EAR INFLUXION

Words about electronic & experimental music

SINCE 2010

Andrea Belfi: Ore (FLOAT)The first thing I heard from percussionist and composer/producer Belfi was his 2014 album Natura Morta. I enjoyed its mix of acoustic percussion and physicality...

Steve Reich: “Drumming” (performed by the Portland Percussion Group)The Portland Percussion Group recorded this great performance of Steve Reich, and the visuals add a whole layer to the experience....

Young Magic: Breathing Statues (Carpark) Young Magic is an act I stumbled onto after I saw their 2012 debut Melt highlighted on a year-end list. I really enjoyed that album’s rougher...

Andrea Belfi: Natura Morta (Miasmah) Andrea Belfi is a percussionist and composer exploring the grey areas between genres, styles, gestures, and sounds. Natura Morta handsomely captures...

John Coltrane: “Mars” (Interstellar Space, 1967) Coltrane’s spastic free improvisations with percussionist Rashied Ali are not easy listening, but there are some truly mesmerizing...

John Coltrane: “Mars” (Interstellar Space, 1967) Coltrane’s spastic free improvisations with percussionist Rashied Ali are not easy listening, but there are some truly mesmerizing...

Steven Hess & Christopher McFall: The Inescapable Fox (Under the Spire) Steven Hess once again challenges the notion of what it means to be a percussionist, this time collaborating...

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