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Words about electronic & experimental music

SINCE 2010

Glenn Branca: “Symphony No. 13 (Hallucination City) For 100 Guitars” (Atavistic 2016)This recording is of a 2008 performance in Italy, and it’s a beautiful racket. R.I.P. Glenn Branca. (Source:...

Chihei Hatakeyama: “Haze From the River” (A Long Journey, Home Normal 2010)This track’s languid lullaby of layered guitar and pads feels as reflective and tranquil as the pool on its cover...

Chihei Hatakeyama: “Haze From the River” (A Long Journey, Home Normal 2010)This track’s languid lullaby of layered guitar and pads feels as reflective and tranquil as the pool on its cover...

Matthew Barlow: “Breathing Space” (Sun Showers, Preservation 2014)Dreamy finger-picked guitar and reverberated bird calls comprise most of this final track from Barlow’s Sun Showers release, part of...

Matthew Barlow: “Breathing Space” (Sun Showers, Preservation 2014)Dreamy finger-picked guitar and reverberated bird calls comprise most of this final track from Barlow’s Sun Showers release, part of...

Koen Holtkamp: “Sky Flowers” (Field Rituals, Type 2012)The flagship track of Koen Holtkamp’s 2012 Type album is truly gorgeous. Field recordings surround a pastoral sea of guitar, subtle synths, and...

Koen Holtkamp: “Sky Flowers” (Field Rituals, Type 2012)The flagship track of Koen Holtkamp’s 2012 Type album is truly gorgeous. Field recordings surround a pastoral sea of guitar, subtle synths, and...

C. Diab: No Perfect Wave (Injazero)Caton Diab is a Canadian guitarist whose debut album is a sheer stunner. The instrumental music that comprises No Perfect Wave largely focuses on...

Mike Cooper: “A House in Bali” (Fratello Mare, Room40 2015)Mike Cooper’s woozy blend of luau guitar, scattered chimes and nature sounds sounds like a trip to paradise that’s gone awry. Disorienting...

Harold Budd: “Dark Star” (Abandoned Cities, Cantil 1984)Harold Budd’s legendary status as an original in the field of instrumental and ambient music is irrefutable (even as he’s traditionally...

Umchunga: Should Have Been Done By Now (Hibernate)Nima Pourkarimi unveils his first ambient album as Umchunga, a name he picked up from Mira Calix’s “Umchunga Locks.” The...

N + Dirk Serries: Kehr (Denovali)N is the iterative alias of one Hellmut Neidhardt, with each appearance he’s made under the name appended with a sequential integer. I discovered his music...

fuckyeahdronemusic:Fennesz. Liminality.(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

Fennesz: Bécs (Editions Mego) Christian Fennesz’s first new material in some years is a welcome return. I’ve been a fan of most of his music I’ve heard, whether it was the sublime...

Gustavo Santaolalla: “Do We Lose 21 Grams?” (21 Grams, 2003)(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

Gustavo Santaolalla: “Do We Lose 21 Grams?” (21 Grams, 2003)(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

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