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 […]
Tag: Experimental Music
Spanner Thru Ma Beatbox – “RPM 33 BPM 111/113” (1987)
“This is dance music that you’d have great difficulty dancing to,” is how one reviewer described RPM 33 BPM 111/113 back in 1998, about a decade after its release. “If you tried dancing to this,” the writer continued, “you’d probably break your legs, although that’s not a criticism.” Hell, that sounds like a ringing endorsement […]
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 […]
R. M. Hendrix – “No Signal” Cassette (2024)
R. M. Hendrix is an American musician, designer, and artist who, per his Bandcamp page, is based in Iceland. His music wanders the land a bit, from dreampop to shoegaze to ambient electronica. No Signal was recorded during a live performance at Reykjavik’s Space Odyssey back in October 2024 and features Hendrix giving a primarily […]
dj. flugvél og geimskip – “Hljóðfjölskyldan” (2025)
Space Odyssey is one of the true gems of the Reykjavik music scene. The record store / venue (/vintage clothing store) is home to all things electronica, with an emphasis on ambient, experimental, and avant-garde. It’s a lovely space to see a live performance, cozy and intimate, the sound filling every nook and cranny. Operated […]