Month: June 2016
[Music] Saenïnvey – The Path — music won’t save you
SAENÏNVEY – The Path (Eilean, 2016) Visioni gassose, come quelle delle nubi osservate dal finestrino di un volo intercontinentale: potrebbero essere state anche tali immagini, nel corso dei suoi voli tra Francia e Vietnam, ad aver ispirato Yves-Gaël Jacak per il suo album di debutto sotto l’alias Saenïnvey. Non a caso i sei brani che […]
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[Film] Netflix Drives To “Where The Road Runs Out’; FilmBuff Releasing ‘Don’t Worry Baby’ — Deadline
The first film ever to shoot in Equatorial Guinea will stream for audiences in the English-speaking world, as Netflix has announced acquisition of the drama Where The Road Runs Out. The streaming service is planning an early 2017 release for subscribers in the U.S., Canada, The UK, Australia, New Zealand, and English speaking African countries.…
via Netflix Drives To “Where The Road Runs Out’; FilmBuff Releasing ‘Don’t Worry Baby’ — Deadline
[Music] LIGHT COORPORATION 64:38 Radio Full Liv(f)e /Fifth Album Coming Soon /RéR Recommended London
LIGHT CORPORATION out of Poland are quickly becoming one of my favorite progressive rock bands. They meld together influences like King Crimson and Univers Zero, while adding a touch of something new. That they are being released on Chris Cutler’s legendary record label, Recommended, says a lot about the quality of their music.
Visit the band’s website here for more information.
[Music] Techno Elders, Aging Gracefully in a Youth-Oriented Genre

Growing old isn’t fun, but techno legends Juan Atkins and Moritz von Oswald show how to do it, in a scene filled with hot young talent, with grace, style and incredible grooves.
Piotr Orlov of the New York Times documents the duo’s continued mastery of techno here.
[Literature] La letteratura araba è una contro-narrazione — editoriaraba
Da quando il fenomeno dell’ISIS è esploso mediaticamente, andare in libreria è diventata una vera e propria tortura per me. Scaffali ed espositori infatti traboccano di libri sul cosiddetto gruppo Stato islamico e sul terrorismo internazionale di matrice jihadista.
via La letteratura araba è una contro-narrazione — editoriaraba
[Music] Infrequent Seams Spring Festival in NY — Avant Music News
Source: Infrequent Seams. New York’s Infrequent Seams record label presents three nights of experimental music in Williamsburg, Brooklyn at the Firehouse Space. Friday June 10, 7pm: Devin Maxwell CD Release: Works 2011-2014 Red Desert Ensemble (Devin Maxwell / Katie Porter) Jen Baker’s Polyverse Ensemble with Ingrid Laubrock & Anais Maviel Providence Research Ensemble (Providence, RI) […]
via Infrequent Seams Spring Festival in NY — Avant Music News
[Music] Yoshi Wada – Off The Wall

Emmanuel Elone of PopMatters reviews a collection of works by Japanese composer Yoshi Wada from his new release, Off The Wall, available here.
[Music] Ibrahim Maalouf – Movement I
New music from Franco-Lebanese trumpeter Ibrahim Maalouf and his troupe.
[Music] Newsbits: The Sync / If, Bwana Releases / McPhee in Nashville / Gioia’s Book / Braxton on his Music Systems — Avant Music News
The Bridge collective, a set of France and Chicago based musicians, have released The Sync, featuring Sylvaine Hélary, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Eve Risser, and Mike Reed. If, Bwana has two new releases out, The Imperfect and Future Tenses with Donell Gibson and Kempt with Daniel Barbiero. Joe McPhee & The Omnipotent Egyptians will perform in Nashville, […]



