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Mary Lattimore & Paul Sukeena: West Kensington

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Post date May 17, 2022
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Marry Lattimore & Paul Sukeena (photo credits: Jamie Kelter Davis and Mary Lattimore)

Tags Ben Chasny, Mary Lattimore, Neil Halstead, Paul Sukeena, slowdive, Three Lobed Recordings

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Brown Fang Interview: “It was a quick and pain free process”

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Post date May 16, 2022
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Brown Fang

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Mike Weis: Ring the Bell for the 10,000 Forgotten Things

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Post date May 13, 2022
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Mike Weis (photo credit: Karl Soderstrom)

Tags Granny Records, Mike Weis, Monastral, P.M. Tummala, Rocio Zavala, Zelienople

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Duster: Together

Duster (photo credit: Mark Cross)

Tags Canaan Dove Amber, Clay Parton, Duster, Helvetia, Jason Albertini, Mohinder, Numero Group, Unwound

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Engine Roar: In Conversation with June of 44’s Jeff Mueller

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Post date May 11, 2022
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June Of 44 (photo provided by the artist)

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Say Sue Me: The Last Thing Left

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Post date May 10, 2022
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Say Sue Me (photo credit: Lim So)

Tags belle and sebastian, Byungkyu Kim, Damnably, Jaeyoung Kim, Say Sue Me, Sumi Choi, Sungwan Lim, Yo La Tengo

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Whirling Hall Of Knives Interview: “Corrosion and general murk prevails”

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Post date May 9, 2022
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Whirling Hall of Knives

Tags Alan O'Boyle, Barry Murphy, Bryan O'Connell, Cruel Nature Records, Decal, EAR, Fennesz, Koner, Legion Of Two, Magnetize, Main, Nwyvre, Of One, Scorn, Sound Breaking, Stephen Gethings, The Last Sound, Whirling Hall of Knives

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Rocio Zavala: Invisible Miracles

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Post date May 6, 2022
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Rocio Zavala

Tags Allen Moore, Monastral, P.M. Tummala, Randall Dunn, Rocio Zavala, Sunn O)))

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Kenneth James Gibson: Groundskeeping

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Post date May 5, 2022
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Kenneth James Gibson (photo credit: from the artist's Bandcamp page)

Tags Bell Gardens, Brian McBride, Douglas McCarthy, Furry Things, Gavin Toler, Hiss & Buzz, Jack Dangers, Julie Carpenter, Kenneth James Gibson, Kompakt, Less Bells, Meadows Heavy Recorders, Meat Beat Manifesto, nitzer ebb, Reverse Commuter, Stars of the Lid, The Winter Flowers, Toler Gibson

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Slow Planes Interview: “Immersion is important.”

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Post date May 4, 2022
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Slow Planes (photo credit: Tim Breen)

Tags Arcade Fire, Califone, Daniel Higgs, Howie B, Izzy Fradin, Matt Christensen, Mikis Theodorakis, Mind Over Mirrors, Nina Simone, Slow Planes, Steve Reich, Tim Breen, Tortoise, Toshio Nakanishi

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Friend Of God From The Oberland: II

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Post date May 3, 2022
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Tags Cruel Nature Records, Friend Of God From The Oberland, Juho Toivonen, Pasi Slami, Vahvistusharha

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Label Watch: Waxing Crescent Records

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Post date May 2, 2022
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Waxing Crescent Records

Tags Camp of Wolves, Dark Sines, Eidolon, Flying Lotus, Kuma, Lying Cat, Phil Dodds, Polypores, Rafael Anton Irisarri, Rowan Fraser, Rupert Lally, Stuart Cook, Sulk Rooms, Taylor Proffitt, Ty Lumnus, Waxing Crescent Records

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Nik Colk Void: Bucked Up Space

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Post date April 29, 2022
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Nik Colk Void (photo credit: via the artist's Bandcamp page)

Tags Editions Mego, Factory Floor, Gabe Gurnsey, Nik Colk Void, Seefeel, Throbbing Gristle

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Truth Marks: In Conversation with Steven Lambke

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Post date April 28, 2022
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Steven Lambke (photo credit: Colin Medley)

Tags Baby Eagle, Bry Webb, Camera Varda, Chet Baker, Daniel Romano, David Berman, David Nardi, Fugazi, Purple Mountains, Silver Jews, Sonic Youth, Steven Lambke, The Constantines, The Outfit

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photo(sphere): photo(sphere)

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Post date April 27, 2022
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photo(sphere)

Tags Adam Casey, Adam Casey & the Liminal Choir, Brian Eno, East Cape Calling, katheros’ Katie Walsh, photo(sphere), Seascapes of the Interior, The Boy Who Spoke Clouds, Trappist Afterland

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Luke Mawdsley Interview: “It’s not just music to me”

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Post date April 26, 2022
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Luke Mawdsley (photo credit: Rebecca Hawley)

Tags Agathe Max, Cavalier Song, Coughin Vicars, Ennio Morricone, Gabriella Rose King, Luke Mawdsley, Maple Death Records, Mark Greenwood, Mésange, Prison Behaviour, Rachel Nicholas, Scott walker, Suicide, TWGX

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Beyond the Clouds: In Conversation with Good Night & Good Morning’s Ryan Brewer

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Post date April 25, 2022
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Good Night & Good Morning (image provided by the artist).

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End Now: Half Live

End Now - Half Live

Tags Cruel Nature Records, Enablers, End Now, Faliure, Helmet, Mission of Burma, Pete Simonelli, Scratch Acid, Stu Ellen, Unwound

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Some Became Hollow Tubes: Unhealthy For Sensitive Groups

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Post date April 21, 2022
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Some Became Hollow Tubes

Tags Aidan Baker, Aidan Girt, Eric Quach, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Hypnodron Ensemble, Ripchord Records, Some Became Hollow Tubes, thisquietyarmy

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Droneroom: Whatever Truthful Understanding

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Post date April 20, 2022
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Droneroom

Tags Ben Chasny, Blake Edward Conley, Daniel Bachmann, Desert Records, Droneroom, Dylan Carlson, Jake Xerses Fussell, Six Organs of Admittance