Michael Tau

Michael divides time between Montreal and Toronto, and totally loves listening to and writing about unconventional music. In addition to contributing to Foxy Digitalis, he also edits and writes for his own music website, Indieville. Michael considers himself a man of high reputation.

latest reviews by Michael Tau....
Michael's lifetime average review-rating is 7.09
Magic Castles "Songs of the Forest" Nice little tape... rated 7/10 (3 February, 2010)
Le Syndicat "Timespace Losses 1982/1987" Essential listening... rated 9/10 (3 February, 2010)
Motherfucking "Danke, Liebe!" Eighteen messy minutes... rated 7/10 (14 January, 2010)
Ogrob "Ein Geisteskranker als Künstler" Various tracks from 1994-2006... rated 7/10 (14 January, 2010)
Astro Black "Is Love the Blood of the Universe?" Improvised, nuanced noise... rated 7/10 (14 January, 2010)
THETLVMTH "Nöel" Skrot Up! strikes again (and again..).. rated 6/10 (14 January, 2010)
Velvet Davenport "Lemon Drop Square Box" Another solid tape on Moon Glyph... rated 7/10 (16 December, 2009)
Grave Babies "Deathface" Further proof of just how good the Skrot Up label is... rated 7/10 (16 December, 2009)
Abolicao "Versazi Yenisci" Great tape from Jeffry Astin... rated 7/10 (9 December, 2009)
Daughters of the Sun "Ancient of the Ancients" A rather stunning joint... rated 8/10 (9 December, 2009)
Silas Ciarán "Happy songs For Happy Children" Fuck clowns. Seriously... rated 6/10 (9 December, 2009)
latest features by Michael Tau....
Unheard #3: Compilations Pt. 1 – Why? Compilations are an integral component of the culture of underground music... (31 March, 2010)
Unheard #2: Origins Recently I've started thinking about how I ended up so attracted to unconventional music. .. (16 December, 2009)
Unheard #1 New regular column exploring all sorts of ideas, artists, labels, etc.. (2 December, 2009)
 
26 September, 2010
The New Foxy Digitalis Check out the new site.... feature :: by Brad Rose

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

...more features
15 September, 2010
Lucky 13 Jani Hellén's 13,000,000th dream.. podcast :: by Jani Hellén

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

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