108 capsule reviews written between 2012 and 2020 Matteo Uggeri | Luca Mauri | Francesco Giannico ~ Pagetos (Boring Machines) The long-awaited … More
Author: Joseph Sannicandro
writer | traveler | sound organizer | contrarian | concerned citizen
Eidolons
Kassel Jaeger, once little more than a mysterious German moniker producing captivating music on our favorite boutique labels, has since … More
LISTENING THROUGH MIMAROĞLU
Servet Koçyiğit, Soft Landing (detail), 2020 We sit down with director Serdar Kökçeoğlu in Istanbul to discuss the 2013 Gezi … More
OUTSIDE THE BOX
I’m very pleased to share this conversation with Bruno Stucchi, graphic designer and co-founder of the Die Schachtel label. Stucchi … More
Making Yourself Disappear
Alvin Curran has been at the forefront of challenging musical convention for over half a century. His work has pushed … More
Montreal Underground
“Montreal Underground” – field-recording contribution to the Montreal Sound Map (2010) While I had made field-recordings on tape for years, … More
Inventing Masks
Inventing Masks is a new moniker adopted by Giuseppe Ielasi. Ielasi’s work should be familiar to our readers, as a solo … More
Significant Scores
“Significant scores” (2008) Domenico ‘Mimmo’ Napolitano Translated by Joseph Sannicandro “The musical instrument is a machine useful to man. But … More
The Pleasure of Emptiness
“John Cage, or, the Pleasure of Emptiness” (1977) Roberto Calasso Translated by Joseph Sannicandro For almost twenty years I have … More
I Always Worked
“I always worked until I had something done and I always stopped when I knew what was going to happen … More
Sound Propositions 019: KMRU
Joseph Kamaru aka KMRU is a young artist from Nairobi, Kenya who has cultivated a unique sound utilizing field-recordings as … More
Jon Hassell ~ Seeing Through Sound
You don’t hear too many octogenarian trumpet players. The horn is a cruel instrument, in that embouchure collapse cuts many … More
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