Dispatches From the Underground // July 7, 2021

Role playing medieval digi-dub, haunted cello, an epic pop masterpiece and a family of beavers, Daryl Worthington takes a tour of the ever-exciting tape scene (via The Quietus / Spool’s Out)

New Polypores tape on Frequency Domain this Friday (via Norman Records)

TQ45 – new issue of a zine dedicated to experimental, improvised and noisy music.

Tre Sfere, latest release from Salvatore Mercatante, is out now on Woodford Halse > tape/digital + visuals by invisibleplan

Reissue of Chaleur Humaine – 1992 album by UMAN on Freedom to Spend (Pete Swanson’s label) > this is ones for fans of La Camera Astratta, Plux Quba, Enya.. They were the dream pop band on Windham Hill… (h/t Lord of Overstock)

Pre-order the next Soundtracking the Void release – Thistledown by Wodwo > Cassettes come in a clear case with individual hand sketched covers to go with each one. These are absolutely immense.

Pre-orders are up for Vines by Damiana – out on 7/16 via Hausu Mountain > For those not in the know, Damiana is the duo of HausMo all-stars @TALsounds and @matchessound

Music in the zone between classical and pop by vocalist/composer caroshawmusic and innovative quartet sopercussion from their collaborative album Let the Soil Play Its Simple Part > Come for the ABBA cover, stay for the #SacredHarp texts (via newsounds)

Listen to June, new single off of Gerycz/Powers/Rolin LP “Lamplighter” – out via American Dreams Records on September 9 > artwork by Rosali

Ahead of his return to the live scene, London-based producer Ryan Lee West aka @rivalconsoles has shared a new track called “Pulses of Information” which follows 2020’s Articulation. (via Sonofmarketing)

Interview with Susie Ibarra (via New Music USA)