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Illusion of Safety Elgin, Illinois
Since 1983, Burke and his many conspirators under the IOS banner have over the course of 40+ releases traversed most every facet of the avant sound plane, from early industrial pop deconstruction to blindingly minimal sound art to densely surreal found-sound collage, creating uneasy music that is dense and dystopian and yet also beautiful. ... more
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Everything is Fine Until it Isn't
by Snek Trio
razed abandon is what i love about this project, no holds barred all out frontal delivery of the feelings at hand, no filter, real freedom of expression. blistering and detailed
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Radio & My Voice
by Hali Palombo
like a trip to another world somewhat opaque in nature, like a cloud surrounding your field of sound and vision, clarity is almost attainable and you float in obtuse syrupy gel
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Powers & Principalities
by homogenized terrestrials
fascinating blend of who the fuck knows what! and i mean that in the best possible way. reminds a bit of one of my favorites The Hafler Trio, unknown sounds put together in a concise narrative
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the road hears signals to follow
by Okagawa/Whetham
supported by 13 fans who also own “CPC-9A: MY MIND IS KILLING ME (1986) (WITH BONUS TRACK: LIVE EXCERPT AT CUBBY BEAR 02-05-1984)”
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Surrender
by Illusion of Safety
supported by 13 fans who also own “CPC-9A: MY MIND IS KILLING ME (1986) (WITH BONUS TRACK: LIVE EXCERPT AT CUBBY BEAR 02-05-1984)”
I wasn't quite sure what kind of sound this album would be as the project name sounds quite like a Noise project but while it's not particularly harsh music, this is a great unique album. It's quite hard to describe Illusion of Safety's sound on here but I would say it's a mixture of psychedelic electronics, environmental sound matter, plunderphonics elements as well as some noises at times. It's very spacy imaginative music that is very immersive and unexpected.
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The Shenanigans-to-Tomfoolery Continuum
by Bridges of Königsberg
This experimental release from Bridges of Königsberg is electroacoustic noise at its most playful and expansive.
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