Music Stories
Wrecked Lightship talk craft, inspiration, and drifting through Drained Strands
There’s the old saw about great avant-garde jazz being “the notes you don’t play.” But crafty subversion of the usual bassy wall-of-sound is core to Wrecked Lightship’s appeal. A buzzy synth with no top line, minimal percussion, an unidentifiable bit of atmosphere – it’s apt to remind you of staring at someone snoring in the pitch dark.
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Go listen to “Air Loom Gang,” a scorcher from Kinlaw & Franco Franco
Rattle the walls and rumble the foundation with this one. Kinlaw & Franco Franco, the Amman-Bristol duo, have a release coming on Jordanian underground imprint Drowned By Locals, and it’s powerful enough to part seas.
Emptyset on “Performing Architecture,” alternate sonic futures, and community through sound
Emptyset’s live performance was an experience that blew my mind — and my nose. Let me rewind. If “Electronic Body Music” weren’t already its own thing long before Emptyset came along, the term would be a fitting description of the music that Paul Purgas and James Ginzburg make together. The curves, blood, and nerves are […]
What are Novation and Aphex Twin up to?
Peter Kirn - October 8, 2020
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Saffron supports women, non-binary people in music tech – now with online memberships
Peter Kirn - July 31, 2020
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Music Video: Emptyset 'Fragment' Continues to Fuse Image, Sound [Raster-Noton]
Peter Kirn - October 18, 2013
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