Howard Martin

Howard Martin lives in Boston, MA where he spends his time working with books and thinking about music. For his current project, one/one tapes, he records an improvisation on clarinet, saxophone, melodica, contact mics, guitar, trumpet, caracklebox, recorder, or any combination of the above for the intended recipient before handing or mailing the only copy to that person.

latest reviews by Howard Martin....
Howard's lifetime average review-rating is 6.94
Squim "No Blade of Grass" Really nice stuff... rated 7/10 (1 September, 2010)
Bushman’s Revenge "Jitterbug" A deft melding of rock references with palpable joy and fun... rated 7/10 (25 August, 2010)
Joe Morris / Chris Riggs / Ben Hall "Glass Key" Great LP on Chris Riggs & Ben Hall's new label... rated 8/10 (25 August, 2010)
Acid Mothers Temple & the Melting Paraiso U.F.O "In 0 to ∞" More goodness from the house of AMT... rated 7/10 (19 May, 2010)
Mugstar "Sun, Broken" Good stuff... rated 7/10 (28 April, 2010)
Darksmith "Total Vacuum" An early favorite for album of the year... rated 10/10 (14 April, 2010)
Bill Dixon / Aaron Siegel / Ben Hall "Weight - Counterweight" As essential as it gets... rated 10/10 (10 March, 2010)
Greg Headley "Fragments of the Dream Machine" Hit and miss... rated 5/10 (3 March, 2010)
Josh Jefferson "Turkey Boot Foot" 14 short tracks of focused examination and speedy creation... rated 8/10 (24 February, 2010)
Romulus and Remus "4 Pieces" A self-released gem... rated 8/10 (10 February, 2010)
D'Incise "Les Lendemains Étendus" Good stuff from the Audio Activity netlabel... rated 7/10 (26 January, 2010)
Olekranon "Recycle Human Lung" Another good one on Inam... rated 7/10 (2 December, 2009)
Olekranon "Identi" Tenth release under the Olekranon moniker... rated 7/10 (18 November, 2009)
Sujo "Morte e Descida" Latest Sujo effort from Inam... rated 6/10 (18 November, 2009)
Cold Cave "Love Comes Close" Personally, I love this one, but hey!.. rated 5/10 (20 October, 2009)
latest features by Howard Martin....
nmperign For over ten years, Bhob Rainey and Greg Kelley have improvised together as nmperign, and recently I have had the pleasure of discussing their new album, Ommatidia, and a few other matters with them. .. (3 November, 2009)
Perispirit As Perispirit, Ricardo Donoso and Luke Moldof craft fantastically dense compositions. .. (11 August, 2009)
Skeletons Out Skeletons Out is the duo of Howard Stelzer and Jay Sullivan. .. (14 July, 2009)
 

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
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
Various Artists "I'm Going Where The Water Drinks Like Wine" A must have compilation... review :: by Crawford Philleo

Mark McGuire "Tiding/Amethyst Waves" Recommended reissue on Weird Forest... review :: by Anthony D'Amico

Skjølbrot "Maersk" CD-r An absolute gem of a CDR... review :: by Matt Blackall

Zola Jesus "Stridulum" Another massive entry in the Zola Jesus discography... review :: by Dave Miller

other new reviews....
April In The Orange Siva Casting Dice 7''
Arklight Nolo Contendere/Rakkasans 3'' cd-r
Iain Campbell Absolutely the Best ABBA since ABBA CD-r
Celer All At Once Is What Eternity Is 3'' cd-r
Cornucopia Ultima LP
Dense Reduction Hobbes Diamond tape
Drivan Disko
Adam Gnade Trailerparks
Hellcake Friends Become Enemies tape
Imbogodom The Metallic Year
Ken Rei Wearing Sweatpants
Kkrakk!! Subatomic Vibrations tape
Lee Konitz, Chris Cheek, Stephan Furic Leibovici Jugendstil II
Outer Limits Recordings Foxy Baby LP
Oval O
Pausal Lapses
Horacio Pollard Acorn Bath CD-r
Prurient Cocaine Death
Sensible Nectar Minor Devil tape
SF Ghost Pulse tape
Sheik Anorak Day 01
Siddhi Cuttlefish Bone CD-r
Squim No Blade of Grass CD-r
Tokyo Mask Route Painless