by Fred (follow us on Facebook) “When in Geneva or Zurich the fates decreed that I should be a poet, one of the few, I set myself a secret obligation to define the moon.” –Jorge Luis Borges Not sure how we missed this, especially with our recent discovery of the Just Not Normal netlabel. It’s [...]
Various releases we should have recommended weeks ago
by Fred (follow us on Facebook) This is the wrong way to introduce music, but, just as wrong? How far behind I am on blog stuff. And next week won’t be much better. So it’s either this, or I never get around to recommending it at all: 1. Toothpick On Rage by André Pissoir 2. [...]
Lethal Industry by Fescal
by Fred Spooky — and large, and sometimes triumphant — instrumental work from South Korea, by way of Durham County, England. Make sure to frighten yourself at least once today. (home|last.fm|stable|download)
Bow Echoes, by Damian Valles
by Fred Resting Bell is very happy to welcome Damian Valles. Damian is a Canadian multi-instrumentalist who creates ambient/experimental works based mainly on solo guitar. He utilizes a wide range of sources to expand his sound which include a variety of percussive elements, piano, and field recordings. Past releases include a full length on the [...]
Music for Fred+3
by Fred+3 With track titles like “Alice had a boyfriend in her dream (No means yes, and yes means anal),” and “Look at them pelicans fly men! Go pelican!” you likely already have a fully-fleshed idea of what the music sounds like. And you’re right. You’re absolutely right. The ensemble is named Captan, obvio, and [...]
hazard in 6 manifestations by Weltausstellung
by Fred A tense and sparse experimental piece from Clinical Archives. “Rhythm” sounds as if Natasha Khan has filmed two mimes — one a baptist, one a bootlegger — running a three-legged race through a china shop, then asked Drums and Tuba to write the soundtrack. Without the drums. Opening tracks “Strang” and “Piano, The [...]
The Coat Hanger Clinic, by Cursed Chimera
by Fred Download it for free, here. I just did. And weren’t you just saying you would if I would? So get on it. Horrible LP title, but that’s what letters to the editor are for. “Desi Watfah” is busy and full of clicks. “Ziko Iko Iko” is fuzzy and industrial and causes me to [...]
Bailarin en la noche by Thanato Twist With Oleg’s Sound System
by Fred Excellent new stuff from Treetrunk Records, at turns haunting, spacey, noisy, playful, and testy. Download it for free here. Laud or blame co-conspirators Kortane Cortex and Ayato, as is your wont. Straight to the 2010 watchlist.
The year in music in three words:
by Fred “Apse.” “Carlos Suarez.” The former? An effortless post-rock band we have covered several times already. I can’t keep their 2006 release Spirit out of heavy rotation. For those new to the site, find their home page here, their Facebook page here, and their Myspace page here. The latter? One-man tsunami, ethnomusicologist, and composer [...]
Snow falling on bamboo.
by Fred Like Patrick (don’t call him Pat!) just got done saying, we’re up to our chins in snow. To wit, the snapshot above, wherein our everything-and-the-kitchen-sink bamboo is shown all hunched over like an old guy on a park bench. Not necessarily cool with my botanist side, although my photographer side has been having [...]
