[ December 24, 2005 / bookmark ]
Because of the enormous amount of music released each year, it is absurd to single out a handful of recordings as “the best,” or even as “my favorites.” But also because of the enormous amount of music released each year, …
[ December 23, 2005 / bookmark ]
This is 2005′s final Downstream entry. Seems appropriate to end on something from the test tube netlabel, based out of Portugal. In less than a year and a half, test tube has earned a reputation as a key locale for …
[ December 22, 2005 / bookmark ]
So, there’s one other twist. Koji Asano, the hyperproductive electronic musician whose output suggests that the Japanese word for “prolific” is a tad more forceful than the English one, started uploading free downloads to his website, at kojiasano.com/freetunes, last …
[ December 22, 2005 / bookmark ]
After tomorrow’s Downstream entry and potentially a post or two this weekend, Disquiet.com will take a little holiday break until the first week of January (2006, by the way, marks this website’s 10th anniversary).
[ December 21, 2005 / bookmark ]
The German label at gruenrekorder.de has described itself as focusing on “audioart and field recordings.” Its sizeable website recordings include such categories as “sample poetry” and “bioacoustic compositions,” the latter featuring work that builds on tapes of, among other …
[ December 20, 2005 / bookmark ]
Tis the season, and Ghostly Records has the spirit. The label has posted some holiday treats in the form of freely downloadable MP3s: Cepia (aka Minneapolis-based Huntley Miller) turns Charlie Brown’s favorite holiday song into a mix of dissolving piano …
[ December 19, 2005 / bookmark ]
Tis the season for many things, but as the year winds down, the noisemongers at the Noisejihad Live netlabel certainly don’t have good cheer on their minds. The latest entry is a half hour of tentative dissonances by Eske Norholm …