“Destruction is a form of creation” is a quote from Graham Green popularised by the movie Donnie Darko. It is a quote with a truth that is hard to argue with. When you peel back the layers of something, something new emerges. Excuse the scatterbrained introduction to this review, butContinue Reading
Somewhere in New England, an ensemble of like-minded musicians are sweating over a four-track cassette machine, twisting their sweetly tinged shoegaze songs with warped effects and pails of texture. The precise location and names of the individual members are unavailable to curious netizens, but they are collectively known as HevvyContinue Reading
Sylvan Tirelle is a multi-instrumentalist from Washington, USA. When I say multi-instrumentalist, I mean multi-instrumentalist. Tirelle’s debut album, Omni-Gatherum, consists of no less than 15 different instruments, from your standard drums and guitars to more exuberant saxophones, flutes, and synths galore. Helming all instruments single-handedly, Tirelle takes a variegated approachContinue Reading
The historic city of Avignon in France became a World UNESCO heritage site in 1995, owing to its importance in the 14th and 15th centuries. Its walls have contained hundreds of years of people and events. From the death of Louis VIII to the Massacres of La Glacière, Its wallsContinue Reading
There’s a bewitching darkness to be found in Italian electroacoustic composer and producer Francesco Giannico’s recent collection L’immagine di me, lontano, an album of sonic soundscapes that feel like a wordless, imageless movie; one full of neo-noir scenery and shady characters. Having written a thesis on the history of filmContinue Reading
From the mean streets of Oxford comes he didnt, an experimental guitar player who uses distortion and effects to produce a gnarly and bone-chilling assault on the senses, although one that is deceptively rich with intention and feeling. Released on drone alone records, Anti-Ambient Passive Resistance is the artist’s debutContinue Reading
ILUITEQ is an Italian electronic duo comprised of artists Sergio Calzoni and Andrea Bellucci. The pair’s work centres around climatic soundscapes glittered with minimal percussion, often downtempo, and splatters of tonal beauty. Their last full-length album, Reflections from the Road, boasts heavenly mixes of calming and colourful disposition. TheseContinue Reading
You have to leave a place to appreciate coming home. When Glastonbury-based musician Dead Carter was diagnosed with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, a form of chronic fatigue syndrome, he had to move away from his work with his group Dean Carter and the High Commission and focus on his health. However, thisContinue Reading
Gigi Tsintsadze Quartet live at 1984, Tbilisi, 03/07/2023 On a narrow cobbled street off Liberty Square in Tbilisi, Georgia, sits the unassuming jazz venue 1984. Three floors up, you can find a delicate interior design that recalls a posh Parisian tea house, though patrons tonight mainly drink beer and GeorgianContinue Reading
Mega Bog, the audacious avant-pop collective led by Erin Elizabeth Birgy, have released their enigmatic seventh album, End of Everything. Exploring the boundaries of experimental soundscapes and traditional songwriting, Birgy grapples with bewilderment through expressive and highly stylistic singing and production, seeking something palpable to convey surrender, mourning, and resilience amidst introspectiveContinue Reading