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The Holy Mother: Madhuvanti Pal Plays the Rudra Veena

The Holy Mother: Madhuvanti Pal Plays the Rudra Veena

Sublime Frequencies correct a grave injustice with this stunning new two-LP from Madhuvanti Pal, the first-ever vinyl record of a woman playing the rudra veena.

Phương Tâm’s Vintage Rock and Roll Still Enchants on ‘Magical Nights’

Phương Tâm’s Vintage Rock and Roll Still Enchants on ‘Magical Nights’

Magical Nights is the sonic portrait of a paragon of rock and roll, Phương Tâm sounding like some kind of ideal of a youth music icon.

‘Sound Storing Machines’ Boldly Assembles Some of the Earliest Japanese Recordings

‘Sound Storing Machines’ Boldly Assembles Some of the Earliest Japanese Recordings

A veritable rainstorm of temporal noise pours down between sounds of early 20th century Japan and the audience on Sublime Frequencies’ Sound Storing Machine.

‘Mien’ Showcases Powerful Cascades of Canon Singing From Southeast Asia

‘Mien’ Showcases Powerful Cascades of Canon Singing From Southeast Asia

Sublime Frequencies’ Mien Yao may be a work of preservation and posterity, education, or meditation. Its careful production allows for all of these things.

Sounds of the Zomia, Sounds of Resistance: An Interview with Kink Gong

Sounds of the Zomia, Sounds of Resistance: An Interview with Kink Gong

Laurent Jeanneau, also known as Kink Gong, walks among the peoples of Southeast Asia and listens, with sincere passion, for their vanishing music and culture.

Heathen Folklore with Alt/Indie Psych-rock Artist Alvarius B.

Heathen Folklore with Alt/Indie Psych-rock Artist Alvarius B.

"I think it's healthy to have a disdain for mankind and to use a sense of anger and violence and hatred for creative purposes."

The Noir Traveler Returns: The Evolving Sound of Alvarius B.

The Noir Traveler Returns: The Evolving Sound of Alvarius B.

The Invisible Hands have given us a glimpse of Alvarius B.'s (Alan Bishop) view of the world from the center of Cairo. It's not a happy perspective, but there's a hint of hope.
‘Longing for the Past’: When the Voices of the Dead Finally Reach Us

‘Longing for the Past’: When the Voices of the Dead Finally Reach Us

While listening to "The Dance and Song of Laos" (1906) a haunting voice, both enticing and archaic, mingles with the crepitating noise of the antique shellac.

Group Doueh: Zayna Jumma

Omar Souleyman: Jazeera Nights

Group Bombino: Guitars from Agadez Vol. 2

Group Doueh: Treeg Salaam