On February 28, 2026 the United States and Israel launched their joint attack on Iran. I’m not sure what this war will be called in the future, or how long it will last given that victory was already declared but the bombings recently resumed. Regardless, on the same day the explosions started a strange radio […]
Tag: 2004
William Basinski – “The Disintegration Loops” (2026)
If you’re into ambient or experimental electronica you know that The Disintegration Loops has been canonized. In 2016 Pitchfork named it the third best ambient album of all time, behind only Aphex Twin’s Selected Ambient Works Volume II and Brian Eno’s seminal Ambient 1: Music For Airports. Originally released as four separate albums between 2002 and […]
Danger Mouse – “The Grey Album” (2004 / 2021)
Sampling has remained a contentious topic in music for decades. Initially many in the music-listening public were against it, not for copyright or ethical or financial reasons, but quite frankly because they thought it was dumb and didn’t constitute “making music”. How could you call yourself a musician if you didn’t actually play your own […]
Plat – “Compulsion” (2004)
When I think back to how we learned about musical artists back in the 1980s and 90s I have to shake my head. It’s amazing anyone who didn’t live in a major city could discover anything outside what was fed to us via mainstream radio, magazines, and MTV. If you were lucky you lived somewhere […]