Ian Ethan Case is a name you might be familiar with, if you’ve read our blog for some time. His impressive double-neck acoustic guitar (and associated skill set) makes for an attentive listen while atmospheres are summoned from the void itself to fill in the aural landscape. This vision of the world will be even more tangible with the horde of world-class musicians mentioned in Ethan’s indiegogo campaign video. Flutes, percussions, live strings… You name it!

The Earth Suite will be Ian Ethan Case’s fourth full-length album, and his most ambitious yet. Check out a playthrough video for ‘Butter II’ … Read more

‘The Second One is a collection of nine opera (plural of opus). This Ukrainian band plays really top notch avant-garde fusion metal, bringing math metal to the jazz world. It’s an improvement on all fronts from their debut album, “42”. Don’t miss them!’
Mini-review XIV.
‘Boston avant-garde metal band Ehnahre released their latest album, Douve, back in January, but that doesn’t seem to stop them from releasing an EP in September. Nothing and Nothingness is a two-track, twenty-two minute dive into the depths of experimental doom and black metal. The album is as dark and gloomy as it gets, with … Read more

Hey! It’s been quite a while, isn’t it? I can’t believe that five days have passed and I couldn’t gather eight new albums to listen to. I must’ve been a bit lazy. In any case, let’s kick today’s edition of Mini-Reviews!

First up, Chung Antique is a math rock trio from Washington, and Artesian Swell/Norse Code is a single release on vinyl. With only two songs, the thing is pretty short, and I’ve got to say that their take on the genre isn’t clicking with me. Maybe it’s their punkish approach or the overload of repetitions present in their song, … Read more

Twenty sets of mini-reviews already! This puts us at more than one hundred and sixty albums presented to you since we changed names from one-sentence reviews to mini-reviews, which are a bit more fleshed out. Let’s see what special music this vintage brings us.

Tanya Tagaq is an Inuk singer from Nunavut, Canada. She’s probably best known for being the throat singer on Björk’s Medúlla album. For now, she has released four full-length albums, mostly under the general label of experimental pop and folk music. Anuraaqtuq – also named ᐊᓄᕌᖅᑐᖅ, The Wind, or Le vent – is a live … Read more