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1 September, 2010

A must-have compilation for anyone even remotely interested in the blues, this collection of rare, largely unheard music from the pre-war South is a real reminder of the true spirit and meaning of this old and mythic form of American folk. Guy Mark Hinant of Sub Rosa has done a wonderful job of collecting, researching, and reporting on these tracks, all of which were recorded at 78 rpms and originally released at the time of their creations on scattered labels. Many of these records have floated out into the realm of obscurity and have only recently been discovered again, some of them existing as sole remaining copies, reproduced and presented here for the first time... review :: by Crawford Philleo

Emeralds guitarist Mark McGuire releases a hell of a lot of material through his various guises and collaborations, much of which is very limited and prone to rapid disappearance. This welcome reissue combines two such long-unavailable solo tapes that were originally released on Emeralds’ own Wagon label in 2007 and 2008. I have not been following Emeralds-related projects too closely, so I don’t know how “Tidings” and “Amethyst Waves” stack up against the rest of McGuire’s solo oeuvre or whether or not James Plotkin’s remastering efforts made a big difference, but I can definitively state that this is a pretty great album. Stylistically, there are enormous similarities to Mark’s main gig, but these recordings show a more conspicuously virtuousic side to that sound without sacrificing any listenability. .. review :: by Anthony D'Amico

“Maersk” is the first release for Skjølbrot, which is the nom de plume of one Dan Bennett hailing from Bristol, UK. WIth this album, Bennett has managed to craft an amazingly well thought out album that is simultaneously beautiful, startling, and haunting. “Maersk” combines field recordings, electronics, voice, and a few bits of old-fashioned piano to create this incredibly rich forty-minute disc... review :: by Matt Blackall

