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Matthew E. White On The Unexpected Success Of His Debut Album, Big Inner, And What Happens Next

Tue, June 18 2013 7:35pm - Source: Stereogum

Originally released in 2012 on Hometapes and given a proper re-release earlier this year via Domino, Big Inner is, in some ways, something of a lark.

New Music from Around the World: June 2013's MAP Compilation is here

Sun, June 16 2013 11:57am - Source: Drowned In Sound

Drowned In Sound BODYWORK - Tame English avant-pop or alt-rock or whatever the kids on the cobbled streets are calling it these days hasn't had the respect it deserves for quite some time.

LIVE REPORT: Mutek Festival

Fri, June 14 2013 3:08pm - Source: The Quietus

Days, seasons, baktuns, Vine posts - they all signal this sacred truth.

‘Unlike anything else that’s ever been done’: Adrian Belew on his amazing new solo venture

Wed, June 12 2013 2:46pm - Source: Something Else!

The appropriately named FLUX, an ever-changing interactive musical experience that taps into the long-time King Crimson guitarist's adventuresome muse. "

The Lay Of The Land: An Interview With Hwyl Nofio

Wed, June 12 2013 7:33am - Source: The Quietus

The career of Steve Parry, classically trained guitarist and composer, spans nearly three decades, encompassing threads that reach back as far as the post-punk movement and as far forward as the contemporary prevailing drone/doom scene.

Saa Anounce They Will Release Debut EP Via Left Blank This Summer

Fri, May 24 2013 3:48pm - Source: Stereoboard

Electronic pop outfit Saa are to release their eponymous debut EP on July 8th, via the Left Blank label.

LISTEN: New Cairo Liberation Front Mixtape

Thu, May 23 2013 2:46pm - Source: The Quietus

Following Quietus editor John Doran's recent trip to Egypt, which resulted in his excellent set of Electro-Chaabi In Cairo features, we've now got a new mixtape from the Tilburg-based DJ collective Cairo Liberation Front, who count John's travelling companion and organiser of Incubate Joost Heijthuijsen among their number.

Henry Flynt :: Graduation

Tue, May 14 2013 2:33pm - Source: Aquarium Drunkard

Reading about Henry Flynt can be a little intimidating.

Wrekmeister Harmonies – “You’ve Always Meant So Much To Me” Excerpt (Stereogum Premiere)

Fri, May 10 2013 4:09pm - Source: Stereogum

When I was editor at Invisible Oranges , we covered the inaugural performance of something called Wrekmeister Harmonies — an ambitious and artsy project that combined avant-garde film with live music by a black metal/doom ensemble made up of some of Chicago's most notable experimental/metal musicians.

Album Review: Deerhunter - Monomania

Thu, May 09 2013 11:09pm - Source: KEXP 90.3 Blog

If he weren't so dead-set on making music that could be deemed as capital "A" art, Deerhunter frontman Bradford Cox could be a very good rock star.

25 Years On: Pere Ubu's The Tenement Year Revisited

Wed, May 08 2013 3:49pm - Source: The Quietus

I remember buying The Tenement Year on cassette in Canterbury city centre in 1988, along with Loaded by the Velvet Underground and a bottle of red label Thunderbird.

Review: Deerhunter – Monomania

Fri, May 03 2013 4:49pm - Source: Pretty Much Amazing

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Graded on a Curve: The Melvins, Everybody Loves Sausages

Wed, May 01 2013 12:22pm - Source: The Vinyl District

The Melvins' latest release Everybody Loves Sausages is an all-covers album that's loaded with guest spots, but it thankfully lacks the self-congratulatory aura of similarly-themed veteran projects.