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01) Paul Dolden: Histoires D'Histoire 02) Cleric: Retrocausal 03) Mario Diaz de Leon & Tak Ensemble: Sanctuary 04) Igorrr: Savage Sinusoid 05) Orchestra of the Upper Atmosphere: θ3 06) Deluge Grander: Oceanarium 07) Thinking Plague: Hoping Against Hope 08) Alvarius B.: With A Beaker On The Burner An...

5049 Podcast - Jon Abbey !

Still waiting on a few things but here are some favorites so far- Oneirogen: Convivium Anthony Braxton: 3 Compositions (EEMHM) 2011 Kayo Dot: Plastic House on Base of Sky Shibalba / Phurpa: Teachings of Eastern Traditions PBK & Wolf Eyes: Rabid K. Haino/Merzbow/B. Pandi: An Untroublesome Defenceless...

I really enjoyed these this year: Thighpaulsandra: The Golden Communion Mario Diaz de León: The Soul is the Arena fORCH/FURT: spukhafte Fernwirkung To Live and Shave in L.A.: Absence Blots Us Out To Live and Shave in L.A.: This Humiliating Age will not Succeed in Winning Our Respect Seijaku: Last Li...

It was way too mellow and not engaging, I have to agree.

So, anyone heard that record he did with Many Arms? Curious to know how that works, being a fan of that band as well...

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Still my favorite Braxton.

I love maximalist music in general but as far as the electroacoustic vein of it goes, I can only think of composers like Paul Dolden and MC Maguire, which create fascinating soundworlds but do not typically feature improvisation. Big fan of the ensembles mentioned above however. There's also a group...

Definitely a good year. Haven't heard the new Wall/Rodgers yet and I have a feeling it'd be a contender, otherwise my list'd go like this (top 2 spots are immutable, the rest are all pretty great in their own way) : 01 Paul Dolden: Who Has The Biggest Sound? 02 Secret Chiefs 3 (Ishraqiyun): Perichor...

Secret Chiefs 3, Thursday Oct 16.

Quite enjoyed the EP so I have high hopes for this...

Forgot to mention: similar to Dolden in density is another Canadian composer's work, MC Maguire. His pieces follow a basic template: virtuosic acoustic soloist navigates a tricky score over a bed of samples, electronics and various other heavily layered interjections. Lasting about half an hour each...

For compositions with massed strings (and many other unaltered acoustic instruments) of great density, I can think of no better than Paul Dolden. No electronics though, so may not fit the requirement, but unusual miking, alternative temperaments (Just Intonation and many other microtonal approaches)...

I never sell records anymore... always ended up regretting it.

Paul Dolden: Who has the biggest sound?

on Starkland, July 29th

"Solo" artists and projects do seem to fare better in general.

Funny you say that, I was just listening to Jeremiah Cymerman's podcast today featuring Andrew Hock (Castevet, Psalm Zero) and he was claiming that most "extreme" metal bands have at most three or four good albums in them. And then they should just stop. Makes sense for a lot of groups I think... he...

Looking forward to that.

If you like the noisier end of things, there's a new (and I heard final?) Wold just out on Profound Lore: Postsocial. Gotta snag a copy soon, if it's anything like Freermasonry...

Gotta agree wholeheartedly with those picks -- especially love the RLW collaboration. My favorite KD release however is by far Reconquer Sleep or Disappear , that's the first one with Tom Smith -- however I'm a diehard TLASILA fan so maybe I'm biased. Of the ones they did together (though again, tha...

New Triptykon, Melana Chasmata, sounds fantastic. Nothing groundbreaking but as far as instant gratification goes, it does the trick. I've got the second Funereal Presence cued up next, The Archer Takes Aim, and if it's anything like the eponymous debut it'll be quite satisfying...