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Baron, Marc / Eric La Casa: Contrefacons
Baron, Marc / Eric La Casa:
Contrefacons

(Swarming -- France )



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Exploring the fragility of recorded memory and the processes of cinematic restoration, Marc Baron and Eric La Casa capture, manipulate, and recontextualize sounds from the Hiventy film laboratories, transforming them through analogue treatments and dynamic re-recording into a compelling meditation on representation, decay, and the shifting nature of perception.

Skaset, Havard: 8:15
Skaset, Havard:
8:15

(Conrad Sound -- Norway )



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Guitarist Håvard Skaset (Sult, MoE) delivers a grim and compelling solo work of guitar, synth, and tape compositions with a 24-page book of abstract b&w art, exploring themes of disappearance and destruction, building intense drone-based soundscapes punctuated by moments of stark introspection, in a minimalist and historically charged reflection on human malice and memory.

Money : Money 2 [2 CDs]
Money :
Money 2 [2 CDs]

(Love Earth Music -- USA )



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An enigmatic 2-CD release of glacial dark ambient and pulsing glitch from the elusive project Money, where each track-titled simply "money" — unfolds like a slow-moving tectonic shift, sculpting ominous, hollow textures with unsettling momentum; a minimalist package and a deeply immersive sonic enigma of brooding presence and uneasy stillness.

Brass Clouds: Escape Vessels
Brass Clouds:
Escape Vessels

(Bathysphere Records -- USA )



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Multi-instrumentalist and composer Dustin Dybvig crafts a layered and melodic exploration of existence, time, and cosmic themes through his project Brass Clouds, blending psychedelic textures, shimmering beats, and introspective soundscapes into a mesmerizing sonic journey across dimensions and dying worlds.

E.O.C. (Engineering Of Consent): Dreams
E.O.C. (Engineering Of Consent):
Dreams

(Love Earth Music -- USA )



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An enigmatic electroacoustic project from Mexico City, E.O.C. (Engineering Of Consent) crafts layered, dramatic, and immersive soundscapes that blend dark ambient, noise, and experimental textures into a compelling exploration of human nature, perception, and the subtle forces shaping collective experience.

CHANGES TO blind (Phil Zampino): Volume 9 - I Wave on a Fine Vile Mist [CD + DOWNLOAD]
CHANGES TO blind (Phil Zampino):
Volume 9 - I Wave on a Fine Vile Mist [CD + DOWNLOAD]

(Squidco -- USA )



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The ninth and first concept album from Phil Zampino's CHANGES TO blind project, composed from synthetics, samples, field recordings, plunders, and voice, draws on a childhood 10" circus record to explore life's strange loop through sonic experimentation, collage, and poetry-blurring memory, absurdity, and existential inquiry in a deeply personal, carousel-like narrative.

Bjerga, Sindre: Decoy Sound
Bjerga, Sindre:
Decoy Sound

(Love Earth Music -- USA )



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Two live performances from Norwegian sound artist Sindre Bjerga, capturing his signature blend of cassette-manipulated drones, lo-fi electronics, abstract vocal elements, and field-recorded textures in evolving soundscapes that evoke intimate, surreal, and psychedelically fractured environments.

Last Action: Alien Chrome
Last Action:
Alien Chrome

(Love Earth Music -- USA )



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Belgian sound artist Carlo Steegen delivers a solo work of dense, textural abstraction under his Last Action moniker, blending elements of noise, industrial atmospheres, and electroacoustic experimentation into a raw and immersive studio performance recorded in the summer of 2024.

Wallmart / Rubbish: Asset Protection [split CD]
Wallmart / Rubbish:
Asset Protection [split CD]

(Love Earth Music -- USA )



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A split release pairing Rubbish's abrasive industrial textures with Wallmart's ambient dissonance, presenting six tracks that explore themes of consumerism and surveillance through experimental noise compositions.

subservientdominance: Publicdominance
subservientdominance:
Publicdominance

(Love Earth Music -- USA )



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Live recordings from four Northeast U.S. performances by subservientdominance, the solo project of Doug DeWalt, blending power electronics, harsh noise, and deep vocal-driven textures into a visceral exploration of sonic dominance, with each set presenting a uniquely aggressive and immersive approach to raw electroacoustic intensity.

Hug, Charlotte: In Resonance With Elsewhere
Hug, Charlotte:
In Resonance With Elsewhere

(Listen! Foundation (Fundacja Sluchaj!) -- Poland )



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Composer, violist, and vocal innovator Charlotte Hug presents her fourth solo album in a stunning multidimensional performance blending voice, viola, and spatial resonance, emphasizing her expanded vocal range across a set of immersive, sonically rich works drawn from her 2022 Ruhrtriennale commission and captured in vivid spatial detail at La Prairie in Switzerland.

Biota: Measured Not Found
Biota:
Measured Not Found

(Recommended Records -- UK )



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A deeply immersive and meticulously crafted work from the reclusive Biota collective, blending microtonal instruments, electroacoustic techniques, and a wide array of ancient and modern timbres into a richly layered and human sound-world of instrumental and delicate song forms, unfolding across shifting textures and suspended time-the result of more than seven years of collaborative studio experimentation.

