Articles by Bryon Hayes
Kangding Ray
Hyper Opal Mantis
PUBLISHED Feb 22, 2017
Solens Arc and Cory Arcane, David Letellier's previous two albums as Kangding Ray, found the producer distributing his hyper-experimental b...
Joshua Sabin
Terminus Drift
PUBLISHED Feb 15, 2017
Roly Porter, Emptyset and Paul Jebanasam all have a hand in programming the Subtext Recordings imprint, and their singular vision is one of...
Sarah Davachi
Vergers
PUBLISHED Feb 8, 2017
The duty of a verger in the Anglican Church is essentially to lead the clergy through the service of mass, without really playing a conspic...
Bill Orcutt
Bill Orcutt
PUBLISHED Jan 30, 2017
Listening to Bill Orcutt's rendition of "Ol' Man River," the most famous tune from the musical Show Boat, one might wonder if Bill Orcutt i...
Emptyset
Borders
PUBLISHED Jan 25, 2017
The adventurous Bristol, UK-based duo of James Ginzburg and Paul Purgas are well-known for their analog-derived, process-intensive electron...
Philippe Lauzier
DÔME
PUBLISHED Jan 22, 2017
Montreal-based imprint Small Scale Music is slowly becoming a label to watch for those interested in adventurous music. Last year, the labe...
Joe Colley
No Way In
PUBLISHED Jan 18, 2017
After a four-year hiatus from music-making, Sacramento-based artist and composer Joe Colley is back with more of his caustic brand of sonic...
Eli Keszler
Last Signs of Speed
PUBLISHED Jan 4, 2017
The two solo LPs that New York percussionist Eli Keszler released for the Pan imprint featured the artist/composer's installation work: bot...