Drew Daniel and M.C. Schmidt reflect on Metallic Life Review, recording live, and honoring Susan Alcorn. For nearly 30 years, Matmos — Drew Daniel and M.C. Schmidt — have […]
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International Anthem brings new light to Carlos Niño and Miguel Atwood-Ferguson’s live document through its IA11 reissue program and a deep listening/live series at Chicago’s Hungry Brain. In the summer […]
Our favorite new releases from Detroit, Chicago, Paris, Edmonton, Italy, Ireland, Berlin via Senegal, and more… New music continues to be a major focus for us here at […]
From a defunct DIY venue to a modernist chapel, Dismal Niche has spent years staging the improbable — and making it feel necessary. It’s hard to foment a […]
A reel-to-reel in Mississippi, AM radio in Tennessee, and a new record, Time Indefinite, tuned to the quiet hiss between stations. Time Indefinite is William Tyler’s first solo album […]
New album from two cornerstones of Chicago’s experimental scene arrives ten years after their first collaborative release Ten years ago the Bitchin’ Bajas and Natural Information Society released Automaginary, […]
Kwame Yeboah and Ben Abarbanel-Wolff’s band returns with a genre-blending new release. “I have a problem with choosing an instrument,” Ghanaian musician and producer Kwame Yeboah said in […]
A seven-year vocal comeback wrapped in myth and eerie imagination. The opening moments of great records possess a rare magic, where a few carefully chosen sounds cast a […]
Watch a new video look from Phi-Psonics recorded at Healing Force of the Universe in Pasadena. On his 1970 Impulse! Records classic, Albert Ayler is joined by his […]
‘Psychic Geography’ leaves drums behind to explore inner topographies. Roland TB-303, Juno G, Prophet 5, Elektron Octatrack MKII, Make Noise DPO and René, Mutable Clouds, SH-101, Behringer TD3, Sherman […]
Dancefloor mysticism and ancestral resonance collide on his recent IBOGA. “The iboga plant is indigenous to the humid, tropical climates of West Central Africa, including Gabon, Cameroon, Congo, and […]
Contemporary Sounds from around the world… It’s a new year and of course Now Sounds continue to be a major focus for us here at In Sheep’s Clothing… […]
Jelinek’s 2005 album warps time through shifting, eroding textures. The vinyl reissue arrives as he prepares for a rare performance at the Lodge Room. Known for working under […]
A collection of songs that don’t insist on being heard — but reward those who listen. Ichiko Aoba’s Luminescent Creatures doesn’t introduce a new world so much as trace the […]
Dive into our favorite sounds of 2024, selected by the team behind In Sheep’s Clothing… An unfortunate year in a multitude of ways (a recurring theme), 2024 felt […]
The Kikagaku Moyo guitarist/vocalist delivers a woozy psychedelic rock burner with an accompanying book titled Dream of the Egg. Those who haven’t yet discovered the work of the […]
Our favorite new music from CS + Kreme, urika’s bedroom, Barry Archie Johnson, Fine, and more! New music continues to be a major focus for us here at […]
Recent mailbox arrivals from Juan Atkins & Moritz von Oswald, Sandy Bull, Vanishing Twin, and Ø. Although the basic machinations that occur behind the scenes of the In […]
Words don’t need to introduce a lovely piece of recorded music. Sometimes, as below, the best curtain-raiser is the thing itself. That’s American choreographer, dancer, actress and educator […]
Last fall, the Australian label Altered States Tapes released the debut album by Keanu Nelson, an indigenous musician with a strikingly soothing vocal tone and equally beguiling way […]
After a short break, we return with an expanded set of Now Sound favorites. New music continues to be a major focus for us here at In Sheep’s […]
New music discoveries can be particularly potent while traveling. Case in point: I recently picked up a small stack of obscurities from Chee Shimizu’s revered Physical Store that […]
It’s safe to say that few record labels have been as sampled as Blue Note. The classic New York jazz label, which was founded by Alfred Leon and […]
Feel like watching an A+ drummer let loose? On Friday, British musician Yussef Dayes released the second in a series of live sets, Live in Malibu, to streaming […]
Now Sound favorites selected by all of us at In Sheep’s Clothing. Part 2 Archival & Compilations coming soon. It’s been another year of unexpected changes here at […]
Her new album, There is only love and fear, is driven by what she calls ‘messy minimalism.’ You should go deep with the percussionist Bex Burch’s new album, […]
A transcendental futuristic sounds experience in Philadelphia… Three weeks ago, a group of us traveled from Los Angeles to Philadelphia in search of a transcendental experience. Most us […]
Back with our recent favorites from Los Angeles, Xiamen, Sweden, UK, Ghana, Chicago, New York. Each week the global listening community gets bombarded with new releases, reissues and […]
Carmen Villain shares five recent favorites in anticipation of her live performance next week at In Sheep’s Clothing HQ. One of our favorite artists performing at the upcoming […]
The Gondwana Records boss shares five essential favorites. Manchester-based trumpeter, bandleader, and composer Matthew Halsall has a new album coming out tomorrow! Inspired by the breathtaking sea views […]
The birds aren’t an affectation on the first record by Flaer. Their chirps score Preludes because the artist behind the project, the visual and musical artist Realf Heygate, […]
Enter the world of Planet Q, a “beautiful, secluded safe space” lovingly hand-crafted by artists Kyoko Takenaka and Tomoki Sanders. A little over a year ago, Pure Person […]
The Akron-based “Lemon friends” have a new album coming soon on London’s Last Resort. In Akron, Ohio, four friends get together every Tuesday with gas station snacks and […]
Ethereal dream pop, ambient jazz, electroacoustic, low-key indie rock, and more recent favorites. Each week the global listening community gets bombarded with new releases, reissues and restocks. As […]
