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New England noise artist Derek Piotr has a new record on the way in may titled Airing. The track streaming above, “Colossus,” is the first to drop from it. Derek’s music has a bit of a love-hate relationship with accessibility. His tracks consciously avoid melody and tone as if
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Of course a metal band with a name referencing geometry would make music that sounds tight and calculated; but I’d argue the Dutch band Dodecahedron does it without sounding too robotic. In fact, rather than a machine, I’d liken these meticulously crafted tunes to the creation of a
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Of course a metal band with a name referencing geometry would make music that sounds tight and calculated; but I’d argue the Dutch band Dodecahedron does it without sounding too robotic. In fact, rather than a machine, I’d liken these meticulously crafted tunes to the creation of a
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On the first track to drop from Bjork’s forthcoming album, Biophilia, the Icelandic singer-songwriter just doesn’t do a lot for me, honestly. I was pretty excited about this track, too. It’s certainly got all the makings of a great Bjork track–some strong vocals and personality, ear-grabbing
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Out on Miasmah now, it’s the sophomore LP from Belgium’s Kreng: Grimoire. If a monthly shot of dissonant strings, ambient soundscapes, and noise keep your brain in functioning order, consider spending a few hours this June with this LP. It’s basically the feel-scared hit of the summer.
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In a short series of instant messages via Gmail, I learned a lot about Connecticut music producer Derek Piotr. Every now and again, he loves to partake in some Dolly Parton. Oh, yeah, and he also despises synthesized tones–or maybe he’s got a love-hate relationship with tone in