Francisco López ~ untitled#281

Originally published at  A CLOSER LISTEN. Untitled #281 was created by extreme mutation and evolution of bird calls from original … More

Dave Phillips / Aspec(t) ~ Medusa

Originally published at acloserlisten   “The jellyfish represents the collapse of the ecosystem and the spinelessness of the people charged … More

Italian Review of Les Rumeurs cassette [English Translation]

Vasco Viviani, of Old Bicycle Records, recently wrote a very nice review of the Les Rumeurs tape for Radio Gwen … More

This is still our punk rock, thee fritzy drum machines

  Montreal’s most dedicated protest rock group Thee Silver Mt Zion Memorial Orchestra will be playing a very special record … More

Nicola Ratti ~ Ossario (Volumes I and II)

The way I work lately is focused on a live improvisation approach. Streengs is my first solo work where I … More

AIPS Collective ~ Postcards from Italy

This essay is included in the collected edition of Gianmarco del Re’s Postcards from Italy, originally published by Fluid-Radio and … More

Pop Montreal 2010 review: Swans @ Le National

Originally published by SSG Music Swans @ Le National | October 1 Earlier this year Michael Gira announced that he … More

A Closer Look: Mutek 2013

Originally published by  A CLOSER LISTEN Mutek It’s been over a month now since the last late night at the … More

Temps Libre EP

“Temps Libre” is the first release from the St. Laurent Piano Project, a recording series initiated by musician Stefan Christoff. … More

eContact! 14.3 — Turntablism

The Canadian Electroacoustic Community’s journal eContact! published my review of Martin Tétreault’s Turntable Quartet performance at Akousma 9 last fall.  It’s … More

Chris Dooks and Machinefabriek ~ The Eskdalemuir Harmonium

Between the tremendous volume of recordings released and the ease of obtaining them, perhaps it’s only natural to expect that … More

A Closer Look: Montreal’s AKOUSMA Festival

First published at A CLOSER LISTEN All photos by Caroline Campeau, courtesy of Réseaux des arts médiatiques Québec has  long … More