Ears For Eyes

Free Kick is a weekly free-form radio show broadcast on CKUT 90.3 from Montreal every Sunday at 11am-1pm eastern time; or alternatively, subscribe to the podcast - all links at the bottom of this post.  Here is a shared top 10 of 2013 from hosts Swan and Dave.------------------------------------------------------True to the format of the show, each of us… Continue reading Free Kick’s 2013 Round-up →

Laica (aka Dave Fleet) released the excellent 'Environs' earlier this year, an album which Ears For Eyes deemed to be "intelligent, mature and engaging", a belief that hasn't changed at all with several listens since then.  Here is Dave's look back at 2013.--------------------------------------------------------I'm starting to find end of year album lists a bit of a strange thing as a lot… Continue reading Laica’s 2013 Round-up →

Corey Mwamba is a improvising musician playing the vibraphone in a group with Dave Kane and Joshua Blackmore.  They released an album 'Don't Overthink It' earlier this year.  Here are Corey's thoughts on 2013.---------------------------------------Here are ten things I heard that I liked this year, in no particularorder. Most of them are live, although some of those were also… Continue reading Corey Mwamba’s 2013 Round-up →

The Geography Trip is a label exploring the "the strange, the odd, and the ramshackle" through some amazing music. Here is their look back at 2013.-----------------------------------------------Geography Rob’s Top Ten Tapes of Two Thousand and Thirteen.Numerical position does not necessarily indicate preference. All of these releases are super. 1. Knock of the Shoe by Canonbury (Exotic… Continue reading The Geography Trip’s 2013 Round-up →

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 →