There’s a lot I love in the discographies of both LA based new-age improviser Carlos Niño and NYC producer/keyboard/synthesist Photay. I enjoyed everything either of them have done, including their many separate collaborations, and especially this one where they come together. After getting in contact as […]
This Hong Kong trio has only this one album but their own very distinct brand of Rock n Roll. Ten years and a remaster/reissue later and Spectacles is best known for it’s highly rhythmic yet completely drum-free sound, a sound that guitarist Tom Ng has continued […]
This album from Beijing producer Howie Lee continues the jazz influenced sound of his previous two records while continuing his unique style of experimental bass/dance music with traditional Chinese influences. Birdy Island builds upon the cleaner, less distorted sounds of the previous LP 7 Weapons Series […]
This is essential instrumental hip-hop from prodigal NYC producer Sporting Life. You might know him as the producer and live electronics performer behind the legendary experimental trio Ratking with rappers Hak and Wiki. Haks departure marked the end of the short lived but very influential group, […]
This is a sparkling, synth fueled experimental pop record that marks the solo debut of Russian singer/multi-instrumentalist Kate NV. At the time she was well known as the singer for Russian indi/new wave group Glintshake, and in the years since this debut has continued to find […]
This is an all around excellent bootleg from late in the original run of German rock legends CAN. Good recordings of their legendary, highly improvisational performances are highly sought and quality enjoyed. Amongst CAN bootlegs A French Gig is appreciated for a few reasons. The sound […]
There’s always been a psychedelic undercurrent to the work of Californian producer Toro Y Moi. The name is synonymous with chillwave and smooth, funky synth pop of all kinds. More than a decade ago he helped write the book on this sound, which a lot of […]
These first two albums by NZ guitarist (and occasional singer) Roy Montgomery are both masterpieces and foundational works of guitar-oriented ambiance. They’ve enjoyed lasting influence and popularity, particularly Temple IV which remains widely regarded as his magnum opus. I consider these two records inseparable and equally […]
This is the first official album by early drone ensemble The Taj Mahal Travellers, documenting a 1972 homecoming show at Sohgetsu Hall in Tokyo, following their second tour of Europe. I think this group is deeply underrated and has a small but wonderful discography, which consists […]
This 3LP live album from improvisational psychedelic legends Acid Mothers Temple documents a wonderfully heavy 4/20 set. As perhaps their longest running and hardest rocking lineup, this incarnation of the band is particularly suited to the task. They’re very aware of the holiday and the recording […]