Under the title Gerhard a fons, the Biblioteca de Catalunya is presenting a series of three talks devoted to the three public institutions that hold documentation related to Robert Gerhard, a leading figure in musical experimentation and a pioneer credited with establishing the first professional recording studio in the United Kingdom, which he used...
Chatting With a Dirty Loom is the latest work by Pietro Michi, a sound artist associated with ambient and noise music within the Italian experimental scene. Released under the alias FossaDelRumore and published by the Hong Kong-based label 無害 (Mouhoi), the album presents itself as a piece that synthesizes several years of aesthetic...
Luca Valisi and Monica Calanni Rindina, the core of P.U.M.A., employ a method that blends the precision of the synthesizer with the unpredictability of field recordings. For this immersive work, they are also accompanied by an exceptional guide in Maurizio Bianchi, a fundamental figure whose trajectory in noise and sonic decay contributes a...
The sonic essence of the Polish label Ubocze Rec. lies in its constant exploration of the boundaries between music and soundscape. Its identity is built upon a combination of diverse influences and the infinite possibilities that arise from experimenting with sound, its manipulation, degradation, and transformation into living material. In their latest release, helmed...
Saccharine Underground is the creative refuge that fully encompasses the work linked to the figure of American artist Jeremy Moore. His sonic universe unfolds through multiple facets, whether in his solo project, Zabus, or in the bands Gorazde, Zero Swann, and Bell Barrow. On this occasion, the musician returns with the...
Essaira picks up the path begun in 2024 with the release of Dramla / Xirxe, the debut of this Italian trio, precisely on this same label. Two years later, it takes those initial frictions towards a state of greater compositional awareness, endowed with a denser, more layered architecture. The musical framework of From The Guts...
Richie Culver, the artist behind the Quiet Husband alias, returns with new work. Moving away from previous registers, Culver immerses himself in a torrent of pure, accelerated contemporary techno, pushing at the margins of a genre often defined by its rigidity and resistance to change. Lands is a self-released, concise four-track work that operates at...
Italian band Christine Plays Viola has reached an agreement with record label Cleopatra Records for their new album to become part of the catalog of this Los Angeles-based label. Cleopatra Records is a label founded in the early nineties with a consolidated trajectory within alternative and dark music. Throughout its history, it has...
Científicos del Ruido presents a proposal within a context where aggressive-sounding electronic genres are constantly diversifying. The EP explores the margins of EBM and industrial through decisions grounded in the author’s personal experience. The producer behind this release is SOJ, founder and head of the Soil Records label. In this release, his sound design...
A few months ago, the Valencian group Spammerheads channelled the collective trauma of the devastating floods that ravaged Valencia in October 2024 with a powerful narrative concept. The Mire Chronicles burst onto the scene as a heart-wrenching audio testimony, an album executed as an emotional document, a cartography of loss and resilience. Now, that same...