Kuvveti, Deli : Kuslar Soyledi [CASSETTE w/ DOWNLOAD]
Kuvveti, Deli :
Kuslar Soyledi [CASSETTE w/ DOWNLOAD]

(Tsss Tapes -- Italy )



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A limited-edition cassette release from Turkish-born, Seattle-based artist Deli Kuvveti, Kuşlar Söyledi presents four studio compositions blending creaking doors, bird and liquid sounds, and minimal drones into a meditative exploration of microsound and sound collage.

Nakayama, Tetsuya: Edo Wan [CASSETTE w/ DOWNLOAD]
Nakayama, Tetsuya:
Edo Wan [CASSETTE w/ DOWNLOAD]

(Tsss Tapes -- Italy )



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Composing with assembled field recordings and environmental textures, Chiba, Japan-based composer Tetsuya Nakayama transforms mundane sounds into poetic events, as water, metal, and incidental noise intertwine in a quiet yet immersive narrative that re-enchants everyday spaces, revealing a new mode of listening shaped by nuance and fleeting detail.

+Felladog+: +Felladog+
+Felladog+:
+Felladog+

(Love Earth Music -- USA )



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A high-decibel collaboration between harsh noise veteran Steve Davis (+DOG+) and Cleveland sound artist Jim Fellahean Szudy (Fellahean), recorded in Massachusetts and Ohio, blending subterranean industrial textures with metal scraping, low drones, and brutal sonic ruptures across 14 dynamic tracks, delivering an hour of immersive and confrontational electro-industrial experimentation.

Magical: The Gift Of Today
Magical:
The Gift Of Today

(Love Earth Music -- USA )



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A visceral plunge into the depths of experimental noise from Massachusetts sound artist Magical, this release juxtaposes brief, deceptively titled tracks with relentless sonic assaults and divisive vocal moments, creating a disorienting yet compelling experience that shifts between the brutal and the mysterious.

Illusion Of Safety: Float
Illusion Of Safety:
Float

(Full Spectrum -- USA )



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An immersive electroacoustic meditation from Dan Burke's Illusion Of Safety project, exploring the sonic essence of water through field recordings, granular synthesis, and processed textures — an evolving narrative that honors water's beauty and power, while reflecting on our fragile relationship with the natural world through deep listening and multichannel design.

Mori, Ikue: Of Ghosts And Goblins
Mori, Ikue:
Of Ghosts And Goblins

(Tzadik -- USA )



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Electronic innovator Ikue Mori presents a captivating 9-part work drawing inspiration from Lafcadio Hearn's chronicles of Japanese folklore, through intricate laptop electronics and synthesizer work, conjuring a series of instrumental miniatures that evoke the ethereal presence of fox spirits, phantoms, and other spectral entities, a mysteriously enchanting and seductive work.

Unsub: Ambitious Victim
Unsub:
Ambitious Victim

(Love Earth Music -- USA )



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An intense and texturally rich album from the Los Angeles duo of Kevin Bernier and Steve Davis, blending heavy guitar drones, rhythmic pulses, post-rock structures, and synth atmospheres across six expansive tracks that oscillate between moody abstraction and beat-driven momentum, forging a dark yet melodic hybrid of noise, ambient, and industrial-infused experimentation.

Various Artists: In Fractured Silence
Various Artists:
In Fractured Silence

(SOUFFLE CONTINU RECORDS -- France )



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Originally compiled for Steven Stapleton's United Dairies label and now remastered, this snapshot of late 20th-century experimental/industrial music brings together the surreal collage of Nurse With Wound's Stapleton, the brooding piano of Robert Haigh (Sema), the chamber-styled acoustics of Hélène Sage, and the sonic provocations of Un Drame Musical Instantané.

La Casa, Eric: Zones Portuaires 2
La Casa, Eric:
Zones Portuaires 2

(Swarming -- France )



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Working from recordings made at maritime ports between 2017 and 2023, sound artist Éric La Casa constructs a compelling suite of documentary compositions shaped by the industrial rhythms, constraints, and spatial tensions of global harbours, blending field recording and sonic observation into a tactile, immersive portrait of male-dominated coastal labor environments.

del Pino, Francisco / Charlotte Mundy: The Sea [CASSETTE + DOWNLOAD]
del Pino, Francisco / Charlotte Mundy:
The Sea [CASSETTE + DOWNLOAD]

(Notice Recordings -- USA )



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Composer Francisco del Pino and vocalist Charlotte Mundy create a deeply nuanced and emotionally rich exchange, as Mundy's radiant voice navigates del Pino's intricate, polyphony-tinged compositions, layering syllabic repetition, resonant phrasing, and textural detail into a multitrack performance that evokes mantra, lament, and ecstatic meditation in equal measure.

111 (Michelle / Villamil): Live at Opus 40 [CASSETTE + DOWNLOAD]
111 (Michelle / Villamil):
Live at Opus 40 [CASSETTE + DOWNLOAD]

(Notice Recordings -- USA )



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The duo of Chantal Michelle and Grace Villamil transform the monumental land sculpture of Opus 40 into a resonant instrument, layering voice and electronics with field recordings and audience interactions to create an immersive, spatially dynamic performance of ambient tension and sonic obliteration, masterfully teetering between composed sound, environmental resonance, and blooming noise.

