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Album Review: Near Minerals- ‘The Talking Castle’: A tantalising synth soundtrack to a shape-shifting novel.

Postcards, seed bookmarks, graphic novels, music scores, research magazines, a fully-working record player, a Perspex ice sculpture and an academic thesis have all been components of music released on the…

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Album Review: Penelope Trappes – ‘OPVS NOVUM: A Requiem Reworked’ : A stunning re-imagined collection that shapes its own cathartic soundscape.

Last year we were graced by Penelope Trappes ‘A Requiem’, an album of stunning intensity and gothic shadings which stood out amongst other electronic/ experimental releases because of its sheer…

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Album Review: Momen – ‘Sympathetic Resonance’: Enthralling merger of electronic, classical and jazz from new London-based duo.

In times of turbulence, we need music that keeps us centred and able to pause. That’s exactly what ‘Sympathetic Resonance’ the enthralling debut from London based duo Momen achieves. A…

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Album Review: Anenon – ‘Dream Temperature’: Enthralling, dream-state miniatures from the singular LA composer/instrumentalist.

‘Dream Temperature’, the second release on Tonal Union by saxophonist and composer Brian Allen Simon (aka Anenon), is an album of departures and returns. While 2016’s ‘Petrol’ captured the energy…

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News: Max Nemo Shines On Debut Album ‘Nexus’

Independent artist and producer Max Nemo has released her debut album, Nexus, a work that resists easy categorisation while quietly insisting on emotional clarity. Spanning Alternative, Experimental, Indie, and Cinematic influences,…

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News: Midival Punditz Release New Album Love & Machines

Midival Punditz have returned from a five-year hiatus in characteristically bold fashion, unveiling their latest album Love & Machines, a 13-track project that seamlessly threads cutting-edge electronic production with the…

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Album Review: Carol Maia & Jeremy Gustin – ‘it’s nice to see a lake in your eyes’: an mpb moment to treasure from the Rio/Brooklyn partnership.

Shaped by online exchanges between Rio and Brooklyn, ‘it’s nice to see a lake in your eyes’ by Carol Maia and Jeremy Gustin leaves no doubt about their shared sense…

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Album Review: New Age Doom & H.R.– ‘Angels Against Angels’: Metal experimentalists meet Bad Brains legend and shape one massive rock/dub prophesy.

Experimental rock duo New Age Doom, drummer Eric Breitenbach and guitarist Greg Valou, thrive on collaboration and collectivism. Since the early drone metal improv of their debut, their approach has…

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Album Review: Los Sara Fontán – ‘Consuelo’: The experimental post-rock duo’s propulsive second manifesto.

The secret of any underground music is that it stays hidden until found. Once discovered it opens windows onto a world of art making where things can just happen because…

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Album Review: Zone Null – ‘Phase 1’: Taking the bass to unknown places- epic, long form electronic improv from the Berlin-based duo.

Pounding into January with the irrepressible Ruptured Records and a debut album, ‘Phase 1’ from a new collaborative project Zone Null, featuring bassist Tony Elieh and electronic composer/performer Burkhard Beins.…

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