New Arrivals
Erè Mèla Mèla
The re-release series of original Ethiopian classic vinyl continues -- the finest Ethio jazz by Mahmoud Ahmed and his band from 1975 plus two tracks from 1978.
The Serpentine Similar
The Serpentine Similar, the seminal debut studio album from American experimental rock innovators Gastr del Sol, is now available on Drag City. Originally released in 1993 by TeenBeat Records and reissued by Drag City in 1997, this album marks a pivotal moment in experimental and post-rock music. Formed from the ashes of the post-hardcore band Bastro, Gastr del Sol features guitarist David Grubbs, bassist Bundy K. Brown, and additional percussion by John McEntire. Recorded in Chicago’s Experimen…
Crookt, Crackt Or Fly
Drag City is proud to announce the reissue of “Crookt, Crackt, or Fly,” the groundbreaking album by avant-garde duo Gastr del Sol. Originally released in 1994, this record stands as a landmark in experimental and post-rock music, now remastered and available once again for a new generation of listeners.
Formed by David Grubbs and Jim O’Rourke, Gastr del Sol emerged from the fertile Chicago music scene of the early 1990s, pushing the boundaries of rock, folk, and modern composition. “Crookt, Crac…
Sonor
For a few fleeting moments during a sunset, the sky is cast a vivid shade of amber. A dramatic flare of colour, a moment belonging to both the day and the night. It is within this vibrant, ephemeral world, that Mongolian-born, Munich-based Enji has written her new album Sonor. Sonor is a record full of life and optimism, from an artist finding the beauty of existing between two worlds, much as a sunset does. Between the cultures of Mongolia and Germany, tradition and innovation, nostalgia and ex…
Ambra
Ambra is an album by Blind Lamb, released on October 26, 2024, through the experimental label Nazlo Records. The record features nine tracks, including titles such as Last Dance, Aeternus, Donottry, Skoe, Whirlpool of Mud, Ambra, Prickly Eye, and We're Leaving.
Blind Lamb’s work on Ambra explores a diverse sonic landscape, blending abstract electronic textures with atmospheric and experimental elements. The album is available as a limited edition cassette release, reflecting Nazlo Records’ dedic…
To Septiske Membraner
To Septiske Membraner by Cría Cuervos is a fluid mesh of musique concrète, water textures, and field recordings. Bubbling noise fluxes through submerged sonic layers, creating an immersive, decaying environment of shifting acoustic debris.
Sords
Sords by Meilt blends noise, musique concrète, and lofi tape textures into a gritty, abstract sound collage. Saturated loops, found sounds, and analog decay create a visceral, fragmented listening experience rooted in sonic experimentation.
Piling Against Twenty Centuries of History
A decaying transmission of lo-fi textures, fractured drones, and dark ambient noise. uœrhe crafts a sonic archive of entropy and memory—where time collapses into static, and history hums beneath layers of analog dust.
Limbo
Recorded at Harmful Sound Studio, outside & at home 2020-2023.Field recordings, Roland D50, found & stolen sounds for tape, sampler and Dictaphone.For Riitta-Liisa Danielsbacka.
Three Pieces for Field Recording & Processed Piano
2025 stock Sounds sourced, prepared and composed 2020-2021.Mixed, mastered and recorded to tape early 2022.
Now It Can Be Told
Fierce, complex and multi-layered progressive sounds from this significant drummer / composer.
Alla ricerca di una musica concreta (Book)
OBS!!! Italian Language Edition Finalmente in italiano uno dei testi classici della musica elettroacustica. Questa è l’avventura pionieristica di Pierre Schaeffer, al tempo stesso un avvincente e leggibilissimo diario dei suoi esperimenti di composizione sonora e un trattato sulla ragion d’essere della “musica concreta”, un libro che ha avuto una profonda influenza sui compositori che hanno lavorato e lavorano con la tecnologia. Infatti, i suoi effetti si estendono oltre i confini della musica c…
Psychospirituelle Fermentationsrituale I–IV
Rudolf Eb.er’s Psychospirituelle Fermentationsrituale I–IV, via Frei zum Abriss Kollektiv, melds occult sound, psychomagick, and experimental ritualism. Limited 8" lathe cuts and digital release offer collectors unique, transformative audio art.
Milanesa / Astral Traveling
*2025 stock. 30 copies limited edition* Renowned experimental guitarist and avant-garde musician Eugene Chadbourne presents Milanesa / Astral Traveling, a bold new release available now via the German label Frei zum Abriss Kollektiv. This two-track album showcases Chadbourne’s signature blend of free improvisation, wit, and boundary-pushing soundscapes, further cementing his status as a true pioneer of the underground music scene.
Silent Majority
Kae Takahashi’s Anti Itch Cream unveils “Silent Majority,” a bold evolution blending abrasive noisecore with melodic clarity. This album showcases her experimental range—chaotic noise, clean vocals, and hypnotic, imperfect rhythms—reflecting her signature creative freedom on Frei zum Abriss Kollektiv.
Forests, Tales, Cities, Forests
Award-winning producer and composer Giorgi Koberidze offers up a head-spinning debut of Georgian modern classical music shot through with 360° electroacoustic textures.
Pohreb
Richard Hronský’s “Pohreb” uses intimate soundscapes—wood, radio, bird songs—to evoke childhood memories and the grief of loss, transforming personal audio diaries into a universal meditation on change, tradition, and time’s passage.
Three The Hard Way
Recorded in New Orleans and Kingston, this genre-defying album delivers innovative, timeless soundscapes for all listeners.
Nightclouds
Inspired by minimalistic icon La Monte Young and guitarist Allan Holdsworth, Nightclouds is a powerful collection of jazz pieces for solo pipe organ. Over long improvisation and shorter compositions, Swedish composer and installation artist Ellen Arkbro employs her usually epic chord structures and adds in a more self-reflective tone than previously.
Carboniferous
May 2025 Latest release on ICR. Rhythmic drone music? After running IC Studio for over 40 years I’ve accumulated a large store of recordings by both myself and the many people I’ve worked with. I was recently looking for some masters of another band on a hard drive, where I stored tracks that had been transferred from old digital tapes. I noticed the folder ‘Period Remixes’ which I decided to open, as I hadn’t listened to the material for many years. The tracks were remixes of Jonathan Coleclogh…