Chronotope Project — Kaleidoscope cover art. An abstract pattern in many colors.
New #review today: "While #JeffreyEricsonAllen started his work as #ChronotopeProject in 2012, he didn’t join #SpottedPeccaryRecords until his 2015 release Dawn Treader. His latest release, Kaleidoscope, is a curious (but nonetheless exceptional) set of remixes culled […]
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The Gatekeepers — Nostalgia for the Great American Monoculture cover art. A drawing of an old fashioned general store with an American flag flying over it.
The Gatekeepers — Diary of a Teenage Prophet cover art. A painting of an unconscious teenage girl on a platform attached to medical machines, attended by two people in religious robes.
New #review today: "When I reviewed #TheGatekeepers a couple of years ago, I assumed it was a one-off, a grand project of composer #AlexWroten presenting a satire of the music business with a baffling array of guests from all over the #AvantRock world. I encountered […]
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Robert Logan — Habitations cover art. Abstract black and white shapes.
New #review: "The fourteen tracks of Habitations are meant to represent inhabitable worlds, be they human, animal, thoughts and memories, and more. As always, #RobertLogan approaches these ideas in various ways though radically innovative musical endeavor, creating […]
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Brandon Seabrook — Hellbent Daydream cover art. A photo of a model grain elevator exploding.
New #review today: "The last two releases by #BrandonSeabrook featured a fairly large ensemble and Seabrook completely on his own. Hellbent Daydream falls in between, with the leader joined by #HenryFraser (bass), #EricaDicker (violin), and #EliasStemeseder (piano and […]
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Craig Padilla & Marvin Allen — Unfolding Skies cover art. A painting of a figure in a red dress holding an umbrella flying over a foggy city.
New #review today: "The seven tracks at hand are all collaborative compositions featuring #CraigPadilla on synths, sequencers, and drum programs, and #MarvinAllen on effected guitars and eBow." #ExposeOnline #SpottedPeccaryRecords #ElectronicMusic […]
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Astralasia — An Introduction to Astralasia cover art. A blurry picture of the band on stage with colorful light show.
New #review today: "The latest #FruitsDeMerRecords introduction retrospective release is the massive 4 CD set An Introduction to #Astralasia. Just like labelmates Sendelica, Astralasia is noted for their extended musical excursions. In this case, the 40 tracks on this […]
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Soft Machine — Thirteen cover art
New #review today: "Can I say that Thirteen sounds like no #SoftMachine album before it, but sounds completely like Soft Machine? It has historically been the case that every Soft Machine album is a transitional one, marking the debut of #AsafSirkis on drums. It’s the […]
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Tenk van Dool / Paul Sears — Basal Ardor cover art
New #review today: "Seems like just yesterday, but in fact it was two years ago that the duo of #TenkVanDool and #PaulSears released their debut collaboration. Sears of course was previously the drummer for #TheMuffins, and van Dool is from the California project […]
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Emily Bezar — Vista cover art
New #review today: "I’ve been a big fan of #EmilyBezar’s music since I first heard her back in the 90s, and each successive release has provided further evidence that my enthusiasm is justified. She creates a unique blend of rock, jazz, classical, and experimental […]
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Luciano Margorani / Dario d'Alessandro / Chris Cutler — Triangolazioni cover art
New #review today: "Triangolazioni is a project led by Italian guitarist and composer #LucianoMargorani (of #HomunculusRes and #La1919, among others), something that began back in early 2012 when Margorani asked drummer #ChrisCutler (of #HenryCow and countless others) […]
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Algol — Algol cover art
New #review today: "One can file #Algol under experimental without any worries, where sounds can exist in free form without any guide rails or rules. The trio is formed by German drummer and producer Christian Lillinger, Austrian keyboardist Elias Stemeseder, and […]
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Peel, Palmer, Tausig and Gould — Synesthesia cover art
New #review today: "#FruitsDeMerRecords has released Synesthesia, which could be viewed as by the supergroup of #IcarusPeel (guitars), #StevePalmer (soundscapes, composition), #JayTausig (drums), and #RobGould (keyboards). The project grew out of a conversation […]
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We Lost the Sea — A Single Flower cover art
We Stood Like Kings — Pinocchio cover art
New #review today: "In addition to a similarity in names, the bands #WeLostTheSea and #WeStoodLikeKings have a stylistic relationship in that both of them can be broadly labeled #PostRock. The former is from Australia and the latter from Belgium, and I think it’s […]
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Frédéric l'Épée — Contre Courant cover art
New #review today: "We have seen master guitarist #FrédériclÉpée in a variety of settings, from the full-on #ProgressiveRock of his band Shylock in the 70s, to Philharmonie in the 90s, to the instrumental guitar rock of Yang in the post-2000 era, to the occasional […]
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Lorenzo Montanà — Velan cover art
