Angel Marcloid is incredible for a wide variety of reasons. There’s no denying it. Fire-Toolz. Nonlocal Forecast. MindSpring Memories. Toad Computers. ᴡ ᴇ в s ɪ ᴛ ᴇ ツ. Angelwings Marmalade. These are some - but not all - of her musical projects (a good handful of them are household names by now; Pitchfork has... Continue Reading →
Despite the inherent toxicity of the Internet, silver linings still tend to appear here and there. In regards to the impending clusters of words you are about to read, I’m talking about the obliteration of musical stereotypes - specifically those based around geography. I want you to imagine - if you wouldn’t mind - the... Continue Reading →
I’ve never been the type of person who would sneak into someone’s bedroom and steal a glance at their private journal. However, the universe did thrust one upon me not too many years ago when I was exploring the shelves and crevices of an antique shop in Lincoln, Nebraska. Its nameless spine caught me eye... Continue Reading →
Chances are, if you’re reading this you are most certainly well-acquainted with Orange Milk Records. I assume anyone who’s interested in left-field music is at least aware of their monolithic presence in the cassette dimension — if not dutifully and respectfully obsessed. Yes, for the better part of the last decade, co-owners Seth Graham and... Continue Reading →
“Unpopular music on tape” is how the description of Newcastle, United Kingdom label Panurus Productions reads. I’m sure there are plenty of seasoned digital marketers out there who might openly scoff at such a tagline. But, as those of us who are unapologetically immersed in cassette culture know, this sort of phrase most certainly elicits... Continue Reading →
Puzzle Time is a four-way split curated by Nicholas Langley, owner of United Kingdom label Third Kind Records. Complete with tracks from four different artists (Langley himself included) and an actual puzzle designed by Bristol-based illustrator Takora, the album (in the words of Walt Whitman) truly contains multitudes. Bary Center’s opening tracks are pensive and... Continue Reading →
Strategic Tape Reserve is a cassette label owned by Eamon Hamill (possibly the most well-spoken lad in the underground music game) -- who operates out of Cologne, West Germany. Though STR's canon is not genre-specific in any way, the complete body of work shares a common theme of explorative home-brewed quality. In an effort to... Continue Reading →
My best friend once told me about a teacher he had when he was in elementary school. He remembers him to this day for a number of reasons, but mostly because he taught him how to build a birdhouse. “He’s probably dead by now,” he said, “but that birdhouse still feeds birds.” It was years... Continue Reading →
Let’s talk about language. Unless you’re living in an underground bomb shelter with Christopher Walken and Sissy Spacek, you know that it’s the weapon of choice these days. This is not to say, of course, that this has not always been the case. The power of language dates back to its ancient origins. Language was,... Continue Reading →
Field Hymns Records, a self-proclaimed “wee label” based out of Iowa City that has been releasing quality experimental rarities since 2014, is on indefinite hiatus. The label’s operator, Dylan McConnell, is soon moving to Toronto, Canada—where the future of his operation is yet to be determined. In response to the possible end of one of... Continue Reading →
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