From the Cistern

Reverb.  Love it or hate it, its use has become ubiquitous since at least the advent of the bedroom studio.  … More

BOB OSTERTAG ~ MOTORMOUTH

Originally posted on SSGmusic, September 22, 2011 Bob Ostertag has self-released Motormouth, an album made entirely with a Buchla 200e … More

Americans in Rome

AMERICANS IN ROME Musica Elettronica Viva’s Trastevere Commune by Valerio Mattioli from Superonda: Storia Segrete della Musica Italiana (2016), pp … More

Dropping Out Into Music: The Audience as Orchestra

Dropping Out Into Music: The Audience as Orchestra Edith Schloss The Village Voice (August 7, 1969), Pg. 27. Rome – … More

Black Swan ~ Repetition Hymns

Past Inside The Present is pleased to announce Repetition Hymns, a double album from the enigmatic Black Swan. Comprised of … More

108 Capsules

108 capsule reviews written between 2012 and 2020 Matteo Uggeri | Luca Mauri | Francesco Giannico ~ Pagetos (Boring Machines) The long-awaited … 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

M. Sage ~ Data in the Details / Half-Speed Flourish

M. Sage ~ Data in the Details Regular readers of ACL might remember this excellent mix from last year, Half-Speed Flourish by … More

Queer Noise

Sam Galloway and I co-wrote an article entitled “Queer Noise: Sounding the Body of Historical Trauma,” which was including in … More

Pedro Soler & Gaspar Claus

Originally published at SSG Music   Marion Lefebvre/Courtesy of the artist While in Paris during the summer of 2011, I … More