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Some years ago, I ran a small label called Falçata-Galia (RIP), which specialized in experimental music, some of it from the ex-Soviet Union. It was utter stress, and lots of hair was lost because of it. Yet the man who … Continue reading
Gier Jenssen has been making chillingly beautiful ‘arctic ambient’ music since 1983, and has released albums which are not only stark in terms of listening, but in packaging as well. Whoever does his graphic design should be commended. He has … Continue reading
[kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/GiYAG-7eKQ8" width="425" height="344" allowfullscreen="true" fvars="fs=1" /] Never in the wildest dreams of my youth did I ever thing that bagpipe music would ever have the potential of being sexy. Cristina Pato, once a green-haired mohican, has metamorphosized herself into … Continue reading
It’s not often that either myself or my readers have a chance to sample a slice of vintage Turkish psychedelic music. Here is a track from Anatolian legend Barış Manço, along with his band. A hat tip goes out to … Continue reading
Adam Sykes was the founder of one of Great Britain’s most important experimental music labels, Iris Light. I have know of his work since I was a purchaser at a record shop in Los Angeles, and got deeper into his … Continue reading
Of course they are. Google is about to raise the stakes in the digital downloads game and finally give Apple a run for its money.
Breton harpist Alan Stivell has done more than many to spread his and other Celtic cultures. Here is a clip of him performing a Welsh standard. The title, “Land of My Fathers,” is a translation from the Welsh “Hen Wlad … Continue reading