Nika Danilova is excitingly refined on her latest EP, “Stridulum,” on the always-satisfying Sacred Bones label. In a way it is kind of sad to see her pitch much of her earlier noisier techniques for a more poppy sound and the rough effects of lo-fi for a more hi-fi recording, but I will say that she still manages to absolutely knock my socks off. I think all the ingredients that were conservatively mixed in before are maximized in this one; gothic flavor, soaring operatic vocals, and downright catchy hooks keep me coming back to this one. I think this is everything that her earlier “Clay Bodies” was heading toward. Don’t get me wrong, this one is not poppy for popularity’s sake... review :: by Dave Miller
 we're loving....
A Vibrant Struggle Black Hole Meditation CD-r
Arp The Soft Wave
Avmakt Avmakt tape
Ballrogg Insomnia
Batillus / Hallowed Butchery split LP
Bharat Karki & Party International Music
Billowing Cruel Summer LP
Evan Caminiti West Winds LP
Celer Panoramic Dreams Bathed in Seldomness
Deepchord Presents Echospace Liumin
Drunkdriver Drunkdriver
The Electric Candles The Hell of Others 7''
Lawrence English Incongruous Harmonies 7''
Failing Lights Failing Lights
Family Battle Snake Glass Face Island LP
Bernardino Femminielli La Montaña del Capricornio tape
Fennesz / Daniell / Buck Knoxville
First Dog to Visit the Center of the Earth Every Machine On CD-r
Robin Fox A Handful Of Automation
Freefall Strongly Imploded CD-r
Graham Grimpen Mire
Stafraenn Hákon Sanitas
Haunted Trails / Blue Queen split
Head Boggle Alto Coloratura In Synthesize tape
Henry Grimes / Rashied Ali Spirits Aloft
High Wolf Ascension LP
Hobo Cubes Hypnotic Infinitum CD-r
Giuseppe Ielasi Aix LP
Indexes Debris/From Now On 3'' cd-r
Michael Gregory Jackson Clarity
Philip Jeck & Marcus Davidson Spliced 7''
K-X-P K-X-P
LA Vampires & Zola Jesus LA Vampires Meets Zola Jesus LP
Little Howlin’ Wolf Cool Truth
Make Believe Bombs / SPERMWHALES split tape
Marc Manning Here's a Breaking Sound
Sean McCann Fountains
Francisco Meirino & Bob Bellerue Brut CD-r
Joe Morris / Chris Riggs / Ben Hall Glass Key LP
Brendan Murray / Perispirit split LP
Noveller Desert Fires
Offthesky Hiding Nature
Pale Sketcher Pale Sketches Demixed
Plante Shroud of Winter tape
Rambutan Dream of a Future Desert tape
Derek Rogers / Sparkling Wide Pressure Minor Phase Patterns 3'' cd-r
Roman Wolfe Ylem tape
Jack Rose & Glenn Jones The Things We Used To Do: Solos & Duets DVD
Frank Rothkamm Birth of Primary Cinema from the Spirit of Sound DVD
Scribbler My Old Lady 7''
Silver Bulletin Diamond Vibrations
Small Things On Sundays 4 A.M. CD-r
Soft Machine Live at Henie Onstad Art Centre 1971
Sore Eros Taal Compass 7''
Tarentel You Can’t Hide Your Love Forever 3 7''
Ulaan Khol III
Whole Voyald Infinite Light Non-Teleology tape
Christopher Willits Tiger Flower Circle Sun
other new reviews....
April In The Orange "Siva Casting Dice" 7'' Killer self-released single... review :: by April Larson
Arklight "Nolo Contendere/Rakkasans" 3'' cd-r Two tracks of twisted pounding drone... review :: by Andrew Murdock Livingston
Iain Campbell "Absolutely the Best ABBA since ABBA" CD-r Another fine mess... review :: by Scott McKeating
Celer "All At Once Is What Eternity Is" 3'' cd-r More loveliness from Will Long & Dani Baquet... review :: by Jan-Arne Sohns
Cornucopia "Ultima" LP Evocative album from this Puerto Rican drone project... review :: by Travis Bird
Dense Reduction "Hobbes Diamond" tape Some seriously damaged jams... review :: by Curran Faris
Drivan "Disko" New one on Smalltown Supersound... review :: by Darryl Norsen
Adam Gnade "Trailerparks" Middle of the road... review :: by Andrew Murdock Livingston
Hellcake "Friends Become Enemies" tape Great new tape on Skrot Up... review :: by Paul Simpson
Imbogodom "The Metallic Year" Solid debut on Thrill Jockey... review :: by Paul Simpson
Ken Rei "Wearing Sweatpants" Doesn't really come off... review :: by Jordan Anderson
Kkrakk!! "Subatomic Vibrations" tape Twisted dubstep on tape. Hell yes... review :: by Andrew Murdock Livingston
Lee Konitz, Chris Cheek, Stephan Furic Leibovici "Jugendstil II" Has some very bright moments... review :: by Darryl Norsen
Outer Limits Recordings "Foxy Baby" LP Dope reissue from Not Not Fun... review :: by Dave Miller
Oval "O" Massive... review :: by Mike Wood
Pausal "Lapses" Another good one from Barge Recordings... review :: by Elliott Sharp
Horacio Pollard "Acorn Bath" CD-r Gnarly, twisted sounds... review :: by Andrew Murdock Livingston
Prurient "Cocaine Death" Oldie but a goodie.Prurient.. review :: by Dave Miller
Sensible Nectar "Minor Devil" tape Get your eardrums ready... review :: by Andrew Murdock Livingston
SF "Ghost Pulse" tape Totally stellar tape from Dungeon Taxis... review :: by Mike Griffin
Sheik Anorak "Day 01" Very very good... review :: by April Larson
Siddhi "Cuttlefish Bone" CD-r Excellent organic drones... review :: by Dave Miller
Squim "No Blade of Grass" CD-r Really nice stuff... review :: by Howard Martin
Tokyo Mask "Route Painless" Decent enough album from Greece... review :: by Charles Franklin
 not loving....
Banned Books Mission Creep LP
Xenia Beliayeva Ever Since
Boy Is Fiction Broadcasts in Colour
Hannis Brown Oh Ah Ee
Clang Sayne Winterlands
Delplanque/Oldman Chapelle De L'Oratoire CD-r
The Emergency String (X)tet Meridians
Foot Ox/Splintercake split 7''
Foreign Cinema Non-Synchronous Sound
Gate A Republic Of Sadness LP
Hammock Chasing After Shadows...Living With The Ghosts
Hari Hardman Cheiranthus Roseus tape
Kommissar Hjuler & Mama Baer Amerikanische Poesie Und Alkoholismus LP
Mangled Bohemians / Baseball Camp Nurse split CD-r
Mighty Baby Tasting the Life: Live 1971
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28 April, 2010
De Stijl on the radio
Free Form Freakout, a weekly radio show on KMSU in Mankato, recently aired a one-hour feature on De Stijl Records from Minneapolis... blogpost :: by fffreakout@hotmail.com (Free Form Freakout)

