I’m a sucker for unusual instruments in an improv setting, so these guys had me at the words “amplified spinet.” These days, if you hear a spinet, it’s probably because a delicate young woman is in the drawing room, essaying Handel in a Jane Austen movie. And sure enough, the instrument played by Jacques Demierre […]

Even if you have never listened to Rapoon before, you need to try Grain of Light. This album is a grower that is best experienced at high volume. As Robin Storey’s alter ego, Rapoon has released dozens of albums over the course of more than three decades. Here, with an experimental-leaning outing, he layers lilting […]

Source: Wayward Music Series, a monthly series of adventurous and experimental music presented by Nonsequitur at the Chapel Performance Space in Seattle’s Good Shepherd Center. bloodsugar presents: Cicada SymphonyThu. Apr. 16, 8 PM; $5 – $30 at the door bloodsugar presents: cicada symphony — full of connection & desire, this is an experiment in community […]

November 9 brings a double release marking one of the most enduring partnerships in avant-jazz: Matthew Shipp and William Parker’s 1994 duo album Zo gets its first-ever vinyl pressing (plus a new CD issue) via ESP-Disk’, while the same date sees the arrival of A Whole System Of on TAO Forms/AUM Fidelity — the duo’s […]

Source: Rhythm in the Kitchen Festival. 4/16/26 Rhythm in the Kitchen Festival 2026 Night 1 Thursday, April 16 at 4:30 PM~8:30 PM CDT (+ add to calendar) Main Drag Music 1st 5:00PM Marc Edwards Sliptream Time Travel 2nd 5:45PM Sam Newsome, Brittney Karlson, Nick Neuberg 3rd 6:30PM Selendis Sebatian Alexander Johnson Gr 4th 7:15PM Ximena […]

Source: Unexplained Sounds Group. Eighth Tower Magazine Vol. I (Second and Final Printing) The first batch has sold out. A second and final printing of 20 copies is in production and will ship shortly. Each copy is hand-numbered. Thanks a lot for your support! Eighth Tower Magazine is a periodical publication dedicated to music and […]

Source: 15 questions. In classical terminology, Shane Parish’s Autechre renditions are hardly “historical practise.” Performed on an acoustic guitar and in an intimate setting, they’re not transcriptions – but attempts to uncover something hidden, distil an essence, explode the shell around a naked feeling.

Wednesday, April 15 Ro(b)//ert Lundberg’s Addendum with mingjia chen and Gregg Kowalsky — 2220 Arts + Archives, Historic Filipinotown, 8pm. $15. Presented by AKP Recordings and 2220 Arts, this night features Robert Lundberg’s ensemble Addendum performing the new work “by-passing-upon” with a cast that includes saxophonist Patrick Shiroishi, Booker Stardrum, Jon Natchez, Max Jaffe, and […]

Doors 7pm | Music 7:30pm | $15 Donation | BYOB (no alcohol please) Holyoke Media Center, 1 Court Plaza, Holyoke, MA 01040 Live Stream: Facebook | YouTube Archive: youtube.com/@mastersofsonicliberation Errant Space (Craig Chin — guitar, effects) + Onewayness (Adam Holquist — synths, effects) Simultaneously unobtrusive and interesting soundscapes — two practitioners of slow-burn electroacoustic atmosphere […]

Source: Touching Extremes. BILL THOMPSON – Improfest As has been repeatedly observed by yours truly across the last few decades, the province of sound artists who milk drones without a certified literacy in the field has inevitably become overcrowded. This saturation has resulted in a proliferation of recordings, not necessarily amateurish, characterised by an ostentatious […]

A roundup of reviews and features published at The Free Jazz Collective over the last several days. Tashi Dorji – Low Clouds Hang, This Land Is on Fire (Drag City, 2026) reviewed by William Rossi. Irreversible Entanglements – Future Present Past (Impulse!, 2026) reviewed by Martin Schray. Marilyn Crispell/Anders Jormin – Memento (ECM, 2026) reviewed […]

Source: 15 questions. Christina Kubisch’s work is akin to alchemy, turning “non-music” into “music” and elevating “non-sounds” to the audible realm. Materials and specific sites influence her compositions – to the point where they grow into their full state only at the place they’re performed at.