Working with jazz luminaries Ingrid Laubrock and Marianne Trudel, the experimental Québec duo creates their first drum-less album, finding fresh territory between composed structure and free improvisation.
The sonic landscape of modern electronic music owes an immense debt to the German experimentalists who refused to accept their inheritance. Author Christoph Dallach uncovers how a generation's quest for identity birthed an entirely new sonic vocabulary.
On her tenth album and first for Sun Records, the GRAMMY-nominated artist finds inspiration in exhaustion, wisdom in collaboration, and a powerful new voice in the spaces between touring and home.
Spotlight On's Lawrence Peryer shares the year's most compelling reads, including a provocative climate change novel, Lincoln's grief in the cemetery, and fresh insights from legendary producer Rick Rubin.
The ESP-Disk debut from Paper Jays emerged from an unlikely trinity of influences: Providence's experimental legacy, international folk traditions, and a steady guitar drone that pulses beneath every track.
The OPTO S drummer reflects on her first R.E.M. show, middle school art gigs, and why synths represent her next frontier.
The Tunisian-born jazz bassist's debut album unites Arabic maqams with modern improvisation, interpreted by an artist who speaks in many musical tongues.
A composer who's also a biochemist, Stefan Smulovitz discusses his latest album—a collaboration that turns paintings into musical time signatures—and why constraints often lead to the most interesting art.
What happens when acclaimed musicians remake holiday music in their own image? These albums show how personal vision can transform and transcend familiar seasonal themes.
'Undrilling the Hole,' the new album from Amsterdam's most uncompromising band, proves that experimental music can be both cerebrally challenging and viscerally thrilling.
After decades backing others in Acoustic Syndicate and beyond, Jay Sanders steps forward with his solo debut, 'Evanescent.'
Armed with deep historical knowledge and a revolutionary spirit, mandolin virtuoso Joe Brent and his chamber ensemble 9 Horses craft music where classical, folk, and jazz traditions dissolve into something entirely new.