Recap: Around 2018 in 12 Weeks – Pt. 1
Going back in time with our followers! Earlier this year we asked musicians, labels, music writers and PR people that follow us to give us their favorites from 2018, so …
Out Now: Fall 2019 Sampler
Drumroll please! Thank you, Questlove. Our final seasonal sampler is here in all of its glory! Its “pay what you want” with all the proceedings going back to artists, so …
Video Premiere: Aaron Oppenheim – September Seas
The entire broken-down/glitch/lowercase aesthetics was all the rage in experimental/avant circles in the late 90s/early 2000s as exemplified by the output of German labels Kompakt, Raster-Noton and Mille Plateaux (as …
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Video Premiere: Barbara Morgenstern – Juist / Poose
Few scenes in movie history capture the sense of urban alienation/melancholy/decay with the same palpability that the Pruitt-Igoe segment in Koyanisquatsi does. The helicopter hovering over abandoned buildings is quite …
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New Music Releases – November 2019: Pt. 1
First roundup of new releases coming out this November! Handpicked by our followers. Djunah – Ex Voto (Triple Eye Industries) Djnuah is an incredible band, their debut Ex Voto …
Video Premiere: Bloom de Wilde – Atlas Cassandra
If Bloom de Wilde, the subject of our video premiere, will ever blow up in a big way (and chances are, she just might) the first comparison you’ll hear 99% …
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Little Guide to Physical Formats for Independent Labels/Artists
Over those last few years there was no shortage of articles heralding the comeback of a cassette (The Guardian, more recently, but also Pitchfork and LA Times, to name just …
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Indie Label Roundtable #8 – Chant Records / Wormhole World / AnalogueTrash
Volume 8 of our series dedicated to independent record labels! This time our interviewees include Chant Records (US), Wormhole World (UK) and AnalogueTrash (UK). We highly recommend diving into ILR …
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One More Mile to Providence: Vol. 1-3
Looking back at playlists of music from Providence and Rhode Island we put together in advance of inaugural I Heart Noise Fest! Named after a line in Morphine song, the …
Blog Summary – September 2019: Pt. 2
Going over posts from September yet again! Think new music, video premieres, and so much more. See part 1 of the blog summary here. New Music Releases Pt. 1 …