Hemispheres  : II
Hemispheres :
II

(FMR -- UK )



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A cross-cultural instrumental suite uniting British and Australian musicians, featuring the resonant didgeridoo and rhythmic sticks of Paul Rider-Boon, the rich woodwinds of Susie Hodder-Williams and Chris Caldwell, atmospheric electronics and guitar from Sam Hodder, and the expressive voice of Clifton Bieundurry, spiritually merging indigenous sound with contemporary improv and electronica.

Borden, TJ / Steve Flato: In the Garden of Eating
Borden, TJ / Steve Flato:
In the Garden of Eating

(Full Spectrum -- USA )



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Taking ironic inspiration from StockhausenÕs conceptual extremes, cellist Tyler J. Borden and guitarist Steve Flato fuse cello, microtonal guitar, modular synth, Gizmotron, and electronics in an absurdist yet introspective performance score, immersively weaving subtle textures and just-intonation harmonies shaped by physical and psychological excesses around food and discomfort.

Chase, Caleb: Looking At Bugs Under A Log
Chase, Caleb:
Looking At Bugs Under A Log

(Love Earth Music -- USA )



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Experimental composer Caleb Chase presents 15 succinct electroacoustic pieces that delve into intricate sound spatialization and panning techniques, crafting immersive auditory environments where layered textures and dynamic movements reveal hidden sonic details, rewarding attentive listening through headphones or stereo speakers.

Myers, David Lee : Tin Drop Tear [BOOK w/ DOWNLOAD]
Myers, David Lee :
Tin Drop Tear [BOOK w/ DOWNLOAD]

(pulsewidth -- USA )



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Experimental composer and feedback artist David Lee Myers (Arcane Device) ventures into literary territory with a limited-edition book of fifty "Plunder-Lit" poetic pieces, complemented by fifteen spoken-word audio readings set to experimental soundscapes, evoking Tristan Tzara's work, William S. Burroughs' cutups, and the sensibilities of Captain Beefheart.

Zilmrah: Hallucinatory X-Ray Visions
Zilmrah:
Hallucinatory X-Ray Visions

(Love Earth Music -- USA )



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The debut full-length from Lawry Romani's noise/drone project Zilmrah blends manipulated samples, modular synths, and handcrafted electroacoustic instruments into intriguingly distorted yet spacious soundscapes, balancing hypnotic rhythms with dadaist absurdity and dense sonic experimentation in a captivating journey of cut-up electronics and immersive drones.

Chrysakis, Thanos: Psyche
Chrysakis, Thanos:
Psyche

(Eternal Music Projects -- Australia )



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Exploring the depths and boundaries of the psyche through seven compelling electroacoustic compositions, Greek composer Thanos Chrysakis delivers a deeply psychedelic, mysterious, and immersive sonic journey, masterfully blending electronic textures and acousmatic elements that resonate within the listener's consciousness, psyche, and imagination — a vivid reflection on complex inner landscapes.

God Pussy: Rudimentar Desejo De Liberdade
God Pussy:
Rudimentar Desejo De Liberdade

(Love Earth Music -- USA )



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Brazilian noise artist Jhones Silva, aka God Pussy, delivers a brutal, uncompromising conglomerate of harsh electronic textures, abstract noise, and aggressive sonic distortion, employing pedals, synths, radios & noise generators in an intense DIY exploration of social chaos, urban corruption, and humanity's unfulfilled desire for freedom through confrontational electroacoustic compositions.

Threes And Will & Huerequeque: Blood River Poort
Threes And Will & Huerequeque:
Blood River Poort

(Love Earth Music -- USA )



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A relentless and immersive sonic experience from Estonian experimental guitarist Threes And Will and noise artist Huerequeque, through two unrelenting compositions of heavy, pulsating guitar noise, evoking a throbbing, menacing atmosphere with an almost meditative intensity, channeling the South African Boer War into a raw and uncompromising exploration of texture, density, and sound.

Musicworks Magazine: #150 Winter 2024/25 [MAGAZINE + CD]
Musicworks Magazine:
#150 Winter 2024/25 [MAGAZINE + CD]

(Musicworks -- Canada )



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Canada's premiere music magazine dedicated to experimental music, improvisation, and sound art, featuring interviews with Maylee Todd, Joshua Van Tassel, Kaïa Kater, and Alexis Baro, alongside coverage of Chuck Copenace, Kalaisan Kalaichelvan, and The Burning Hell, with an accompanying CD of tracks from the issue's featured musicians, offering great inside into the contemporary creative music scene.

Lindorff-Ellery, Evan: Church Recordings from Monhegan [CASSETTE]
Lindorff-Ellery, Evan:
Church Recordings from Monhegan [CASSETTE]

(Full Spectrum -- USA )



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Recorded at Monhegan Community Church on a remote Maine island, this environmental work by Evan Lindorff-Ellery captures the interplay between improvised percussive textures and the resonant acoustics of the space, using frame drum, piano, acoustic guitar, bells, and found objects to leverage the church's natural reverb, while ambient sounds filter through its windows.

