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On Flood Coil, Norwegian artist Kjell Bjorgeengen and noise architect Lasse Marhaug collide flickering electronics and dense signal storms, turning sound into a volatile field of interference where image, electricity and feedback are felt rather than merely perceived.

Violence! brings the electrifying legacy of maestro Franco Micalizzi to the spotlight once again. Based on the celebrated soundtrack for the cult movie Il Cinico, L’infame E Il Violento, this release captures the raw energy and kinetic rhythm that made the film an enduring reference point for generations of soundtrack lovers and cinema fans. A true magnet for genre enthusiasts, the film features an unforgettable, stellar cast, including Maurizio Merli, Tomas Milian, and John Saxon. Beyond its im…

The Modern Sound Quartet represents one of the most treasured, yet least documented, outfits in the history of Italian library music. An exceptional studio band of session musicians with a formidable groove, they released only a handful of albums under this name in the second half of the 1970s. However, their sound indelibly shaped dozens of “invisible” soundtracks, often without ever receiving an official credit on the back sleeve. Led by pianist and composer Oscar Rocchi, and featuring Andrea …

Variable Formations documents a singular sextet in action: Johnny Chang (viola), Angharad Davies (violin), Jamie Drouin (analogue synth, radio), Phil Durrant (electronics), Lee Patterson (amplified objects/processes), and John Tilbury (piano). Presented at Café OTO in 2013, the performance opens with a series of two-note piano phrases by Tilbury, setting the stage for a slow, luminous convergence of acoustic and electronic gestures. Unlike free improvisation, the piece was designed so that each …

These stunning recordings combine the great strengths of Pauline Oliveros on her Roland V-Accordion, Issui Minegishi; Ichigenkin master and great-great granddaughter of the founder of the Seikyodo Ichigenkin tradition and Miya Masaoka on her 21 string Japanese Koto. Together, these masterful improvisors create a beautiful and fascinating world of instrumental communication. This trio of legendary artists establish a sonic zone so compelling that you'll never want to leave. This double CD preserv…

Surface noise is the inspiration for this recording by Anri Sala. “I wanted to compose a soundtrack that mostly sounds, when played on the vinyl, like one is only listening to the physical attributes of the medium itself: the sound of the static crackling of the vinyl played by the stylus. As if it was contact music. However, in the course of the composition…the crackling starts to evolve, gradually taking the shape of other sounds. One hears hints of percussion and sometimes even distant sounds…

** 2021 Repress ** If Conversations celebrates the memory, the artistic and spiritual heritage of bassist Fred Hopkins -- a historical member of the revolutionary Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians of Chicago -- who died in January 1999, it also marks the amazing collaboration between the Ritual Trio of Kahil El'Zabar (with Ari Brown and Malachi Favors) and the intrepid veteran Archie Shepp, the great voice of the '70s Afro-free-jazz. Being a tribute that invites to an intimat…