Howard Martin

Howard Martin lives in Boston, MA where he spends his time working with books and thinking about music. For his current project, one/one tapes, he records an improvisation on clarinet, saxophone, melodica, contact mics, guitar, trumpet, caracklebox, recorder, or any combination of the above for the intended recipient before handing or mailing the only copy to that person.

latest reviews by Howard Martin....
Howard's lifetime average review-rating is 6.94
Squim "No Blade of Grass" Really nice stuff... rated 7/10 (1 September, 2010)
Bushman’s Revenge "Jitterbug" A deft melding of rock references with palpable joy and fun... rated 7/10 (25 August, 2010)
Joe Morris / Chris Riggs / Ben Hall "Glass Key" Great LP on Chris Riggs & Ben Hall's new label... rated 8/10 (25 August, 2010)
Acid Mothers Temple & the Melting Paraiso U.F.O "In 0 to ∞" More goodness from the house of AMT... rated 7/10 (19 May, 2010)
Mugstar "Sun, Broken" Good stuff... rated 7/10 (28 April, 2010)
Darksmith "Total Vacuum" An early favorite for album of the year... rated 10/10 (14 April, 2010)
Bill Dixon / Aaron Siegel / Ben Hall "Weight - Counterweight" As essential as it gets... rated 10/10 (10 March, 2010)
Greg Headley "Fragments of the Dream Machine" Hit and miss... rated 5/10 (3 March, 2010)
Josh Jefferson "Turkey Boot Foot" 14 short tracks of focused examination and speedy creation... rated 8/10 (24 February, 2010)
Romulus and Remus "4 Pieces" A self-released gem... rated 8/10 (10 February, 2010)
D'Incise "Les Lendemains Étendus" Good stuff from the Audio Activity netlabel... rated 7/10 (26 January, 2010)
Olekranon "Recycle Human Lung" Another good one on Inam... rated 7/10 (2 December, 2009)
Olekranon "Identi" Tenth release under the Olekranon moniker... rated 7/10 (18 November, 2009)
Sujo "Morte e Descida" Latest Sujo effort from Inam... rated 6/10 (18 November, 2009)
Cold Cave "Love Comes Close" Personally, I love this one, but hey!.. rated 5/10 (20 October, 2009)
latest features by Howard Martin....
nmperign For over ten years, Bhob Rainey and Greg Kelley have improvised together as nmperign, and recently I have had the pleasure of discussing their new album, Ommatidia, and a few other matters with them. .. (3 November, 2009)
Perispirit As Perispirit, Ricardo Donoso and Luke Moldof craft fantastically dense compositions. .. (11 August, 2009)
Skeletons Out Skeletons Out is the duo of Howard Stelzer and Jay Sullivan. .. (14 July, 2009)
 

8 September, 2010
Ernesto Diaz-Infante Since the mid-nineties, composer/guitarist Ernesto Diaz-Infante has been releasing some of the most boldly unclassifiable and uncompromising music that spans an unbelievably wide range of sounds... feature :: by David Perron

Horaflora Horaflora is San Francisco-based musician Raub Roy. .. feature :: by Mike Pursley

1 September, 2010
Bis auf’s Messer Berlin’s Bis auf’s Messer emporium has all bases covered. From two rooms in the Eastern borough of Friedrichshain, Robert and Stefan run a store and a mailorder operation, they organize gigs, and not one, but two labels... feature :: by Jan-Arne Sohns

Neon Marshmallow Fest Recap More so than perhaps any festival on the radar, the lineup itself was truly the draw of Chicago’s inaugural Neon Marshmallow Fest, the four-day cornucopia of experimental music of all stripes.... feature :: by Travis Bird

25 August, 2010
Little Fury Things Padna’s own Nat Hawks runs a rad micro-label out of Brooklyn with an even radder name! .. feature :: by Dave Miller
10 August, 2010
Early Women Composers A collection of tracks from some of the best female composers this century... podcast :: by Brad Rose

5 August, 2010
Hobo Cult #1 First set of tunes from the man behind Hobo Cult/Hobo Cubes... podcast :: by Frank Ouellette

15 July, 2010
LAFMS Podcast #1 A selection of tracks from the might Los Angeles Free Music Society.. podcast :: by Andrew Murdock Livingston

3 July, 2010
ALPHACAST A collection of songs from the mighty Colin Ward AKA Alphabets in celebration of the ALPHABOX release... podcast :: by Brad Rose

26 June, 2010
Early Electronics A collection of various electronics from the last half-century... podcast :: by Brad Rose
 
 
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8 September, 2010
Flower-Corsano Duo "You’ll Never Work in This Town Again" CD-r Totally essential... review :: by Peter Taylor

Street Drinkers / Skeppet "split" LP Killer split LP from Release the Bats... review :: by Paul Simpson

Pumice 10'' Stefan Neville wins again... review :: by Mike Griffin

Kinit Her "Divine Names" tape Destined to be a classic... review :: by Dave Miller

Tidal "Hyperlight" tape Great stuff from this UK project... review :: by Jordan Anderson

other new reviews....
Aan I Could Be Girl For You
Arklight Caution Tape CD-r
Andreas Brandal Sunken Gardens CD-r
Burnt Hills Burnt Hills LP
Calypso Borealis Uyang Okpo Usun 3'' cd-r
Claypipe / Pony Payroll Bones / Balder split tape
Color Rabbit / Tretetam Color Rabbit / TretetamColor Rabbit / Tretetam tape
Patrick Emm Mythics CD-r
Horsehair Everywhere My Intuition, Your Titillation 3'' cd-r
Greg Malcolm and Eugene Chadbourne Jazz School LP
Fabio Orsi Random Shades of Day
Sam Prekop The Old Punch Card
Puma Half Nelson Courtship
Staraya Derevnya From Inside The Log CD-r
Topaz Rags The Crown Center 7''
Trash Kit Trash Kit
Andreya Triana Lost Where I Belong
Tsigoti Private Poverty Speaks To The People Of The Party
Tärr Shoulder Movements tape
Craig Vear Summerhouses