Sopa Boba: That Moment
Sopa Boba:
That Moment

(Sub Rosa -- Belgium )



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Blending spoken word, modern classical strings, and harsh modular synths, Belgian/Dutch ensemble Sopa Boba crafts a striking electronic-orchestral oratorio based on Moldavian writer Nicoleta Esinencu's That Moment, unraveling a dark, satirical narrative of capitalist excess through seven gripping movements that merge caustic irony with haunting sonic textures.

Sage, Helene: Echappee Belle
Sage, Helene:
Echappee Belle

(GRRR -- France )



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Consisting of 28 short works, Hélène Sage collaborates with composer and performer Benoît Lavoisier, computer artist Marc Demereau, percussionist Pascal Portejoie, sampler Alex Piques, and vocalist and writer Nathalie Desmarest to craft an avant album blending Dadaist humor with experimental soundscapes, intertwining musical and literary elements to create a distinctive auditory experience.

Reger, Rick: Textures & Tonalities for Analogue Synthesizers & Percussion
Reger, Rick:
Textures & Tonalities for Analogue Synthesizers & Percussion

(Aural Terrains -- UK )



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Blending vintage analogue synthesizers with resonant percussion, Chicago-based Rick Reger (The Margots) constructs an immersive electroacoustic soundscape that balances harmonic depth and atmospheric tension, sculpting evolving tonalities through Moog, Mellotron, Arp & VCS3 alongside gongs and singing bowls in a meditative and richly textured sonic exploration.

Woods, Peter J.: Sucking Stones
Woods, Peter J.:
Sucking Stones

(Love Earth Music -- USA )



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Exploring the intersection of harsh noise, spoken word, and conceptual composition, Peter J. Woods constructs a sonic meditation on Samuel Beckett's Molloy, weaving fragmented text, tense ambience, and intense sonic ruptures into a dynamic and gripping experience, where shifting textures and calculated silences evoke both philosophical depth and visceral tension.

Olencki, Weston : Pearls Ground Down To Powder [VINYL]
Olencki, Weston :
Pearls Ground Down To Powder [VINYL]

(Full Spectrum -- USA )



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Weston Olencki deconstructs and reimagines the banjo across two longform compositions, transforming it into a percussive, polyrhythmic engine and a harmonic resonator, navigating glitch-driven algorithmic textures and richly detuned sonorities, juxtaposing the kinetic, minimalist grooves of "The Rocks Are Different, Here" with the spectral, ring-modulated drones of "Brothers".

Myers, David Lee: Oculus [2CDs]
Myers, David Lee:
Oculus [2CDs]

(pulsewidth -- USA )



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A double CD of rich ambient work from New York City-based sound artist David Lee Myers, presenting four expansive compositions that blend electronics, lamellophone, feedback matrices, and hardware and software processing, evoking the ocular opening of the eye and architectural forms through immersive soundscapes that explore the interplay between organic and electronic elements.

Arcane Device: Plays the Music of J.S. Bach
Arcane Device:
Plays the Music of J.S. Bach

(pulsewidth -- USA )



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Under his Arcane Device moniker, David Lee Myers revisits an unrealized collaboration with Tod Dockstader, deconstructing well-known classical works — primarily those of Bach — through sampling, stretching, looping, and computer-based processing, transforming familiar motifs into playful, shimmering, and immersive soundscapes inspired by Lucas Foss's Baroque Variations.

Houellebecq, Michel / Jean-Jacques Birge : Etablissement D'Un Ciel D'Alternance
Houellebecq, Michel / Jean-Jacques Birge :
Etablissement D'Un Ciel D'Alternance

(GRRR -- France )



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A distinctive collaboration uniting writer Michel Houellebecq and composer Jean-Jacques Birgé, with Bernard Vitet providing orchestral compositions, recorded primarily in 1996 at Studio GRRR, this album merges Houellebecq's poetic prose, spoken in French, with Birgé's electronic textures, offering an immersive exploration of narrative and sound.

Zuydervelt, Rutger: Microtopia (Original Game Score)
Zuydervelt, Rutger:
Microtopia (Original Game Score)

(Machinefabriek -- Netherlands )



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An immersive and atmospheric soundtrack from composer Rutger Zuydervelt, known for his work as Machinefabriek, scoring the video game Microtopia with intricate electronic textures and evocative soundscapes that enhance the game's robotic ant colony simulation, blending ambient, rhythmic, and experimental elements to create a rich sonic environment praised for its depth and integration with gameplay.

Machinefabriek: Omval
Machinefabriek:
Omval

(Flag Day Recordings -- USA )



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Inspired by a live performance with serpent player Berlinde Deman, Rutger Zuydervelt (Machinefabriek) recreated his live setup from that show to record this intricate sonic collage, blending hardware improvisations, field recordings, and an array of electronic and acoustic sources into an organic, layered work that merges performative immediacy with studio precision.

Sage, Helene : Les Araignees
Sage, Helene :
Les Araignees

(GRRR -- France )



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An imaginative and genre-defying return from Hélène Sage in an eclectic blend of songs, jazz-inflected fanfares, and humorous yet critical texts performed in multiple languages, featuring a striking ensemble of avant-garde musicians whose voices, instruments, and unconventional approaches craft a surreal and adventurous sonic world; of interest to RIO fans.

