Experimental Electronic Producer Automatisme Produces a Work of Sonic Cubism with ‘ Transit’
On Transit producer William Jourdain a.k.a. Automatisme takes his avant-garde notions to the next level.
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Étant Donnés with Michael Gira – Offenbarung und Untergang (Review)
In 1999 Swans' Michael Gira paired with Étant Donnés for an album of the spoken word poetry of Georg Trakl mixed with ambient noise. Offenbarung und Untergang is now available again as a new re-issue.
Interpretations of Genesis: An Interview with Genesis Breyer P-Orridge
Ahead of Mute's Throbbing Gristle reissues, Genesis Breyer P-Orridge connects the tactics of The Second Annual Report to he/r contemporary practice.
‘Coil: Time Machines’ and the Illusion of Timelessness
Dais Records reissues a relic of Coil's discography with Time Machines, acting as the latest reminder of the brilliance of the experimental act and the forward thinking music they represented.
Dälek: Endangered Philosophies
Dälek release a statement regarding the current state of reality. By reflecting on their past and collecting the various aspects making up the essence of their identity they unleash a vitriolic work of experimental hip-hop.
Ex Eye: Ex Eye
Led by Colin Stetson and augmented by drummer Greg Fox, Ex Eye makes a black metal/jazz amalgam that is cathartic in its athleticism.
Pharmakon: Contact
Contact is the rare noise album that strives for connection rather than just confrontation.
Lawrence English: Cruel Optimism
Lawrence English’s Lauren Berlant-inspired Cruel Optimism is a noise-ambient gem and a work of pained beauty.
Hecker: A Script for Machine Synthesis
Hecker presents a dissertation told as much through the way it makes the listener feel as what it tells the listener to think.
Clipping.: Splendor & Misery
If any group were to succeed in making a rap opera in outer space, it would be Clipping.
Babyfather: BBF Hosted by DJ Escrow
Dean Blunt: "I think genre terms are really connected … to race and boundaries."
HEALTH: Death Magic
HEALTH's characteristic noise is upended by obscured pop aesthetics on their first LP in six years.