Freedom From was never really dead; it was just in a comatose state. And now, weirdo music fans can tear into the label all over again.
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Andy Heater
Freedom From Returns
Andreas Brandal, “The Merchant of Salt”
For roughly fifteen years, Norwegian experimentalist Andreas Brandal has been one of the most interesting composers and performers in the drone-ambient-noise field
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Permanent Records Interview and Profile
Chicago is home to a strange, modern phenomenon known as Permanent Records; a hub for some of the city’s more disparate outsider scenes. Pissing into the wind of hype-driven music sales, they’ve expanded their operation to a second store in Los Angeles. In a time when so many shops are shuttering, Permanent proves there’s...
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Label Spotlight: Taiga
Operating at a sedimentary pace since 2007, Taiga Records has been releasing high-quality vinyl-only archives of minimalism, experimentalism, sound art and free jazz. Packaging is always immaculate and often includes artwork by a rotating cast of artists as well as the in-house design firm Loaf Nest. With deluxe packaging and limited edition runs of...
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Personal Favorites of 2010
Now I make blanket statement just like anyone else, but when it comes to music I tend to be more mindful. Taste really is subjective after all (at least to a certain point, one can argue). That said, if you just dug around a little, you could definitely find excellent music within the past...
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Matt Shoemaker, “Isolated Agent/Stranding Behavior” LP
Matt Shoemaker’s latest release on Elevator Bath, Isolated Agent/Stranding Behavior, delivers two rich compositions of skillfully textured and varied sound full of wavering drone, subtly twittering electronics, and brittle noises.
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Smegma s/t LP
If any experimental group deserves more accolades than they have received over the course of their career, it’s Smegma.
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Talibam!, “Cosmoplitude” 7″
For the better part of a decade, Talibam! has been charting a course through the improvisational waters in a way that few other groups can pull off. Nothing seems out of bounds for this New York City duo.
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Got that Good Ol’ Fashioned Ill Feeling Again: An Interview with Michael Gira
It’s not often I get nervous interviewing bands anymore, but from the first email offering a chance to speak to Michael Gira I could feel my stomach churn. Gira formed Swans in 1982 and has been an influential figure in modern music throughout his career as solo artist, author, and founder of Young God...
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