Tag Experimental
This split release on a sub label of The Sinister Flame sees a meeting of deformed musical minds playing with experimental sounds and frequencies; they have 2 tracks each. On the one hand we have cult composer Hermann Kopp, renowned… Continue Reading →
I am not professing on being an expert on Furia. I have a few of their albums, which I love and have seen them live when they played London in 2018. It is pretty obvious even with a cursory exploration… Continue Reading →
Of Zherbin’s work, it is stated that it “ranges from tape looping the sounds of waterfalls to making a racket with DIY electronics and noise shakers”. I found a video where Zherbin, who is based in Finland and since 2009… Continue Reading →
There are two main branches of Avant-Garde music; The pseudo-prog and jazz stylings of masters of the genre like Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart… And then there is overly self-indulgent nonsense which has some small sections which pass for music,… Continue Reading →
Black Metal should be fertile ground for experimentation and oddity. In a lot of ways it kind of is, but then on the other hand it’s so ‘kvlt’ and ‘trve’ that fans hate on absolutely everything else that isn’t Mayhem…. Continue Reading →
When I was sent this album for review, I was promised something “interesting”, and I certainly was not disappointed on that score! As soon as I pressed play, I found myself contemplating the album title and considering how relevant it… Continue Reading →
Neptunian Maximalism – also known as NNMM are a – wait for it- community of cultural engineers. Musically these Belgians combine drone metal, free jazz and psychedelic music. There are at least 12 members – which are often changing, and… Continue Reading →
This release has already seen the light of day by the band in January of this year as a digital release but has been picked up by the Italian label for a limited CD run as far as I know…. Continue Reading →
“The project conjures layered soundscapes with DIY instruments in the fields of experimental music, noisescapes and dark ethereal ambient” is the way the label manager introduces this latest album from Finland’s Kenneth Kovasin, the creator of [ówt krì]. I simply… Continue Reading →
The title gives the game away: Seims is a math synth rock band, indeed Australia’s premier math synth rock band we’re told. Does anyone out there know of any others? I can’t say that I do. Well, “3” is their… Continue Reading →
First a word about the label. Dur et Doux “defends a singular vision of amplified music”, they tell us. I have experienced the music of Ni and PoiL, both on the label roster, and it’s clearly a collective for interesting… Continue Reading →
A Pornohelmut is? A) Protective headgear to shield against accidental friendly fire in the bukkake pit? B) Virtual reality headgear designed to de-juice the genital area? C) The extreme experimental Texan musical work of Neil Barrett? Well it’s probably all… Continue Reading →