Charlie Bertsch / 26 Oct 2022
Transcending the Crisis
Streetlands, by Burial
Burial’s new Streetlands EP may be his most beautiful work to date.(...)
field recordings
Charlie Bertsch / 15 Sep 2021
Post-Punk Internationale
Gut and Fratti’s Let’s Talk About the Weather
While the pandemic continues to inflict horrific suffering on the world, its early phase is now capable of inspiring nostalgia. We remember the excitement of watching everyday routines grind to a halt and then having to figure out what to do in their absence.(...)
Charlie Bertsch / 10 Feb 2021
Field Recording History
Al Zlogar’s America on Fire
America on Fire captures a time that simultaneously feels like a distant past and an endless present.(...)
Charlie Bertsch / 02 Sep 2020
From Britain to Russia
Simon Scott’s Migrations
“Red Square”, the first track on Simon Scott’s new album Migrations, unfolds at a leisurely pace. Those who favour the stripped-down aesthetic of Berlin dub may hear elaborations on the hissing minimalism of Pole or the meta-reggae of Rhythm & Sound.(...)
Raz Mesinai / 14 Aug 2020
Sonic Politics
Sound is Power
Black Lives Matter is a human rights movement. It’s about the discrimination that people of colour experience today, in democracies that supposedly guarantee equal rights.(...)