Beautiful depictions of sex and violence, vibrant colours, astonishing soundtracks and uncomfortable steadicam shots are often associated with the films of French-Argentine director Gaspar Noé. Hailed as a unique voice in cinema by some, and perceived as a mere provocateur by others, Noé remains as controversial today as when he exploded onto the seventh art. …
Autechre – SIGN (2020)
Sharing the pure discovery of new music and sound. Can you imagine anything more important? Or have we forgotten our higher purpose? (Honestly… it can’t be a good idea to start a review with a series esoteric questions. What am I to do? Begin again?). There is something intimate, even sensual about sharing new music with …
The Proust Questionnaire – DJ Hell
More than a DJ- HELL is an international producer and publisher of electronic music as well as founder and owner of the renowned International Deejay Gigolos record label. The ‘Munich Machine’ is rooted in the pioneering electronic music tradition of the Bavarian city, which excitingly balances the traditional and cosmopolitan attitude. “I did Kosmische Musik …
Craig Leon – Nommos (1981)
Music is a fascinating beast. Twisting and turning, contorting when you least expect. And the changes, the innovations are going to happen when very few are looking. And just when you think it’s all been said and done. It bites back and something new comes form seemingly nowhere. Since making his mark on popular music, …
Daniel Avery & Alessandro Cortini – Illusion of Time (2020)
When working with certain forms of experimental music, it often seems that the artist is only partially responsible for the sound of the final output. It may still be their vision of the music, I would never dispute that. Nevertheless, so many external factors play a role in the development that is difficult to control …
Album Twins: Hopkins / Kiasmos
I don’t know about you, but I tend to go through these phases with my music listening habits; maybe Krautrock or Morricone or even… Led Zeppelin (well, maybe not Led Zeppelin). When I’m into one of these periods, little else is going to satisfy my mood or hold my attention. I’ll need a full week or …
Paula Temple – Deathvox EP (2014)
If I had to sum up the track ‘Deathvox’ in two words, I could describe it as Neolithic meets Industrial. 5:24 minutes of frenzied screeching synths, Temples own distorted voice terrifying throughout, and a tribal beat that might be more at home in the middle of the woods at a Bacchanal. Vines crawling up trees …