Look, I get obsessed with records all the time. I write a column on an obscure music blog, it would be weird if I didn’t listen to a specific record multiple times in a day sometimes. This is one of those times. SQUANDERERS is a truly […]
A legendary meeting of the minds that got its long overdue release 2023. If you haven’t heard that this collaboration has been cooking, here’s the story. Simeon Coxe and Makoto Kawabata recorded this back in 2009, after Simeon reached out and invited the collaboration. They laid […]
It’s hard to nail this one down, and this for the best. Look at that cover art, I mean, come on. Shit is gorgeous, and it does a hell of a job of visualizing the spiraling depths this album will take you into. This is a […]
A late great thesis on the one of a kind experiment that is Climax Golden Twins. The influential Seattle experimental duo returns after a decade plus break with a double LP that’s simply perfection. It is an instant classic. Jeffery Taylor and Robert Millis have a […]
If you’re familiar at all with John Zorn, you know he never sticks to one idea for long. His wild experimentation renders the very concept of genre obsolete, along with other conventional aspects of improvisational/outsider music. While most well-known for his blistering, over-the-top-insane acts like Naked […]
Jeffery Taylor (of Climax Golden Twins) leads this quartet through 7 free improvisations and a cover of Wire’s “You Can’t Leave Now.” Spectacular record, short and powerful.
Two fine works of classic American avant-prog. A little mathy, a little trippy, some great free form and droning passages and (of course) a little bit of jazzy skronk. These guys have a memorable sound that seperates them from the pack. It’s got a sort of […]
A two track indi behemoth from a decade ago that most certainly flew under your radar. Fortunately it got a great reissue in 2014 via Debacle Records, with a new Scott Colburn remaster and killer new art (pictured.) The percussion working overtime reminds me of hard […]
A diverse and gorgeous album of experimental/traditional music from all corners of the UK. Though they’re a 9 piece group the record is pretty sparse, with lovely passages of drone and acappella. Not quite as sombre as I was expecting but rather full of life. Field […]
Kedef, or Kadef Abgi (2022, Re 2023) is an improvisational ensemble assembled by saxophonist Devin Brahja. The Arabic/North African inspired work definitely centers around the powerful vocals of Ziad Qoulaii but everybody gives a great performance (Sam Shalabi from blog favorites Dwarves of East Agouza has […]