Zuydervelt, Rutger : Meander
Zuydervelt, Rutger :
Meander

(Machinefabriek -- Netherlands )



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A mesmerizing sonic counterpart to the acrobatic and dance performance Meander, Rutger Zuydervelt (Machinefabriek) crafts an immersive score that mirrors the movement of Marta & Kim, Knot on Hands, and Felix Zech, blending ambient textures and dynamic shifts to evoke fluidity, weight, and momentum, shaping an auditory journey that unfolds with the same grace and unpredictability as the performance itself.

Halls of the Machine: Atmospheres For Lovers And Sleepers [CASSETTE w/ DOWNLOAD]
Halls of the Machine:
Atmospheres For Lovers And Sleepers [CASSETTE w/ DOWNLOAD]

(Copy This! -- USA )



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Expanding beyond their post-industrial rock roots, guitarist Mike Graff and drummer Michael Jerome join forces with producer/keyboardist Van Eric Martin, bassist Mike Daane, and vocalist Blythe Gaissert for an ambient and cinematic work inspired by Metropolis, blending ethereal soundscapes and hypnotic rhythms into an immersive instrumental journey.

Birge & Vitet: Carton
Birge & Vitet:
Carton

(GRRR -- France )



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Merging electronic experimentation with improvisational spontaneity, Jean-Jacques Birgé's synthesizers and Bernard Vitet's trumpet weave alongside Michèle Buirette's vocals and Hervé Legeay's guitar, constructing a dynamic and unpredictable sonic landscape that blurs the line between composition and free expression, expanding the possibilities of form and texture.

Birge, Jean-Jacques : Centenaire De Jean-Jacques Birge - The 100th Anniversary (1952 - 2052)
Birge, Jean-Jacques :
Centenaire De Jean-Jacques Birge - The 100th Anniversary (1952 - 2052)

(GRRR -- France )



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A retrospective spanning ten decades (1958-2018) celebrating Jean-Jacques Birgé's multifaceted career through compositions reflecting each era, blending archival recordings with new works through a remarkable ensemble of longtime collaborators, from brass and strings to electronics and voice; a sonic journey bridging past, present, and imagined futures with impressive orchestration and narrative.

Un Drame Musical Instantane: Kind Lieder
Un Drame Musical Instantane:
Kind Lieder

(GRRR -- France )



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The avant-rock and experimental ensemble founded in 1976 by Jean-Jacques Birgé, Bernard Vitet, and Francis Gorgé in their first song-based release from 1991, introducing pioneering compositions that intertwine avant-garde instrumentation and emotive vocals across nine tracks, marking the start of a remarkable series of albums exploring new dimensions of their creative vision.

AHC (Alexander Cooper): Lase [2 CDs]
AHC (Alexander Cooper):
Lase [2 CDs]

(Bu Lang Tribute Cake -- USA )



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A meditative and immersive work of sonic abstraction, Alexander Cooper's first solo release in eight years unfolds as a lattice of minimalism-inspired harmonic diffusion, where shifting textures and fluid structures dissolve into ethereal, non-representational spaces, blurring the boundaries between form and perception in a dynamic interplay of sound and air.

Zane, Allan / Carl Kruger: Model Collapse
Zane, Allan / Carl Kruger:
Model Collapse

(Love Earth Music -- USA )



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Allan Zane and Carl Kruger craft an album of "wet ambient music" inspired by Roland Kayn, featuring fluid textures and evolving soundscapes that pay homage to the German composer and electronic music pioneer innovative approach to ambient composition, here in an immersive auditory experience of deep-water, subtle transitory and aqueous sound.

Birge, Jean-Jacques: Pique-nique Au Labo [2 CDs]
Birge, Jean-Jacques:
Pique-nique Au Labo [2 CDs]

(GRRR -- France )



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Jean-Jacques Birgé invited 28 improvising musicians to the studio to perform in duos and trios, the theme for each of the 22 recordings chosen just before each recording, with noted performers including Birgé himself, Sophie Bernado, Pascal Contet, Julien Desprez, Jean-Brice Godet, Alexandra Grimal, Sylvain Kassap, Edward Perraud, Eve Risser, &c.

El Strom : Long Time No Sea
El Strom :
Long Time No Sea

(GRRR -- France )



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Recorded across studios in France and Denmark and at the Festival Les Enchanteuses, the charming and experimental trio of Birgitte Lyregaard (vocals), Sacha Gattino (sampler, percussion, zither, &c.), and Jean-Jacques Birge (Theremin, keyboards, reeds, &c.) blend experimental, jazz, rock, and folk influences, in a genre-defying amalgam of songs, free improv, rare instruments, and cutting-edge technology.

Birge, Jean-Jacques : Animal Opera
Birge, Jean-Jacques :
Animal Opera

(GRRR -- France )



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Blending the autonomous compositions of Nabaz'mob, his opera for 100 smart rabbits, with the vibrant naturalism of "Dawn at Shimiyacu", a field recording from Peru's Amazon rainforest, Jean-Jacques Birgé along with Antoine Schmitt juxtaposes minimalist robotic orchestrations with raw environmental soundscapes, creating a genre-defying exploration within his signature sonic universe.

