noise

  • The new Red Horse album is a little front-loaded, but it still showcases some pretty intriguing noise and free improvisational sounds. WATCH THE REVIEW

  • 2011

    Because posting about one album on Type Records today isn’t enough, here’s a stream of the new Pete Swanson album. You may remember him from the now defunct noise and drone duo Yellow Swans. On this new album of Pete’s–which I believe is the second he’

  • 2011

    Red Horse is an intense improvisational noise duo. They’re made up of percussionist Eli Keszler and guitarist Steve Pyne. The five tracks they’ve pulled together on this debut album are pretty fantastic. They highlight everything I love about noise, live instrumentation, and improvisation. The music here ranges from

  • ark

    A track from the new Loops Haunt EP, Ark, which drops today. The song streaming above is the title track, and it’s a pretty intense listen. This producer manages to pull together a plethora of mind-bending sounds in just under five minutes. Some of them are pretty deep and

  • dimlite

    A video for the track “Fridge Note,” which comes off the new Dimlite album, Grimm Reality. It’s out now via Now-Again. Yeah, the track is a bit weird, but that’s what makes it so attractive to me. The manipulated vocals and noisy, bouncing synths stick in my head

  • art pop

    MP3 On her debut EP, singer-songwriter and experimentalist Izes brings an eerie atmosphere; plus, she backs it up with elements of improvisational drums and trumpet on the track streaming above, “No Future.” The song builds really evenly, and grows into its eventual chaos in a kinda beautiful way. I wasn’

  • ambient

    Just in time for Halloween, it’s a music video for what’s got to be the most disturbing track on Shlohmo’s latest album, Bad Vibes, “Trapped In A Burning House.” Not only does this track take a break from the quiet and subtle beats that litter most of

  • Abhorrent Evolution | EP 2011 by Oblivionized The debut EP from the UK’s Oblivionized is now getting a North American release thanks to the people at Comatose Music. You guys know I love death metal, but usually the technical side of the genre doesn’t do too much for me.

  • A string of odd, psychedelic, and unidentified tracks brought together by the Italian psych pop baron, Dumbo Gets Mad. Here’s a review of his latest album, Elephants at the Door, and stream or download this mix above.

  • A new track from the band Crystal Stilts. This New York band dropped one of my favorite albums of this year, so of course I’m excited to hear the forthcoming EP this track comes from. The title will be Radiant Door, and it’s slated for a November 15th