the DC-Offset Police.” My l…

Entry #115 in the Drumm Diary. "Winter" is another winner!

Michel Kristof “Take the Refuge in the Unknown” by Nakano – Kristof – Raia – Sato Quartet When I saw Michel Kristof’s name associated with this music I was, of course, immediately in…

More excellent music from MuteAnt Sounds Netlabel featuring Michel Kristof, Antonio Raia, Maki Nakano and Makoto Sato. Dig in!

From the Vault: Stories of a Vain Diary by Antonio Raia [NOTES: This review originally appeared on Netlabelism.com (#RIP) in June 2015. The album is now available directly from Antonio Raia’s Bandcamp page with an extra track added to the original relea…

Posting a 10-year-old review of Antonio Raia music (originally released on Manyfeetunder) as I was reminded of this listening to a recent release on MuteAnt Sounds Netlabel (more to come on that). This was never posted to my website, so can I call it new? The music holds up; the writing, you decide.

Random Bandcamp: “n∅ll-sp∅c∅s” by waavypanda x chaosbrokenmind My Bandcamp music collection continues to grow through various methods (discography purchases, subscriptions, etc.). In a perfect world I would listen to everything thoroughly as soon as it appears…

A new feature: Random Bandcamp. This one features one from a couple years ago by waavypanda and chaosbrokenmind on the awesome VNR label.

@pjpriiincess.bsky.social tell me if this isn't you!

#114+ #114“Nothing Under A Microscope”Time to get back to the Drumm Diary. And what better way to dip my toe back in the Kevin Drumm waters than with the shortest release I’ve listened to so far. This is…

Today marks the return of the Kevin Drumm Diary, and this relatively short track is a great one:

Multifarious MuteAnt “Goodnight b/w Theme” plus “Get Ready b/w Down on a Country Road” by USADOWN Muteant has released a couple singles from USADOWN in recent months. They say the songs are from an unreleased USADOWN r…

Back on the MuteAnt Sounds trail. Today, some singles from USADOWN.

The Gern Blandsten Experience: GERN 054 Computer Cougar – Rough Notes on High Stress The second CD I plucked from my Gern mystery box had a photo on the cover that, at quick glance, might suggest the CD would include something like Moroccan folk music…my friends, it did not. Not ev…

First Bluesky post - my most recent post at my website: