Here’s some beautiful racket, courtesy of Masayuki ‘Jojo’ Takayanagi, one of the finest skronk guitarists Japan ever produced.
Improvisational
[Music] Anthony Braxton – Take Five
Anthony Braxton is, for my money, America’s greatest living improviser and jazz composer. That he can make a staple like Dave Brubeck and Paul Desmond’s ‘Take Five‘ into something covered in his fingerprints simply amazes me.
[Music] Wizards and Warlocks of Rock — Bandcamp Daily
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard It’s no secret that metal and stoner rock acts have long been obsessed with the occult. We’re not talking about actual devil worship—or even an infatuation with mystic texts. By “occult,” we mean using the visual and lyrical tropes of magical dudes with spellbinding beards as a way to […]
[Music] Alexander Kopeikin – Split Second
The Carrera-Linn Cultural Exchange is proud to announce a release by Russian experimental music composer Alexander Kopeikin. Split Second is a tour-de-force of music influenced by early experimental music, granual experimentation and Industrial music in the vein of early Throbbing Gristle and Current 93.
[Music] Ahmad Al Khatib & Youssef Hbeisch – Take Me Along
Ahmad Al Khatib & Youssef Hbeisch are two fine Palestinian duo playing oud and percussion.
[Music] The Rare Recordings of Pauline Oliveros, Jerome Rothenberg and More — Bandcamp Daily
New Wilderness Audiographics, a US-based label founded by 75-year-old composer/poet Charlie Morrow, hasn’t released music for over three decades, but the label has just unloaded digital versions of 40 rare, mostly unknown cassettes. Originally recorded and released in the 1970s and early ’80s, the astonishing collection features music by such luminaries as Pauline Oliveros, Phil Corner, […]
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[Music] Taran’s Free Jazz Hour, 14/2016
Taran Singh operates one of the best jazz podcasts going today. Consider subscribing to his feed, as his programs are full of classic gems and some beautiful racket.
[Music] AMN Picks of the Week: Merzbow, Haino, Pandi / Tim Brady / Grew, Watts / Gaudi — Avant Music News
Here is where I post, at a frequency of about once a week, a list of the new music that has caught my attention that week. All of the releases listed below I’ve heard for the first time this week and come recommended. Merzbow / Keiji Haino / Balazs Pandi – An Untroublesome Defencelessness (2016) […]
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[Music] Rod Poole/Sasha Bogdanowitsch – Mind’s Island — harmonicsdb
Rod Poole/Sasha Bogdanowitsch – Mind’s Island Music Disc Reviews Audio CD by K L Poore Wednesday, 01 November 2006 Rod Poole/Sasha Bogdanowitsch – Mind’s Island format: 16-bit CD performance: 7 sound: 7 release year: 2006 label: Justguitar Guitarist Rod Poole’s Mind Island (a joint effort with vocalist Sasha Bogdanowitsch) falls under the broad net of […]
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[Music] Various Artists – You Are Welcome Here
You Are Welcome Here is a compilation featuring a mishmash of experimental musicians, some famous (Nocturnal Emissions, Rapoon, Dan Melchior) and some up-and-coming talent. From Fabrica Records’ Bandcamp site:
“You Are Welcome Here” is an experimental music compilation benefitting refugees of war. All of the 28 artists involved donated an unreleased composition, which is not available anywhere else.
All funds raised from purchases of this album will be donated to the International Rescue Committee to help support their work providing immediate assistance to refugees in Europe, including Greece, and to displaced people in Iraq, Yemen, and in other crisis zones around the world.
We want anyone and everyone to be able to download this compilation but please consider making a suggested donation of $5.00 or more.
Please consider taking a few moments of your time to share this compilation via e-mail and you social networks. When using twitter you can use the hashtags: #youarewelcomehere #refugeecrisis #refugeeswelcomehere
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A Miscellany Of Tasteful Music 