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(WE'VE HAD) THE TIME(LINE) OF OUR LIVES

posted April 26th, 2023

The sound of Suarasama is the sound of people engaged in a deeply spiritual, constantly moving recital in open space. Soulful essence and shining spirit float effervescently across Timeline, continuing the legacy of the late Irwansyah Harahap and sending North Sumatran traditional music, and its relationship to other traditional sounds of the world, across the planet.

The song “Timeline” itself addresses the history of musical lutes around the world as a means of debuting Irwansyah's custom-made lute, the "saz-guitar". This 10-string instrument combines the design... (read more)

Artists in this story: Suarasama

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WELCOME ABOARD SHORTY'S ARK

posted April 24th, 2023

Shorty’s Ark, the collaborative effort between Will Oldham and graphic artist Lori Damiano, is now available! Based on the song by Oldham and musician Matt Sweeney from their Superwolves LP, this hardcover book for young readers draws inspiration from the story of Noah—showcasing a wild variety of species to inform and engage an equal variety of young minds with the diversity that can be found around this great planet of ours. Colorfully illustrating as many creatures and their places as possible, Shorty’s Ark... (read more)

Artists in this story: Bonnie "Prince" Billy

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IT'S A SABOTAGE

posted April 19th, 2023

Western Cum is Cory Hanson's third full-length solo release (or, if you prefer, emission) drawn from a wide range of influences and sounds. You can't just call it cosmic country though - what about the gritty guitar rock strewn all about the place? You can't just call it psych-folk/psych-rock/psych/ugh/whew neither – ‘cos what about that damnable post-prog that Cory finds favor with and room for, everywhere he goes to rock, from Wand to beyond? It's ALL that – and what's more, it's growing all the... (read more)

Artists in this story: Cory Hanson

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A VISUAL JOURNEY THROUGH THE FOREST IN ME

posted April 19th, 2023

The Forest in Me is here, and it's a deep, and sometimes dark ride! Every time Xylouris White make music, whether live or on record, it's a head-spinning display of absolute cohesion via a drums and strings duo, combining compositions with improvisations in a manner that always provides a different assembly for the assembled listener. Take The Forest In Me - it is another side of the world from the previous Xylouris White record, The Sisypheans. Of course it is, you say - it's... (read more)

Artists in this story: Xylouris White

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LARK SONGS IN ASPECT

posted April 17th, 2023

After 30 years behind the kit, Hawksworth is Matt Espy’s first solo album: an album of drums in duet with birdsong. He's chopped and scattered their calls into the organic space in which Matt’s meditations on a life in music creates fresh music, commenting on the nature of music itself.

The second sample from his creative world is "Dexlark", with the sounds of classic lark song in unison with Matt’s rhythmic riff, their fluttering energies entwining and winding into a compulsive drum circle/fugue. The... (read more)

Artists in this story: Matt Espy

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BITCHIN BAJAS PREPARE FOR EUROPEAN LANDING

posted April 11th, 2023

Just as the spring encourages renewal, warmth and light to our environment, so do Bitchin Bajas. On their latest, Bajascillators, we find them pollinating the aural landscape with extra-buoyant, rhythmic pulses and shimmering new analog synth tones, stimulating a flowering growth. This heightened sonic palate translates live as a truly transformative experience for all in attendance. For the people in the select cities below, this experience and all its potential is imminent - Bitchin Bajas embark on their first European tour of 2023... (read more)

Artists in this story: Bitchin Bajas

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SHEBANG PART IV: AMBARCHI STRIKES BACK

posted April 6th, 2023

Extended guitar hero Oren Ambarchi returns with a new video and a new slew of tour dates!

Ambarchi, known for his deeply textured soundscapes, explores the boundaries between minimalism and maximalism, melody and noise to create an immersive and mesmerizing experience. With ShebangAmbarchi achieved a dense ensemble sound that was carefully composed while drawing on the free flow of improvisation, with individual voices momentarily coming to the fore and subtle changes in harmony and texture.
 

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Artists in this story: Oren Ambarchi / Johan Berthling / Andreas Werliin, Oren Ambarchi

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WHAT COMES AFTER ART, MYSTERY? DO THE MATH!

posted April 4th, 2023

After Math begins where Art, Mystery, the first installment in Mr. Thompson’s two-part novel, left off. The chrome trader Perlat Tile has just witnessed the criminal Pablo Palbon attempt to smuggle a small erotic bronze by Pollaiuolo out of Tirana disguised as a funeral urn. The ensuing trial — described in After Math — pits the gallerist Ms. Jasmine, who wants to acquire the work legitimately, against the state of Albania, which also claims ownership of it. Written in the impeccable prose that we have come to... (read more)

Artists in this story: The Red Krayola, Mayo Thompson

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METAL UP YOUR ASS!

posted April 3rd, 2023

The return of The Fucking Champs via the long-desired double-vinyl LP reissue of their epochal album release III is not something you should take merely lightly. Don't just leap into it, you might get a cramp! This is why we're sliding you back into their oeuvre, one song at a time - so that when it finally drops, you aren't complete torn asunder.

Okay. Deep breaths. For those who aren't familiar with the legend, we'll give it to you in one: at the... (read more)

Artists in this story: The Fucking Champs