Month: December 2013

Elizabeth Veldon is a prolific experimental noise musician working with feedback tones, found sounds, and loops, and also involved in the Noise in Opposition project. Here are Elizabeth's 2013 favourites.-----------------------------------------------------1.      Lal Waterson. Teach me to be a summer’s morning. Topic, cd and book. Lal Waterson’s greatest record has long lay in the obscurity of copyright… Continue reading Elizabeth Veldon’s 2013 Round-up →

Mark Chickenfish is the Chief Sound Manipulation Officer in Concrete/Field. Mark is also behind the Noise in Opposition project, a compilation series inspired by Elizabeth Veldon's experience of being a feminist in a male-dominated genre. The series aims to combat misogyny, fascism and prejudice in the noise and extreme electronics scenes. Noise in Opposition has… Continue reading Mark Chickenfish’s 2013 Round-up →

Matt Bower is the brain and tentacles behind some of the finest oddtronica of 2013.  With releases from The Revenant Sea, Isobel Ccircle (with April Larson), Wizards Tell Lies, and a collaboration with The Roadside Picnic, he has built a reputation for making quietly creepy and weirdly seductive noise.  Here are his musical highlights from the past… Continue reading Matt Bower’s 2013 Round-up →

Benedict Taylor is an improvising viola player and composer, active in a number of ensembles and groups.  He also runs the CRAM and Subverten labels.  His latest solo release is 'Striations'.  Here are a selection of Benedict's 2013 musical favourites.-----------------------------------------------------------Terry Day - drums & percussion performancesIn the autumn period Terry Day was giving a number of… Continue reading Benedict Taylor’s 2013 Round-up →

maximpetergriffin is an explorer and illustrator of Old, Weird Albion; as well as being a thoroughly pleasant chap.  Here are his thoughts on 2013.------------------------------------------------Two thousand and 13 overview in 10 parts1 - Scarp by Nick Papadimitriou Deep topography along the edge of the edge of London . Fairly cosmic .2 - Ladybird booksI've collected a glut of… Continue reading maximpetergriffin’s 2013 Round-up →

Larry Crywater aka Maurice's Hotel Death is responsible for one of the most brilliant releases of the year, 'Hot Jone' on Rano records.  Here are a few of Larry's favourite 2013 things.----------------------------------No order here.DJ Ford Foster - Function Trax Vol 2 tapehttp://opaltapes.bandcamp.com/album/dj-ford-foster-function-trax-vol-2Hard  proper  raw  TraxGood Throb livehttp://goodthrob.tumblr.com/I'm gonna get my first tattoo Rano labelhttp://rano.bandcamp.com/Support unsurpassed, taste… Continue reading Larry Crywater’s 2013 Round-up →

Sam Underwood is one half of ORE, a duo tuba group, with Stuart Estell.  ORE play music influenced by drone, improvisation, doom metal, and minimalism.  Here are some of Sam's favourite 2013 sound discoveries.-----------------------------------------------10 sonic delights I have discovered in 2013 - in no particular order - I discovered these in 2013 but many date… Continue reading Sam Underwood’s 2013 Round-up →

Mark Hanslip is a tenor saxophonist; his most recent release, the excellent 'Weeping Idols', was very much enjoyed by Ears for Eyes earlier this year.  He is active in a number of groups, duos, and trios.  For more information see the link at the end of this feature to Mark's blog.  Here are his thoughts on… Continue reading Mark Hanslip’s 2013 Round-up →

Disco Insolence is a new tape label with one release to its name so far, an excellent split featuring Solvognen and Chaz Dolo; a link to the Bandcamp page is at the bottom of the post so you can snap up one of the remaining copies.  Here is label creator Jonathan Lee's look back at 2013.-----------------------------------------I find choosing a… Continue reading Disco Insolence’s 2013 Round-up →