Fagaschinski, Kai / Yan Jun : Graveyard Processions [VINYL w/ DOWNLOAD]
Fagaschinski, Kai / Yan Jun :
Graveyard Processions [VINYL w/ DOWNLOAD]

(NI-VU-NI-CONNU -- Luxembourg )



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Recorded in Berlin during the summer of 2022, this first collaboration between clarinetist Kai Fagaschinski and Beijing-based sound artist Yan Jun, blends clarinet, voice, and field recordings with objects and inventive sound sources in four pieces that dissolve boundaries between improvisation, composition, and experimental sound design, creating a dizzying, multilayered auditory experience.

Tungu / Mia Zalbeka / Stefan Strasser: The Confidence Of One Swimming Against The Current
Tungu / Mia Zalbeka / Stefan Strasser:
The Confidence Of One Swimming Against The Current

(FMR -- UK )


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Uniting Ukrainian artist Sergiy Senchuk (aka Tungu), Austrian violinist Mia Zabelka, and German musician Stefan Strasser, this debut project blends field recordings, improvisation, electronics, and live instrumentation, embodying defiance and resilience amidst adversity through bold, dynamic, and genre-defying soundscapes shaped by their collective strength.

Brant, Cody / Carl Kruger: Smoke Detail [CASSETTE w/ DOWNLOAD]
Brant, Cody / Carl Kruger:
Smoke Detail [CASSETTE w/ DOWNLOAD]

(Copy This! -- USA )



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Developed using recordings made in Oregon and in North Carolina from West Coast sound and multimedia artists Cody Brand and Carl Kruger, Brant expanding Kruger's initial tracks with his own rhythmic additions and sonic embellishments to create twelve compositions with a recommended use of "reflective open-road journeys", noted as "Reality-dream boundary: blurred".

Seabrook, Brandon : Object of Unknown Function
Seabrook, Brandon :
Object of Unknown Function

(Pyroclastic Records -- USA )



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A "solo" guitar album of unparalleled creativity and technical prowess, blending virtuosic banjo and guitar performances with inventive compositions and experimental use of effects and overdubs through multiple instruments and cassette additions, a genre-defying exploration of layered soundscapes, intricate fingerpicking, and bold sonic textures that is absolutely fascinating.

Strycharski, Dominik: Ecstasy
Strycharski, Dominik:
Ecstasy

(Listen! Foundation (Fundacja Sluchaj!) -- Poland )



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Polish wind player Dominik Strycharski combines traditional blockflutes (recorders), saxophones spanning sopranino to tenor, and electronic synthesizers to create nine original compositions of distinctive improvisation and captivating soundscapes, recorded at ZPSM im. S. Moniuszki in Bielsko-Biała, a music school named after the celebrated Polish composer Stanisław Moniuszko.

Abcess Grenk: Erguss Von Licht [CASSETTE w/ DOWNLOAD]
Abcess Grenk:
Erguss Von Licht [CASSETTE w/ DOWNLOAD]

(Copy This! -- USA )



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Marc Myers, recording in Lincoln, Nebraska, is the creative force behind Abcess Grenk, merging analog electronics and experimental guitar in Erguss Von Licht, as a blend of synthesizers, modular synths, a Fender guitar, and a '69 Fender Deluxe Reverb amp, for richly layered and textured improvisations steeped in a DIY aesthetic that reflects Myers' decades-long evolution in sound exploration.

Innovative Landscapes Laboratory: Spontaneous Dimensions
Innovative Landscapes Laboratory:
Spontaneous Dimensions

(Sublime Retreat -- Poland )



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Ukrainian composer Taras Opanasiuk explores spontaneous soundscapes, blending free improvisation with a meticulous compositional process as he transforms modular synthesizer sessions into five compelling sound collages that balance atmospheric electronics, musique concrète, and studio layering, in an imaginative and introspective journey through Opanasiuk's unique sonic palette.

Fennesz: Mosaic
Fennesz:
Mosaic

(Touch -- UK )



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Working in his new Seven Fountains studio in Vienna, guitarist and sound artist Fennesz developed these six works as a "mosaic" of elements derived from improvisation, composition and experimentation using unexpected influences and time signatures, each piece a richly immersive environment of bright harmonics with turns into intricately shadowed space.

Alva Noto: Xerrox Vol. 5
Alva Noto:
Xerrox Vol. 5

(Noton -- Germany )



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Carsten Nicolai concludes his Xerrox series with Vol. 5, an emotional work blending conceptual image-to-sound themes and sweeping melodic compositions influenced by classical instrumentation, creating a richly layered and introspective sonic experience that encapsulates his evolution from minimalist glitch aesthetics to ambient neo-classical grandeur.

Alva Noto: Xerrox Vol. 5 [VINYL 2 LPs]
Alva Noto:
Xerrox Vol. 5 [VINYL 2 LPs]

(Noton -- Germany )



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Carsten Nicolai concludes his Xerrox series with Vol. 5, an emotional work blending conceptual image-to-sound themes and sweeping melodic compositions influenced by classical instrumentation, creating a richly layered and introspective sonic experience that encapsulates his evolution from minimalist glitch aesthetics to ambient neo-classical grandeur.

