n0transmission’s Favourite Albums of 2022
10. Burs – Holding Patterns Holding Patterns by Burs Holding Patterns is a fantastically formed album by a band that knows how to find its natural rhythm. These songs psyche…
Various Artists – Amanita Muscaria 1 (Compilation Review)
When Lisbon-based producer Marco Guerra began curating a Spotify playlist of largely- beatless experimental electronic music in December 2020, he never expected to take it a step further. In a…
Memory Constructions by Jakob Lindhagen (Album Review)
Music and memory have an important connection. Not only does music help us conjure old memories, but it also helps create new ones. “Our memories play such a huge part…
Deep Dark Down And Blue by Connie Lansberg (Album Review)
It’s often difficult to write about jazz. Thoughtful and expressive by nature, jazz is both a cultural cornerstone and an academic field of study, and a writer who doesn’t know…
Custom Slaughter by Slime Lush (Album Review)
Slime Lush are a post-punk jam-rock band from Oklahoma, USA, and their brand of rough-and-ready rock is both easily accessible and uniquely engaging. Across the eight tracks of varying length…
Opinion: Karl Marx Would’ve Hated Spotify
Photo by wal_172619: by Maheen Siddiqui In his book The German Ideology, Karl Marx explains the idea of a materialistic outlook and
Minm are Creating a Grassroots Solution to Ethical Streaming
Daniel Ek, founder, and CEO of Spotify has always put forward that Spotify values growth over profits. This yarn reminds me of the exploits of Gregor MacGregor, a nineteenth-century Scottish…
Kyiv by Hania Rani
This touching release from Polish composer and pianist Hania Rani was recently released in aid of the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine. Somber and compelling notes play over mournful strings and…
Filiah – For Someone (Album Review)
Austria’s Filiah finds luscious moments on the sweet and strong ‘For Someone’. Confident vocals, lacking any studio sheen, lead songs of heartache over pretty acoustic instruments; guitar, bass, and strings.…
Dday One – Mau Propria (Album Review)
There are many aspects of this album to appreciate, from the well-selected and chopped spoken world samples, to the eloquent sense of space created in the mix, Manu Propria is…