Experimental pioneer Sd Laika has died, family confirms
The news confirms social media rumours that had been circulating in recent weeks, with the Tri Angle Records affiliate passing away in late 2023.
Sunday Mix: Arushi Jain
Sophisticated sounds and instrumentation in this hour long cross-genre exploration.
Mumdance
On this week’s Crack Mix, Mumdance reminds us of his singular production talent and ear for sound.
Tati au Miel
Montreal-based sound artist and DJ Tati au Miel explores the outer edges of sonic boundaries for the latest Crack Mix.
Meakusma Festival reveals full line-up for 20th anniversary edition
The likes of Josey Rebelle, upsammy, Susu Laroche and Nosedrip have been announced for the…
Sunday Mix: OCA
Evocative of the themes of ‘memory, experience and the passing of time’ explored on their recent album Aging, this is the perfect soundtrack to while away your Sunday to
Sunday Mix: Slauson Malone
Split into nine loosely defined sections, Jasper Marsalis sends up a barrage of ideas that take shape just long enough for you to watch them float by
Sunday Mix: Thurston Moore
Thurston Moore weaves together free jazz, haunted vocals and slippery guitars to form a tangled web to get lost in this Sunday afternoon
Soundtracks – Mixed by SØS Gunver Ryberg
Made up of tracks set to both real and imagined films, SØS Gunver Ryberg supplies a set that ebbs, flows and crashes with evocative power
Selections: Kelly Moran
The Warp artist picks track by Shed, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Angel Ho and more
Fabrizio Mammarella
The Italian selector takes a left turn into the stranger reaches of his record collection
James Holden announces new album The Animal Spirits
Listen to the lead single ‘Pass Through the Fire’ now
Petit Singe – Akash Ganga (Aïsha Devi Necromedia Remix Video Edit)
Watch the atmospheric and dread-laden visual for Aïsha Devi’s remix of ‘Akash Ganga’ by Italian post-club producer Petit Singe
Laurel Halo sings with strange voices
Emma Robertson meets the experimental musician to discuss her background in ‘fake jazz’, sax lines and why it’s important to make music weird
Yves Tumor, Klein and David Hoyle find pleasure amidst the pain at COIL, Bristol
Bringing together queer performance art and transgressive noise, the one-off night promised necessary release. It delivered
Nurse With Wound, Merzbow, Keiji Haino and Pan Daijing are coming to Berlin’s churches
The series of special events has been set in motion by curator and producer Manuela Benetton
Aesthetic: Klein
Klein gatecrashed the experimental scene with her multilayered, montage-like compositions. Her style proves equally hard to pin down
Architecture of Sound: Wilted Woman at Silver Road
Ahead of Wilted Woman’s show at a former water tank, collective SIREN quizzed the experimental producer about the politics of space and sound
Raster-Noton celebrate 20 years with deluxe hardback Source Book 1
The archival document also features a CD of material from Kangding Ray, Emptyset, Alva Noto, Frank Bretschneider, Senking, Byetone, Atom Heart, Robert Lippok and more
Steve Davis and Kavus Torab announce a new location for Dark Matter
The regular experimental night helmed by the retired snooker ace will relocate to Brew Club in Clapton
QUALIATIK‘s digital dreamscapes move the body and mind
Arielle Herman was studying neuroscience when she started producing music. Now, via her experimental productions, she toys with her own psyche.
Pharmakon announces new album Contact, shares new track
The third album from the New York-based noise artist lands via Sacred Bones on 31 March
Pharmakon, Jenny Hval and Lorenzo Senni added to CTM lineup
The Berlin-based festival have just added a host of new names to their 2017 lineup…
Albums Of The Year 2016
The 100 best albums of the last 12 months, according to Crack Magazine
Quiet Luke studies and refashions the sounds of his youth
With choral melodies and classical influences, enter the dramatic realm of New York City experimental producer Quiet Luke
Wolf Eyes are donating Bandcamp sales to help marginalised people
The noise group are reaching out the opressed Wolf Eyes have announced a 24-hour period…
Aesthetic:
Eartheater
The saying one man’s trash is another man’s treasure is taken very literally by Eartheater’s Alexandra Drewchin in a hyperreal shoot with Freel and Gorse
Experimental heroes Black Dice return with Big Deal
Longstanding experimental trio Black Dice have just shared their first song in four years and…
Terraforma announce first wave of artists
The sustainable, experimental festival takes place 1 – 3 July Terraforma Festival is shaping up to…
Lucy to release EP on Samurai Horo
The Italian producer’s latest EP will drop on 1 April Dark techno mainstay Lucy is…