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  • Musique Machine Reviews

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    Source: Musique Machine. Dosis Letalis & Arboreal – Focus / Concentration Ran Slavin – New Dawns Serries, Amado & Lisle – The Invisible Rafał Kołacki – Mowa Tworzenia Bankert – ol07

  • AMN Picks of the Week: David Wallraf / Lencastre, Faustino, and Lisle / Antonio Della Marina / Crypthios / Jason Stein

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    Here is where I post, at a frequency of about once a week, a list of the new music that caught my attention that week. All of the releases listed below I’ve heard for the first time this week and come recommended. David Wallraf – (no) (2024)Lencastre, Faustino, and Lisle – Riffs (2024)Antonio Della Marina…

  • JG Thirlwell Interview

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    Source: Who Rattled Your Cage In 1980, in the still-smouldering post-punk ruins of London, a strange, many-headed sonic hydra was immaculately conceived. This miracle pregnancy would first bear deranged audio fruit in 1981, with the release of the first 7” release from a multi-moniker noise myth that would eventually come to be known as simply…

  • Cuneiform Records Artists on Tour

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    Source: CUNEIFORM RECORDS. ANTISTATIC October 15 – Rinkaitan – Kobe, Japan October 16 – Environment Og – Osaka, Japan October 17 – Namba Bears – Osaka, Japan EMPIRICAL November 7 – Newhampton Arts Centre – Wolverhampton, UK December 3 – Jazz Hastings – Hastings, UK December 6 – Sheffield Jazz Festival – Crucible Theatre –…

  • Fringes of Sound Reviews

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    Source: Fringes of Sound. Andrew Spackman – Milton Keynes Shopping Trip Released: September 20 Roughly following the course of a single day in his youth, Milton Keynes Shopping Trip is a rather adventurous album from Andrew Spackman. Leifendeth – Distorted Transmission 3: Deadwaves wr​æ​ż​liv​ø​ś​ć – wr​æ​ż​liv​ø​ś​ć

  • All About Jazz Reviews

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    Source: Jazz Album Reviews. Six Hands Open As One Izumi Kimura / Barry Guy / Gerry Hemingway Practical Dreamers Ron Caines / Martin Archer Axis Quartets Kevin Sun Trabajadores De Energia Daniel Carter / Adriano Camacho / Federico Ughi The Process Gerald Cleaver Rejoice! YANG

  • AMN Reviews: Kalamazoo Drone Society – Six & Seven (2024; Bandcamp)

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    The Kalamazoo Drone Society is a group of unnamed and uncredited musicians who collectively record long-form free improvisations. These tracks are indeed drone-like, with what appear to be elements of synth, distorted guitar, and various types of electronics and effects. They lay down dense, busy textures with subtle beats, aleatoric percussion, and a lot of…

  • Mëkanïk of Magma Event on Three Days in Paris

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    This year, we invite all Zeuhl fans to come and enjoy a unique experience during three days of “work in progress”. From 2pm to 8pm, you will be immersed in the very heart of “the Mëkanïk of Magma”. Three 100% Magma afternoons, at the musicians’ tempo, during which you will attend the group’s rehearsals, as…

  • Improvisation Summit of Portland Announced

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    More info here: https://creativemusicguild.org/improvisation-summit/

  • Coming to Chicago 

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    Source: Now Is. Sunday, October 13 Logan Center Performance Hall 915 E 60th 773.702.ARTS 3:00PM Asian Sound Revolution Jin Hi Kim, Min Xiao-Fen, Susie Ibarra Marmalade 1117 W Lake, 2nd floor 4:00PM Nolan Chin Solo JKSRSJKJ Ensemble : Sebastian Strinning, Keefe Jackson, Jason Roebke, Julian Kirshner Constellation 3111 N Western 8:30PM Frequency Series Ensemble Dal…

  • JazzTrail Reviews

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    Source: JazzTrail. Weird of Mouth – Weird of Mouth Darius Jones – Legend of e’Boi Bill Frisell / Kit Downes / Andrew Cyrille – Breaking the Shell

  • Han-earl Park on Tour

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    Source: Han-earl Park. October 13, 2024 PAS Kaiserin Augusta Allee 101 10553 Berlin Germany 8:30pm (doors: 8pm) Han-earl Park (guitar). Also performing: Marcus Wärnheim (alto saxophone) and Thomas Jaspers (drums) October 18, 2024 Schwere Reiter Dachauer Straße 114a 80636 München (Kreativquartier) Germany 6:00pm Gonggong 225088 (Han-earl Park: guitar; Yorgos Dimitriadis: percussion and electronics; and Camila…