Modelbau: Extricate
Modelbau:
Extricate

(Sublime Retreat -- Poland )



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Re-modeling Modelbau, the long-running project of Frans de Waard (also of Kapotte Muziek, Beequeen, Goem, Zebra, Freiband, Shifts, &c), in a dark and atmospheric hour-long work of multi-tracked sound, evolving organically through 14 seamlessly connected sections that layer rich tonal and textural compositional elements, with a brooding and introspective urgency.

Persson, Rasmus / Lee Noyes : Ratios
Persson, Rasmus / Lee Noyes :
Ratios

(Idealstate Recordings -- Sweden )



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The collaboration between sound artists Lee Noyes and Rasmus initiated during their 2021 residency at Elementstudion in Goteborg, blending feedback electronics to explore balance, restraint, and precision; navigating the unpredictability of their instruments, they use improvisation, negative space and perceptual phenomena to develop these fascinating compositions.

Jeck, Philip: rpm [2 CDs]
Jeck, Philip:
rpm [2 CDs]

(Touch -- UK )



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Collecting work from Philip Jeck's life and collaborations, including projects with Fennesz, Jah Wobble, Faith Coloccia, Gavin Bryars and Chris Watson, including Oxmardyke completed from Watson's recordings, Jana Winderen's pilot whale track, and reflections on Jeck's groundbreaking audiovisual work Vinyl Requiem (1993), showcasing his legacy of innovation in sound and performance.

Weston, Matt: Communism Has Appeared On The Scene [VINYL 2 LPs]
Weston, Matt:
Communism Has Appeared On The Scene [VINYL 2 LPs]

(7272music -- USA )



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Matt Weston pushes the boundaries of percussion and improvisation, creating compositions that blend site-specific drum recordings, environmental soundscapes, and musique concrète techniques, exploring cavernous spaces, machine-like drones, and rapid editing as he crafts dynamic pieces in an innovative and captivating sonic experience.

Monteiro, Alfredo Costa : Transient Spaces as Impermanent Lines
Monteiro, Alfredo Costa :
Transient Spaces as Impermanent Lines

(Sublime Retreat -- Poland )



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Unfolding as a sonic drift through varied sound atmospheres, Alfredo Costa Monteiro's large sonic canvas creates a narrative akin to a psychogeographical wander that evokes emotional states of disorientation; inspired by found footage techniques in cinema, it serves as a "cinema for the ear," where found sounds stripped of context form an immersive, unpredictable auditory journey.

Sheffield, Colin Andrew : Moments Lost
Sheffield, Colin Andrew :
Moments Lost

(Sublime Retreat -- Poland )



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Debuting at the Molten Plains Festival 2023, Colin Andrew Sheffield's work blends manipulated samples from vintage soundtrack LPs into an abstract plunderphonic symphony; using layered loops, ambient drones, and vinyl surface noise, creating a haunting sonic collage of deconstructed melodies and textures, fusing past and present in a dream-like exploration of hidden secrets and lost moments.

Niblock, Phill / Anna Clementi / Thomas Stern: Zound Delta 2
Niblock, Phill / Anna Clementi / Thomas Stern:
Zound Delta 2

(KARLRECORDS -- Germany )



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A posthumous realization of Phill Niblock's 2022 composition, this dense, resonant work of drone and sonic intensity, written for Italian vocalist Anna Clementi and shaped and developed with guitarist and bassist Thomas Stern of Einstürzende Neubauten and Crime & the City Solution, is presented in two monumental, haunting longform versions.

Nevai, Nandor: <<The PRICE of FRONTIER>> Book 1: FULK [BOOK + 4 CDs]
Nevai, Nandor:
<<The PRICE of FRONTIER>> Book 1: FULK [BOOK + 4 CDs]

(Psykomanteum -- USA )



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Each volume of Nandor Nevai's musikbook series merges four CDs of genre-focused music — folk, industrial, jazz, or hard rock — with autobiographical text and vibrant images, creating a multi-sensory journey through evolving sub-genres, as Nevai's narration and Alex Theoret's mastering bring pristine studio works and raw recordings into a cohesive, powerful experience.

Nevai, Nandor: &lt;&lt;The PRICE of FRONTIER&gt;&gt; Book 2: MARTIAL [BOOK + 4 CDs]
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(Psykomanteum -- USA )



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Each volume of Nandor Nevai's musikbook series merges four CDs of genre-focused music — folk, industrial, jazz, or hard rock — with autobiographical text and vibrant images, creating a multi-sensory journey through evolving sub-genres, as Nevai's narration and Alex Theoret's mastering bring pristine studio works and raw recordings into a cohesive, powerful experience.

Nevai, Nandor: &lt;&lt;The PRICE of FRONTIER&gt;&gt; Book 3: JASSOM  [BOOK + 4 CDs]
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(Psykomanteum -- USA )



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Each volume of Nandor Nevai's musikbook series merges four CDs of genre-focused music — folk, industrial, jazz, or hard rock — with autobiographical text and vibrant images, creating a multi-sensory journey through evolving sub-genres, as Nevai's narration and Alex Theoret's mastering bring pristine studio works and raw recordings into a cohesive, powerful experience.

