Mávar makes anxiety ridden ambient noise. That’s what the insert that comes with this cassette says. And it’s not wrong. I was bummed when Icelandic DIY noise label Hundrað Prósent Plastík went dark after releasing five wonderfully-packaged CDs back in 2023. But tiny, dare I say micro, labels do come and go, and I was […]
Category: Experimental
DG 307 – “(1973-5)” (1991)
If the title of this blog looks like some kind of secret code, well, I agree with you. In fact part of it (DG 307) is a kind of code. A diagnostic one. And given that the story of (1973-5) takes place during the Cold War and involves censorship, secret police, and imprisonment, well… Our […]
Adam Buffington – “The Winter Loving Idiot” (2026)
I’m not sure exactly when my fascination with experimental music started. It was probably back in 2009 after seeing a performance at Iceland Airwaves, the sounds of birds chirping in what can be best described as an environmental soundscape striking me at that time as so radically different than anything my rock-loving ears had heard […]
The Electronic Music Club Of Edmonds Community College – “Iatrogenics” (1984) and “In Reel Time” (1985)
If you’ve never been to Edmonds, Washington, it does not give off the vibe of being a hotbed of electronica. Extremely well-maintained older homes vie for space with more modern builds in competing for lots with views of Puget Sound. Perhaps 20 minutes north of Seattle’s iconic Space Needle, it’s part of that slow sprawl […]
Throbbing Gristle – “Music From The Derek Jarman Film In The Shadow Of The Sun” (1984)
Derek Jarman was an English artist and filmmaker who worked primarily outside the mainstream. Throbbing Gristle’s music featured in a few of his works, most notably the 1980 version of his hour-long In the Shadow of the Sun, a collection of Super 8 film shorts re-shot to 16mm. I picked up the soundtrack record last […]