4 April, 2010
032010 message _ end of hibernation
032010 message _ end of hibernation new synth age / new rural / new sabbat SYNTH012 INNERCITY "Visions from dream state" limited 70 An animated semiotic d... blogpost :: by Synth / Ruralfaune

3 April, 2010
NEW TAPE: Mortuus Auris & The Black Hand - Freiheit ist immer Freiheit der Andersdenkenden
v> v> v> v> v> v> v> v> v> Foxy contributor and Digitalis Ltd artist Peter Taylor releases his third full length effort under the Mortuus Auris guise... blogpost :: by Peter Taylor

2 April, 2010
digitalis tapes for spring
hey everyone, spring weather here is fucking ruling... blogpost :: by Brad Rose

21 March, 2010
New Emeralds Video by Raglani/Kannapell
Emeralds "Geode" by Raglani/Kannapell m joseph raglani Vimeo... blogpost :: by Eden Hemming Rose

11 March, 2010
Friends of Digitalis on the Radio
Some friends of Digitalis will be on the radio... blogpost :: by Eden Hemming Rose
10 August, 2010
Early Women Composers A collection of tracks from some of the best female composers this century... podcast :: by Brad Rose

5 August, 2010
Hobo Cult #1 First set of tunes from the man behind Hobo Cult/Hobo Cubes... podcast :: by Frank Ouellette

15 July, 2010
LAFMS Podcast #1 A selection of tracks from the might Los Angeles Free Music Society.. podcast :: by Andrew Murdock Livingston

3 July, 2010
ALPHACAST A collection of songs from the mighty Colin Ward AKA Alphabets in celebration of the ALPHABOX release... podcast :: by Brad Rose

26 June, 2010
Early Electronics A collection of various electronics from the last half-century... podcast :: by Brad Rose
 
 
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1 September, 2010
Bis auf’s Messer Berlin’s Bis auf’s Messer emporium has all bases covered. From two rooms in the Eastern borough of Friedrichshain, Robert and Stefan run a store and a mailorder operation, they organize gigs, and not one, but two labels... feature :: by Jan-Arne Sohns

Neon Marshmallow Fest Recap More so than perhaps any festival on the radar, the lineup itself was truly the draw of Chicago’s inaugural Neon Marshmallow Fest, the four-day cornucopia of experimental music of all stripes.... feature :: by Travis Bird

25 August, 2010
Little Fury Things Padna’s own Nat Hawks runs a rad micro-label out of Brooklyn with an even radder name! .. feature :: by Dave Miller

Live London #13: Graham Lambkin / Call Back The Giants / Helm Show review from August 6th, 2010 at Cafe Oto in London featuring Graham Lambkin, Call Back the Giants and Helm... feature :: by Peter Taylor

18 August, 2010
Donovan Quinn Donovan Quinn has already proven himself to be one of the more gifted folk-pop songsmiths of the past decade through his work with Verdure and The Skygreen Leopards... feature :: by David Perron

11 August, 2010
Operative Many readers of Foxy Digitalis will be familiar with the respective work of Scott Goodwin, Spencer Doran, Alex Neerman, and Jed Bindeman... feature :: by Jordan Anderson