James Wolf — That
James Wolf is out with his second LP under his given name and on the Verses Records roster. That is a complex, layered, and haunting instrumental composition consisting of three tracks and one instrument: A …
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PREMIERE: MIS+RESS – S/T
MIS+RESS‘s self-titled debut dropped today on Somewherecold Records. A unique album of 10 tracks–MIS+RESS is a solo ambient project featuring only an electric guitar and four effects pedals. Brian Wenckebach, a musician, artist, and sound engineer managed …
DF — Patience
Montreal audiovisual duo DF is out with abcdf–a new EP of skewed-jazz sax sounds accompanied by avant-garde visuals, and led by the album’s second single, Patience. Patience, we’re told, is secretly inspired by an Aphex Twin track, …
Trisomie 21 — Alice
On September 14, brothers Philippe and Herve Lomprez–the acknowledged and most respected French (Lille) post punk act Trisomie 21–released their new single, Alice. T 21 started their course back in the early eighties and though some people …
Gel-Sol — Horse Head Bookends
Horse Head Bookends opens with a door opening. Footsteps echo through a room. The door shuts behind the figure we are soon to discover is a mad phonic scientist. An amp fires up and tools …
Interview: Pattern Language
With years of playing in the background for various rock acts under his belt, Colorado’s Chris Frain is set to release his first solo project under the Pattern Language moniker for Happy Robots Records. The …
We Stand: An International Compilation In Support of Planned Parenthood
Verses Records–the same folks who brought you the CODE RED ACLU benefit compilation–are again stepping up for a good cause: Supporting Planned Parenthood. “Basically, we decided to move forward with the Planned Parenthood compilation based …
Tristan Welch & Ron Oshima — God Bless America
DC-based experimental artist Tristan Welch makes music that, as he describes it, “creates heavy ambient movements via heavy minimalism.” His involvement with Verses Records and Code Red,—its anti-Trump ACLU benefit–brought him to our attention last …
Ummagma — Winter Tale
As Canada and the U.S. break out of a frosty cold snap, shoegaze act Ummagma–hailing from the Great North–is releasing its Winter Tale single. The soft, ethereal track has all the hallmarks of a holiday …
CODE RED: An International Benefit Compilation for the ACLU
America is in a state of emergency. A kleptocratic reality television star–a fraud–has been ushered into the White House by a minority of voters and with the assistance of a hostile foreign power. His message: …
Review: Pretty Lightning — A Magic Lane of Light and Rain
“Deutsche Delta Blues.” Like the sound of that? You have to admit it’s catchy. And if it sounds like something up your alley then you’ll definitely enjoy Pretty Lightning, a psychedelic rock duo hailing from …
Review: Malka — The Constant State
For a brief moment in the early 1990s it looked like the 1960s were making a huge comeback. The explosion of “alternative” culture gave rise to bands heavily influenced by the sounds of the 60s, …
Review: mobdividual
As this cough will choke me, I implore you to have my body opened, so that I may not be buried alive. These are said to be among composer Frédéric Chopin’s final written words in …