  • A Closer Listen Reviews

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    Source: A Closer Listen. V/A ~ Inner Demons Batch 2024B ~ Part Three Ellen Reid ~ Big Majestic Monotonne ~ Related Pietu Arvola ~ Meidän täytyy valvoa jottemme nukkuisi, sillä maailma on liukas Marc Namblard & Yannick Dauby ~ Brownsberg & Other Topographies

  • AMN Reviews: Various Artists – Anthology of Experimental Music from Canada (2024; Unexplained Sounds Group)

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    Anthology of Experimental Music from Canada, the latest offering from Unexplained Sounds Group, furthers the label’s mission of uncovering lesser-known experimental artists to appear alongside more established figures. Like its predecessors, this compilation serves as both a compelling listening experience and an entry point for those curious to dive deeper into an underground music scene.…

  • Musician Retirement Fund Golden Egg Launches in Chicago

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    Source: WBEZ Chicago. The matching retirement grant program is called Golden Egg, and it is hosted by the local nonprofit and venue Experimental Sound Studio using $100,000 in pilot funding from the city. Of that $100,000, $50,000 will be dispersed to Chicago musicians by the end of the year. The remaining $50,000 supports additional programming,…

  • Coming to Downtown Music Gallery 

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    Source: Downtown Music Gallery. Saturday, October 12th – The GauciMusic Series Continues with: 6:15: KEN KOBAYASHI – Drums / JEFF MILES – Guitar / MICHAEL GILBERT – Drums 7:15: STEPHEN GAUCI – Tenor Sax, Flute, Clarinet / PATRICK GOLDEN – Drums Rare Monday Night Event, October 14th: 7pm: RAOUL BJORKENHEIM / ANDERS NILSSON – Guitar…

  • New Releases From NoBusiness Records

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    Source: NoBusiness Records. Innervoice Joel Futterman La Grande Crue THE ATTIC – Rodrigo Amado / Goncalo Almeida / Onno Govaert / Eve Risser Pulsar William Parker / Hugo Costa / Philipp Ernsting Rivbea Live! Series, Volume 2 Arthur Blythe / Juini Booth / Muhammad Abdullah / Steve Reid

  • Jazzword Reviews

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    Source: Jazzword. Casserley/Floridis/Rodrigues/Sjöström Fields MYL Trio Parallel Universes Magda Mayas Filamental Ritual Mechanics John Butcher + 13 Fluid Fixations Symbolist The Age of Bronze Ivo Perelman/Matthew Shipp Magical Incantation

  • Coming to San Francisco 

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    Source: Bay Improviser Calendar. Saturday, October 12 Sat 10/12 12:00 PM Center for New Music [55 Taylor St SF] Godwaffle Noise Pancakes now in it’s 24th year! Join us for experimental music paired with gourmet, vegan pancakes!! Pulsating Cyst (L.A.)—- Mod Life Crisis—- Kyle Bruckmann—- Amphibious Gestures—- Birdspanker—— Sat 10/12 8:30 PM The Lab [2948…

  • AMN Picks of the Week: v​Ä​ä​ristymä / Mohamad Nikpour / Adam Shead / zakè & Tyresta / øjeRum

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    Here is where I post, at a frequency of about once a week, a list of the new music that caught my attention that week. All of the releases listed below I’ve heard for the first time this week and come recommended. v​Ä​ä​ristymä – v​Ä​ä​ristymä 2014 – 2024 (2024)Mohamad Nikpour – Hidden Colors Within (2024)Adam…

  • Coming to Houston, October 14

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    Source: Nameless Sound. THEY, WHO SOUND on Monday, October 14 will feature: X’ene Sky/Greg Paul & Ethan Adkison/Brandon Willis X’ene Sky (Houston) – voice Greg Paul (Los Angeles) – drums, percussion Ethan Adkison (Houston) – double bass Brandon Willis (Houston) – keyboard

  • Dusted Reviews

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    Source: Dusted. Iván Muela — Ether (Self-Release) Terrence McManus — Music for Chamber Trio (Rowhouse Music) TEIP Trio — II (Sonic Transmissions)

  • 11th Paris Ambient Festival, October 19

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    Source: 11th Paris Ambient Festival. The festival is proud to open with À l’Écoute du Silence (aka Christophe Nédélec) who will play a very rare Japanese singing stone, with an impressive rendering. With the Japanese Stomu Yamashta, former muse of progressive space rock who became a Buddhist monk, he is the only person to present…

  • The Best Jazz on Bandcamp, September 2024 

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    Source: Bandcamp Daily. September never fails to amaze. When it comes to new jazz releases, every year, September is a monster. A treasure chest of riches. A bullseye on your music budget. But I think more than anything, what fascinates me about September is how—at a time when the year is winding down and best-of…