I’ve been an admirer of Keiichi Sugimoto’s various projects (Fourcolor, Fonica, Minamo) for years, without even really knowing that he was behind all of them.
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Archive for June 1st, 2012
FilFla, “Fliptap”
Eyes, “A Candle In The Crown Of The Dawn” tape
Having lately seen a few too many of this type of black-and-white tape cover – with some meticulously abstract drawing and faintly metal-inspired typography – containing vaguely ritualistic and blasé blackened crust drones, I admit I was absolutely not expecting to hear anything like this.
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Causa Sui, “Pewt’r Sessions 1-2″ 2CD
The CD reissue of Causa Sui’s (with guest Ron Schneiderman) “Pewt’r Sessions 1-2” saturates the sky with instrumental neon, bringing the sessions’ endless and timeless (but thoroughly 60s influenced) riffing to those who missed the original vinyl editions.
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Royallen / Llanten, “Split” tape
This is a split that consists of two very different artists. Royallen gets this split started with a side A mix tape of found montages of radio kitsch.
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Ryan Gregory Tallman, “Aphasia” tape
Ryan Gregory Tallman’s Aphasia is described as a “binaural/psychoacoustic perception study of droning sine wave frequencies.”
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No Humans Allowed #3: The Anatomy of Elektro Guzzi’s Mensch-Maschine
As any Kraftwerk fan reading this will note, “mensch-maschine” is a phrase nicked from the band’s 1978 album. It has made frequent appearances in my writing over the years. This is because one of my chief obsessions has long been those experimental musicians and underground bands who dissolve the distinctions between man and machine...
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Live Review: KC PsychFest
Editor’s Note: The following was originally serialized on Stitt’s excellent KC-centric blog Riot on the Plaza. Nestled within the confines of the Strawberry Hill neighborhood in Kansas City, KS, the FOKL Center flourishes in a space marked with little more than the four letters which make its namesake. Formerly the Tienda Latina market, the...
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Label Spotlight: Glacial Movements
Italy’s Glacial Movements is a record label with a very specific mission statement. Dedicated to presenting the very essence of the Earth’s poles and other frigid landscapes in sound form, it has released music by artists like Francisco López, Aidan Baker, Loscil and Pjusk as well as two albums by the label’s owner Alessandro...
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