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Here Lies Man Ritual Divination review

Horse Lords : The Common Task

A radical reinterpretation of the groove.

kelly lee owens lp.8 review

Hilary Woods – Birthmarks

The Irish singer/songwriter’s second album is darker, more harrowing, and powerful.

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A Perfect Storm: A conversation with Hilary Woods

A chat with the Irish singer/songwriter about setting her own terms and giving something back.

ONO I Dream of Sodomy essential track

ONO give up a chaotic funk on “I Dream of Sodomy”

The Chicago noise band hits a hard groove in the face of historical violence.

jeremiah cymerman citadels and sanctuaries review

John Zorn’s Naked City was a gleeful noise-jazz science experiment

The jazzgrind classic is still fun, hilarious and wild after 30 years.

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Hilary Woods finds serenity in violence on “Tongues of Wild Boar”

A gently destructive dirge from the Irish singer/songwriter.

Pharmakon Bestial Burden Blood on the Tracks

Pharmakon’s “Bestial Burden” is a harrowing dirge of survival

The sound of a struggle for survival against one’s own body.

Crowhurst Gavin Bryars stream

Stream the new Crowhurst and Gavin Bryars collaboration, Incoherent American Narrative

Hear the new full-length collaboration between the legendary minimalist composer and the L.A. noise rock/metal artist.

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Mamaleek’s “Eating Unblessed Meat” offers more strange, artful twists on metal

An artful, technologically enhanced and unpredictable direction for metal from the Bay Area band.

Benoit Pioulard Sylva review

Benoit Pioulard : Sylva

A conceptually interesting album that creates space for noise and imagination.

The Body interview

20 Years of Darkness: A conversation with The Body

Lee Buford looks back at the band’s history, their new remix album and exploring mental health through music.

Liturgy new album H.A.Q.Q.

Liturgy releases new album, H.A.Q.Q.

Hear the surprise-released album in full.

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Pharmakon announces European tour dates

The industrial noise artists heads across the Atlantic.

Moor Mother Analog Fluids of Sonic Black Holes review

Moor Mother – Analog Fluids of Sonic Black Holes

A dark, powerful triumph that harbors hope and joy amid its intense sonic landscape.

Sufjan Stevens The Decalogues review

Sufjan Stevens & Timo Andres : The Decalogue

A good if minor art music piece that should have us taking an overdue reexamination of Stevens as an artist.

Fires Were Shot Forter Starter premiere

FiRES WERE SHOT craft kaleidoscopic acoustic sounds on “Forter Starter”

Hear a stunning new track from the Austin duo’s new EP.

Sunn O))) Pyroclasts review

Sunn O))) : Pyroclasts

The robed drone duo turn a warm-up session into transcendence.

Alarm Will Sound The Hunger review

Alarm Will Sound/Donnacha Dennehy : The Hunger

A heartbreaking opera that needs no formal training to appreciate.