experimental

Charlie Bertsch / 14 Jun 2023

Genre Bending

Bendik Giske, Self-Titled

Even more than Bendik Giske’s previous recordings, the Norwegian saxophonist’s eponymous new album brings out the instrument’s remarkable potential as a rhythm section.(...)

Culture

Charlie Bertsch / 26 Oct 2022

Transcending the Crisis

Streetlands, by Burial

Burial’s new Streetlands EP may be his most beautiful work to date.(...)

Culture

Charlie Bertsch / 21 Jul 2022

Sonic Anti-Colonialism

Escapology, by Kode9

Kode9’s new record, Escapology: Music from Darien, is a strange document, yet all the more compelling for that strangeness.(...)

Genre Bending

Transcending the Crisis

Sonic Anti-Colonialism

Europe and Beyond