This, for me, is the Swans at the peak of their creative powers, though, to be honest, they have not slumped at all since.
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[Music] Hypnopazūzu (David Tibet & Youth) – Magog at the Maypole
Hypnopazūzu are a brand new group pairing the legendary producer and Killing Joke bassist Youth and Current 93 frontman David Tibet. Their first album will be released through House of Mythology.
[Music] Vasilisk – Awakening
Vasilisk were an early noise band out of Japan. This piece comes from around 1990, and was released by the Italian cult experimental label Musica Maxima Magnetica.
[Music] Suicide’s Alan Vega Dead at 78
Terribly sad news today. Alan Vega, singer of one of New York’s most incredible groups, Suicide, died today at the age of 78.
[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] Sonologyst & Kshatriy – Time Is The Enemy
The ever-amazing catalog of Attenuation Circuit Records out of Germany continues to expand. Their latest, a collaboration between Sonologyst & Kshatriy, is a wonderful blend of ritualistic music and black ambient. Perfect listening with coffee (black, naturally).
[Music] Goran Trajkoski – Na Svetov Ubavina (Koncert)
Goran Trajkoski, lead singer of two of Macedonia’s most legendary bands (Anastasia and Mizar) is seen here performing new music. We very much look forward to a new album from Goran.
[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) […]
via AMN Picks of the Week: Merzbow, Haino, Pandi / Tim Brady / Grew, Watts / Gaudi — Avant Music News
[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
To learn more about what you can do, please visit:
International Rescue Committee – www.rescue.org/refugee-crisis
Unicef – www.unicef.org
[Music] AMN Reviews: Merzbow / Keiji Haino / Balazs Pandi – An Untroublesome Defencelessness (2016; RareNoiseRecords) — Avant Music News
There is something about the combination of noise-maven Merzbow and drummer extraordinaire Pandi that can do no wrong. They have teamed previously with Mats Gustafsson (2013’s Cuts) as well as the combination of Gustafsson and Thurston Moore (2015’s Cuts of Guilt, Cuts Deeper). This latest effort includes Keiji Haino, whose dark guitar soundscapes have evoked nightmares […]
A Miscellany Of Tasteful Music 