Recent favorites from Chicago, Brooklyn, New Zealand, Basque, Amsterdam, Munich, Tokyo, and Sweden. Each week the global listening community gets bombarded with new releases, reissues and restocks. As […]
Outsider experimental electropop from Russia. One of our favorite recent discoveries… Virtually unknown outside of the motherland, Тальник (written as Talnik in English / translates to Willow) is […]
Recent ISC favorites from Malmö, Kingston, Newcastle, London, and Los Angeles. Each week the global listening community gets bombarded with new releases, reissues and restocks. As music freaks […]
Two years ago, the Barcelona-based DJ, writer and electronic music expert Philip Sherburne teamed up with Albert Salinas to launch Balmat Records, a boutique label devoted to experimental […]
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 […]
‘Raven’ is out now with contributions from OCA, LSDXOXO, Junglepussy, Bambii, Asmara, and KAYTRANADA. “When the world needed her most… she vanished.” Last Friday, after a six year […]
More music is always better… So here are more favorites from 2022. Where are we now? 2022 was another big year of change for us at In Sheep’s […]
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 […]
Don’t miss Ulla performing live this Thursday at In Sheep’s Clothing HQ. The term glitch was coined sometime in the 1990s to describe an emergent movement of artists […]
Essential new music from the great Jeff Parker… Starting in 2018, LA-based guitarist Jeff Parker set up camp at the Enfield Tennis Academy in Highland Park for an […]
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 […]
Explore some of Impulse! Records’ latest releases ahead of our in-store listening party 5-7pm tonight. Some logos hold a special kind of power. Even design elements – color […]
A look into one of our favorite new labels from Dublin, Ireland. In the last few years, a new wave of left-field artists has emerged from the lush […]
Recent favorites from Brazil, Japan, Toronto, Australia, London, and more. Each week the global listening community gets bombarded with new releases, reissues and restocks. As music freaks who […]
With 2022 more than halfway gone, we figured it was time to wrangle some of our favorite records into a loose collection. What follows is a selection of […]
Recent favorites from Italy, Brazil, Leipzig, Memphis, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and Baltimore. Each week the global listening community gets bombarded with new releases, reissues and restocks. As music […]
We’re back with another staff selects playlist! Haven’t done one of these in a minute! Thanks for following along as always. We love putting these together and so […]
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 […]
Six essential new releases to get you through the week. Each week the global listening community gets bombarded with new releases, reissues and restocks. As music freaks who […]
Recent favorites from New York, Detroit, Akron, and Ukraine. Each week the global listening community gets bombarded with new releases, reissues and restocks. As music freaks who read […]
Recent favorites from Los Angeles, Melbourne, Munich, Dublin, and Algeria. Each week the global listening community gets bombarded with new releases, reissues and restocks. As music freaks who […]
Another strange year in the books. In 2021, we finally begin to crawl out of this once-in-a-lifetime pandemic. It hasn’t been a smooth transition by any means, but […]
“Like the last embers of a fire burning” Our friends at Motion Ward have announced their final release of the year with a “CD of dimly lit tunes […]
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 […]
Austin Brown shares his journey into sound system culture and deep listening with 5 recent favorites. Several years ago Parquet Courts cofounder Austin Brown started going to the […]
An eclectic selection of new favorites from Séance Centre, Warp Records, Club Romantico, Nothing But Net, and Into The Light Records. Each week the global listening community gets […]
Fresh sounds from Zurich, Brooklyn, Russia, and British Columbia selected by your your friends at In Sheep’s Clothing. Each week the global listening community gets bombarded with new […]
Recent reissues and new releases shared by your friends at In Sheep’s Clothing. Each week the global listening community gets bombarded with new releases, reissues and restocks. As […]
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 […]
Five new releases we’re extremely excited about. Each week the global listening community gets bombarded with new releases, reissues and restocks. As music freaks who read these missives […]
Exploring contemporary projects and shifts in a futurist utopia with releases from Arushi Jain, Brian Eno, Laurie Spiegel, and Kuniyuki Takahashi. Since its origin, ambient music has been […]
New Tara Clerkin Trio, spiritual free jazz, Chinese dreamscapes, and more of that “Now Sound” selected by the team behind In Sheep’s Clothing. Each week the global listening […]
Abstract, experimental electronic music from one of our favorite local labels. Shimmering. Foggy. Warm. Hypnotic. These are all words that have been used to describe the abstract electronic […]
Shared listening selections from ISC staff including tracks from Music from Memory, Joe Zawinul, Selda Bağcan, and more! Hello friends! Excited to announce that we’re bringing back our […]
Fish scales. Video Stores. Jazz. The multi-layered world of Munich-based label Squama Recordings. Martin Brugger is a producer and bass player for the modern jazz quintet Fazer. Max […]
Fresh Bread is out now on Leaving Records. Sam Gendel walks us through five records in his current rotation. If you’re not yet familiar with Sam Gendel’s work […]
The pandemic. George Floyd’s murder and the furious protests that followed. The election. The isolation and its physical and mental tolls. Brilliant creators like Harold Budd, Charley Pride, […]
