Two pieces for disembodied guitar.
Learning by Listening Vol. 4: Abstruse Theories in Occult Christian Science – presented by bleed Air (C-16, Strategic Tape Reserve)
Abstruse Theories in Occult Christian Science (Learning by Listening Vol. 4) by bleed Air From the liner notes: “On the 4th volume of Learning by Listening, Köln-based bleed Air guides us on a strange, sinister survey of primary source audio documents detailing abstruse scientific postulations emerging from contemporary occult branches of Christianity. Suitable for everyone […]
bleed Air – time, ferocious
Concepts of time, in (tape) music. Time as physical quantity, the nature of time as defined by general relativity, the resulting model of spacetime (German: Raumzeit) and ripples therein caused by gravitational waves. Time dilation, time offset, time measurement. Present, future, past. An attempt to approach the complex subject of time and spacetime sonically, using […]
QST cassingle & new bleed Air album
Friday 1 October sees the release of a new Cassette Single by QST, Frans de Waard’s – as he says – ‘failed attempt’ on producing ambient house music. I must say I’m glad he failed since what he produces as QST (with beats) and Quest (w/o beats) is way better than what the genre name […]
Carlos Perea Milla – tactile / distante [Cassingle #22]
CARLOS PEREA MILLA has been creating improvised ambient experiments under the moniker MELQUÍADES since 2016, using tapes, electronics, guitars, harps, field recordings and other sounds. His first two solo albums, ‘Keep A Seed’ and ‘Imaginary Soundscapes / A Map’ were released on CANIGOU RECORDS, the cassette label he has been running from London, Buenos Aires […]
Chorchill – Ruhrpott Diver [Cassingle 23]
Chorchill revisits his 2020 album Nachtfisch (for Cologne fellow label Strategic Tape Reserve) and gives two tracks the post-minimalism treatment. RUHRPOTT DIVER is a remix and sequel of and to FLOODED RUHRPOTT, while MODERN TAVLA (remix of BLEEDING INTO FALL) sheds some light on the backgammon playing habits of mythical Ruhrpott figure Apel Okuyan on […]
Mix for Gated Canal Community on Reform Radio
Justin Watson, 1/3 of The (wonderful) Incidental Crack invited me to a guest mix on his (and Spenser Tomson’s and Becca’s) Gated Canal Community show on Manchester’s (equally wonderful) Reform Radio. Listen below and read more here.
Stichflamme Dormagen – Ihre Meinung ist uns wichtig
‘Ihre Meinung ist uns wichtig‘ is the artist’s debut under his Stichflamme Dormagen moniker and, in Vital Weekly’s words, “a most curious piece of voices, chanting exotically, along with wooden drum percussion and line hum for electronic component (…)” as well as “urgency and weirdness at work.” (www.vitalweekly.net/1294.html) Stichflamme Dormagen is the mischievous incarnation of […]
Carnedd Aur – Beetles
Following the long sold-out ‘Blessing of the Hand-Sanitizer’ cassingle, superpolar Taïps is very happy to present the first full-length release by prolific and versatile artist Simon Proffitt, here under his Carnedd Aur moniker. Here’s Simon’s take on ‘Beetles’: “After a few years of exploring drones / tones / field recordings (as Cahn Ingold Prelog), fictional […]
Modelbau – Aether Aleatorica (C60)
Released 4 June on Tape and digital. An eerie radiophonic trip.
a long awakening [Cassingle #18]
Guitarist extraordinaire Cinchel from Chicago joins the cassingle series! Read more …
Zigra – Enif [Cassingle #19]
Fantastic Electronics, knob twiddling and meticulous glitching by Jamie Orlando (Delaware – USA).
Emerging Industries Of Wuppertal – The Future Is Under Control [Cassingle #17]
Emerging Industries Of Wuppertal’s Cassingle debut. Recorded by a sales intern of fellow Cologne Strategic Tape Reserve, who occasionally produces music for a nearby industrial association to use during meetings and celebrations.
The Tuesday Night Machines – Chondrite [Cassingle #16]
To quote the artist “Dip your toes into the sparkling pixel pond and listen to more synthetic octopus noise …” and add, from my side, “by the visiting the release page embedded below or TTNM’s lovely Youtube channel.”
Phirnis – Culinary Delights [Cassingle #15]
Oops. A maxi cassingle. Phirnis aka Kai Ginkel’s super dark, noisy and haunty tracks are awesome, but impossible to squeeze into two minutes and thirty seconds. So for once I break the otherwise strict rule. Further info on the BC release page …
Cruel Diagonals – Carapace [Cassingle #14]
“‘Carapace’ and ‘Oneiric Amplitude’ (Side B, bonus track) are tracks composed entirely from my voice. Here, I’m exploring themes of the subconscious, namely the dream state and its ability to communicate vital shifts within our healing before our conscious mind becomes aware of them”, says Megan Mitchell. She composes unsettling, ethereal music under the alias […]
Aros E-V – Rift [Cassingle #12]
Aros E-V is the ambient music project of sound artist Ryan Evans. Using tape loops, field recordings, and digital processing, he creates slow sound pieces that underline the passing of time. ‘In Time’ and ‘In Space’ are edges and breaks. Assembled with guitar, four-track, and digital processing, They trace the negative space between miniscule sonic […]
Sinusoidal Frequency Modulations by Robin Barnick
A minimal synth EP, garnished with harsh noise, composed entirely on a Yamaha DX7. Despite the minimal setup, it creates an intense, sometimes uplifting, sometimes eerie atmosphere.. We believe that you’ve rarely heard the DX7 like that before. Artist Robin Barnick sold his DX7 a long time ago – it was a rocking DX7IIFD in […]
End of Year/Label Mix For I Heart Noise
With big thanks to Ilya for inviting me. The following text is more or less freely stolen from ihrtn.net. I Heart Noise is a record label, a Youtube channel and a blog based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They put out physical records and digital compilations, book/film live shows, write reviews and conduct interviews with artists/independent […]