Alex Franquelli

Lewis Pesacov and wild Up: The Edge of Forever

Lewis Pesacov and wild Up: The Edge of Forever

Lewis Pesacov’s music carries a rare and delicate voice in today’s contemporary classical music.
Andy Stott: Too Many Voices

Andy Stott: Too Many Voices

This is everything but a claustrophobic piece of sonic art. On the contrary, this is Stott at his best, a composer whose futuristic music is well-rooted in today’s world.
Denovali Festival Returns to London With Drones, Waves and a Range of Frequencies

Denovali Festival Returns to London With Drones, Waves and a Range of Frequencies

Two evenings of experimental and daring music transport festival-goers at St John-at-Hackney and Kings Place.
Andy Stott to Preview New Music at Denovali Festival in London This Weekend

Andy Stott to Preview New Music at Denovali Festival in London This Weekend

Manchester producer Andy Stott to preview forthcoming release at Denovali Festival, in London, on April 15th.
London’s Denovali Festival Kicks Off April 15th

London’s Denovali Festival Kicks Off April 15th

The fourth edition of the experimental music festival will take place in London in mid-April.
Jodie Landau: You of All Things

Jodie Landau: You of All Things

You of All Things re-elaborates without overturning or, worse, overdoing.
Avvenir: Glyphs

Avvenir: Glyphs

An overall homage to three decades of glitch make this record one of the most interesting electronic debuts of the year.
Kangding Ray: Cory Arcane

Kangding Ray: Cory Arcane

Forget the minimal techno you have known so far, because Kangding Ray has managed to manipulate the very essence of the genre to combine the raw (the glitch) with the refined (the melody).
Dan Trueman: Nostalgic Synchronic

Dan Trueman: Nostalgic Synchronic

The notes slip into unpredictable colours, the moods change in a rapid display of pleasant precariousness, but the sound remains rooted to a core that is unchanging and easily identifiable throughout the record.
Sunn O))) + Phurpa: London – 18 August 2015

Sunn O))) + Phurpa: London – 18 August 2015

This is an uninterrupted, dynamic journey to the purity of sound, to decomposition, rather than its opposite, to the destruction of music in the search of silence
Sun Ra & His Intergalactic Research Arkestra: Planets of Life or Death: Amiens ’73

Sun Ra & His Intergalactic Research Arkestra: Planets of Life or Death: Amiens ’73

Afrofuturism and retroactive joys dominate this special Record Store Day release.
At Folsom Prison: Every Dream and Every Crisis Means the Rise

At Folsom Prison: Every Dream and Every Crisis Means the Rise

Nervousness and talent make the band’s third album a brilliant departure point from which to venture into unknown territories.