Past & present sounds from LA-based saxophone player Patrick Shiroishi. The Los Angeles saxophone player, improvisor, composer and inexhaustible creator-collaborator Patrick Shiroishi doesn’t seem to stay in the […]
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“Cute” space age healing music from Dr. Yann Tomita’s Audio Science Laboratory. It’s Doopee Time! Here’s an essential listen that’s been posted about quite a bit online, but […]
Improvisational Turntablism, Meta-Concert, Hypermobility, and more key performances from artist Christian Marclay. The visual and sound artist Christian Marclay is best known for The Clock, his 24-hour film […]
Deep cut anime and video game soundtrack selections from Motion Ward’s Ura. Los Angeles-based experimental electronic label Motion Ward continues to be on a roll, albeit at a […]
This is a film about listening. Documentary filmmaker Sam Green invites us into experimental composer Annea Lockwood’s world of listening. Highly recommended for anyone interested in “deep listening” […]
Featuring hurdy-gurdy, harp, voice, and Bruno Menny’s arrangements. In 1977, when much of Western music culture was being upended by both the distorted aggression of the global punk […]
As the remarkable series approaches its 10th anniversary, a look at the musician-producer’s online project. In 2013, the musician and producer Jim O’Rourke started releasing a series of […]
Recent favorites from Los Angeles, Detroit, New Zealand, Melbourne, and North West England. Each week the global listening community gets bombarded with new releases, reissues and restocks. As […]
The experimental guitarist’s latest album Shebang! has arrived on Chicago-based independent label Drag City. To discover Oren Ambarchi’s discography is like coming upon a shimmering labyrinth in the […]
Dive into seven essential tracks from Melbourne’s CS + Kreme ahead of their LA debut at ISC HQ on June 25th. The weird tunes world is more accessible […]
Recent favorites from the Bay Area, Indonesia, London via Shanghai, Berlin, and Hungary. Each week the global listening community gets bombarded with new releases, reissues and restocks. As […]
Before he died at 44 in 1998, the brilliant experimental player was a central figure in ‘80s and ‘90s New York avant-jazz scene. Next year will mark the […]
Though only a 7-inch single, the 1991 record offers a primal primer on the New Zealand experimental scene. Nearly 35 years ago, experimental guitarist Bruce Russell founded a […]
Celebrate the release of “Recordings from the Åland Islands” tonight at 2220 Arts + Archives. Out now via Chicago’s International Anthem, electronic musician Jeremiah Chiu & violist Marta […]
An overview of one of the greatest drummers you’ve (likely) never heard. Let’s talk about Susie Ibarra, perhaps the greatest percussionist you’ve never heard. Across three-plus decades, the […]
The lost 1984 follow-up to ‘Kakashi’ and ‘Utakata No Hibi’ will be released on NYC label Palto Flats. Japanese experimental saxophonist, producer, and composer Yasuaki Shimizu needs no […]
Five mesmerizing tracks by the Austrian experimental electronic producer and instrumentalist. This year marks the 25th anniversary of Hotel Paral.lel, the first solo album by Austrian experimental guitarist […]
Nearing the holidays with more great new music from the UK, France, Switzerland, and Bay Area. Each week the global listening community gets bombarded with new releases, reissues […]
Dive into a singular artist whose beautifully chaotic energy inspired us during the pandemic. Last year as the pandemic forced us all inside to isolate, the fantastic speaker […]
Multi-instrumentalist, drummer (CMON, Drugdealer), and NTS radio host Josh da Costa shares five gems. CMON (Confusing Mix Of Nations) is the studio project of Josh da Costa formerly […]
“Not exactly a sporting selection” from hero Chee Shimizu. For anyone looking for some musical inspiration today, here’s a perfect playlist from our friend Chee Shimizu. Selected for […]
Smiling C shares an intimate documentary on Mexican experimental jazz artist Germán Bringas. For the past few years, the Santa Cruz-based archival project (and one of our absolute […]
Maximalist experimental jazz from four heroes of the genre. For eight years starting in 1986, the searing free jazz quartet of Sonny Sharrock (electric guitar), Peter Brötzmann (sax), […]
Music from the 12th Isle via Glasgow’s underground. Glasgow’s 12th Isle has been steadily releasing some of our favorite genre-bending electronic works since 2016. The label takes a […]
A timeless synth played by Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Alessandro Cortini, and Wendy Carlos. Introduced by Bay Area synthesizer innovator Don Buchla’s company in 1973, the Buchla Music Easel […]
Experimental musician Keiji Haino sat down with Vice Japan in 2016 and shared the secret behind his enigmatic reputation. Keiji Haino has been making wildly unexpected music since […]
A primer on Japanese experimental masters EYE, Yoshimi, Seiichi Yamamoto and the hypnotic mess they’ve made. The Boredoms aren’t an easy group to nail down. One of the strangest-ever […]