New #review: "#LorenzoMontanà composed and played all parts of every piece himself, as he has done before on some of his #ProjektRecords releases. Velan is a Sanskrit descriptive for the god of illumination and knowledge, of revelation and transformation, which we […]
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Taupe — Waxing / Waning cover art
New #review today: "#Taupe is a trio based in Glasgow that is exploring the area between #jazz and #AvantGarde electronics, tossing in #MathRock as a bonus. The result on Waxing / Waning is a joyful mess of wild saxophone, freaky guitar, and drums that are spastic and […]
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Quarkspace — Tales of Ancient Quark! cover art
New #review today: "#Quarkspace’s debut album wouldn’t be released for another 11 years, so this basement recording from February 6, 1985 in Dayton, Ohio in the band’s rehearsal space represents some of the band’s earliest jams. There is plenty of room for improvement […]
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Brinsley Schwarz — Shouting at the Moon cover art
New #review today: "#BrinsleySchwarz, the band, named after the founder, was a 70s English pub rock band known for members Schwarz and #NickLowe. They flourished for a few years, and disbanded in 1975. Brinsley Schwarz, the multi-instrumentalist musician, has a long […]
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The Red Masque — All the Wolves Are Fed... cover art
New #review today: "#TheRedMasque has a really distinctive approach to their material — while many of the elements, such as odd meters, dissonance, and chaotic improvisation, are used by other bands, you don’t generally hear them all put together." #ExposeOnline […]
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Orchestra of the Upper Atmosphere — θ7 cover art
New #review today: "#OrchestraOfTheUpperAtmosphere is a long-running (since 2012) improvisational group from Sheffield featuring a roster of members who record and perform in numerous other projects on the #DiscusMusic label." #ExposeOnline #ImprovisedMusic […]
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Leon Alvarado — The Wicked Forest cover art
New #review today: "On his previous album, The Changing Tide, #LeonAlvarado paid homage to #PinkFloyd and on The Wicked Forest, he turns his attention to #Yes. And just as The Changing Tide featured guests with connections to Pink Floyd, this album brings in Yes […]
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Erik Wøllo — Snow Tides cover art
New #review today: "Regardless of the instrument #ErikWøllo leads with—piano, keyboard sequences, effected guitar, or other mysterious sounds — one can hear how the stillness and solitude of winter has informed his emotional approach to compositions and arrangements […]
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Sigmund Freud — Risveglio cover art
New #review today: "The Italian #ProgressiveRock band #SigmundFreud, formed in the summer of 1972, was inspired by the harmonious melodies and enchanted songs by their contemporaries. They recorded for two labels but were never able to get it all together to record an […]
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John Greaves — Chanson d'Automne cover art
New #review today: "My last encounter with #JohnGreaves, aside from the recent #HenryNow album, was Life Size back in 2018. Chanson d'Automne carries on from there with fifteen tracks that approach songwriting more in the tradition of chamber music than pop, rock, or […]
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Jérémie Ternoy Trio — Survol a Basse Altitude cover art
New #review today: "I wasn’t sure what to expect from this trio led by #JérémieTernoy, one of the founding members of #TOC, a group that mostly dwells in the realms of improvisation. Surprisingly, most of the six tracks herein seem fully composed, with a loose enough […]
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Runaway Totem Feat. AndromacA — Metaphorm Tetraphirm cover art
New #review today: "#RunawayTotem is now down to one man, multi-instrumentalist and composer #RobertoGottardi. On this latest musical excursion, Metaphorm Tetraphirm, Gottardi recorded a live performance in 2024 at the Ex Abbazia San Bernardino, Genova accompanied by […]
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Tashi Wada — What Is Not Strange? cover art
New #review today: "I had never heard of #TashiWada before #RVNGIntl. sent me What Is Not Strange? and I still don’t know much. What I can say is that the music on this album is extraordinarily original, and to my mind hits the balance between strangeness and […]
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Tin Pan Alley — Tin Pan Alley cover art
New #review today: "Perhaps one has heard of an album titled Opus: Destroy by a group called #IrminsWay? That was how it was presented when released back in the 90s; it was essentially a bootleg of a recording by a band called #TinPanAlley which had never been […]
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LeoNero — Monitor cover art
New #review today: "#IlBallettoDiBronzo’s flamboyant keyboardist #GianniLeone recorded an album in 1981 under the pseudonym #LeoNero called Monitor, his second album after leaving the band. 44 years later, #BlackWidowRecords has resurrected this gem of Italian […]
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Sterbus — Black and Gold cover art
New #review today: "In the nearly three years in between Solar Barbecue and Black and Gold, the members of #Sterbus have been contributing to others’ albums and working on a set of tunes that expand their sound dramatically. #DominiqueDAvanzo and #EmanueleSterbini […]
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