Nevai, Nandor: &lt;&lt;The PRICE of FRONTIER&gt;&gt; Book 4: HARD-WON  [BOOK + 4 CDs]
Nevai, Nandor:
<<The PRICE of FRONTIER>> Book 4: HARD-WON [BOOK + 4 CDs]

(Psykomanteum -- USA )



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Each volume of Nandor Nevai's musikbook series merges four CDs of genre-focused music — folk, industrial, jazz, or hard rock — with autobiographical text and vibrant images, creating a multi-sensory journey through evolving sub-genres, as Nevai's narration and Alex Theoret's mastering bring pristine studio works and raw recordings into a cohesive, powerful experience.

Garcia, Miguel A. / Fernando Carvalho: Siamese
Garcia, Miguel A. / Fernando Carvalho:
Siamese

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )



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Developed as part of the 2024 artist-in-residence program at Azkuna Zentroa in Bilbao, this series of nine electroacoustic compositions by Miguel A. García and Fernando Carvalho blends rhythms, synthesizers, and Carvalho's field recordings, all manipulated and transformed by García into distinct sonic worlds, each unveiling or making curious mysteriously fascinating sources.

Pet The Tiger: Hail The Traveler
Pet The Tiger:
Hail The Traveler

(Public Eyesore -- USA )



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Bay Area instrument inventor David Samas leads Pet The Tiger, a collective ensemble primarily of instrument inventors, augmented with original ceramic flutes and occasionally Samas' voice, the unique quality of their sound recalling Harry Partch or Harry Bertoia, here in four major works of multiple parts performed in a mixture of composed and improvised approaches; fascinating.

Corcoran, Kevin / Andrew Weathers: Peripheral Residue
Corcoran, Kevin / Andrew Weathers:
Peripheral Residue

(Editions Glomar -- USA )



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Two acoustic improvisations from percussionist Kevin Corcoran and Andrew Weathers on soprano saxophone, recorded in an abandoned garage and using the structure's resonance to shape their playing, with the third and title track being an electroacoustic composition by Corcoran, incorporating field recordings from Mare Island, where they were working.

Thomas, Pat: This is Trick Step
Thomas, Pat:
This is Trick Step

(577 Records -- USA )



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UK improviser and keyboard artist Pat Thomas makes his 577 debut with a solo album of abstract and active electronic experimentation with an urban edge, blending texture, depth, and 'mental stimulation' in unexpected, densely packed ways, with Thomas describing the album as the product of an alternative universe where JDilla and Morton Feldman collaborate.

DNS: Taking Big Bites Of The Khandas Three Cafes Deep [2 CDs]
DNS:
Taking Big Bites Of The Khandas Three Cafes Deep [2 CDs]

(Bu Lang Tribute Cake -- USA )



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Live improvisations from the North Carolina duo of Alexander Cooper and Joseph Schlam, a double album of eight extended journeys through textural sound, drone and veiled reference, influenced by Costin Miereanu, Jaap Vink, Lionel Marchetti, Luc Ferrari, and Dagar Vani, as the duo work in stereo using two amps for drums, voice, live electronics, and field recordings.

Flinn, Stephen / Bryan Eubanks : Stephen Flinn / Bryan Eubanks
Flinn, Stephen / Bryan Eubanks :
Stephen Flinn / Bryan Eubanks

(Public Eyesore -- USA )



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A live performance of acoustic improvisation augmented by electronics between Stephen Flinn and Bryan Eubanks, Flinn bringing percussion and gongs to the stage while Eubanks performs on saxophone and electronics, over a 30 minute dialog they coax out unusual cries, squeals and utterance of confident sonic force evolved through improvisational restraint; compelling and mysterious.

Merce, Sergio: Prosa
Merce, Sergio:
Prosa

(Hitorri -- Japan )



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Buenos Aires sound artist & saxophonist Sergio Merce presents his third album on the Hitorri label, in two pieces recorded between 2023-24: "Segundo Paisaje", an organized composition using wind synthesizer, virtual instruments & field recordings; and "Glissotar" using a new wind instrument designed for extreme glissando effects, joined with wind synth & electronics.

Garcia, Miguel A. / Ruben Gil: Craiceann
Garcia, Miguel A. / Ruben Gil:
Craiceann

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )



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Created as part of an artist-in-residence programme of Azkuna Zentroa, Bilbao in 2024, Miguel A. Garc’a creates seven intricate compositions using the raw sound and rhythmic material provide by Ruben Gil, with additional material on one track from Fernando Carvalho, in a well-paced album of awe-inspiring moments of beauty and propulsive motion.

Haco: Another Souvenir: Solo Live in 2002
Haco:
Another Souvenir: Solo Live in 2002

(Ftarri -- Japan )



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After Dinner vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and sound artist Haco undertook her first North American tour in 2002, bringing with her an irregularly tuned electric mandolin, two samplers, a mini-drum synth and her "Howling [tea]Pot" feedback instrument, here in seven uniquely Haco performances of sonic instrumentals and song, performed at Mama Gaia's in Cambridge.

Ironing & Juice Machine: S/T
Ironing & Juice Machine:
S/T

(Hymns -- USA )



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The Ironing project of Gainesville, Florida turntable and electronic artist joins with the Oregon-based Juice Machine duo of Roger Smith and late experimental musician Heather Chessman, both on electronics, tapes & sampler, for six unusual constructions of strange grooves over which concrete and obscure sounds swim about with a sense of wonder and humor.

 

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