Music
Sri Lanka – ශ්රී ලංකාව – benefit compilation in eerie, delicate drones and ambient sounds
The famines born of corruption continue, planetwide. It’s hard to find words sometimes, but the latest release of artists banded together on Syrphe find both words and sounds for expression, in an international compilation dedicated to Sri Lanka.
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“Singing Daxophone” makes incredible eerie quasi-vocals out of an experimental instrument
The “daxophone” is a new acoustic instrument invented in the 80s. Its creator was a German typographer. It’s name is derived from “badger.” It sounds like an half-human, half-alien vocal. And virtuoso Kazuhisa Uchihashi has been able to coax a whole album out of it – with jaw-dropping results.
Peter Kirn - July 8, 2022
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One album: Kei Watanabe, Whisperings, in gentle bells, hums, and tape loops
The recurrence of Bandcamp Friday means yet another slew of releases, which is unequivocally a wonderful thing. But I hate schedules and structure – we’re musicians, not accountants! – so let’s just leave this week with one gentle gem.
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