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New DVD and Blu-Ray Releases by Re:voir
The wonderful publishers Re:voir in Paris keep bringing back avant-garde films to the front, highlighting lesser known experimental film makers, as well as maintaining the representation of the more famous artists. See the new arrivals here

All Grapefruits back in stock
Coming in juicy cover colours, Grapefruits is a fanzine about female* composers and sound artists, made by Elisa Metz. The name was inspired by Yoko Ono’s book “Grapefruit” from 1964. Straightforward, friendly design, well edited, nicely illustrated and complete with credits of sources, photographers and tips for further reading. Now also with issue numbers 6 and 7! See all issues here

Underbelly in Darmstadt - - out of office until 19 August.
Presented every two years by Internationales Musikinstitut Darmstadt (IMD), the Darmstadt Summer Course is an international platform for contemporary and experimental musical practices and composition: it is summer academy, festival and discourse platform at the same time and a meeting point of composers, interpreters, performers, sound artists and scholars. I am very proud to be invited to create

Underbelly pops up @ Radio Echo
This on-line radio collective presents Summoning Voices, a radio symposium on feminist world making, as part of their residency at the Goethe Institut Rotterdam. I will be their guest during their broadcast on July 8 and 9. More info here

Fiber Festival Symposium: Acts of Fragmentation
Today the yearly Fiber Festival in Amsterdam kicks off: There is an exhibiton, there are live shows, and in the weekend Fiber hosts a 2-day Symposium at De Brakke Grond, in the heart of the city. With visionary makers and thinkers, presenting alternative modes of listening, organising and practising art. I will install my pop-up selection in the lobby. Drop in if you’re around
Latest in store

Maschin Kaput - TAPE 2 | Tēpu II | テープ II
Noisy and free-raging rock band from Hamburg. Intense and gritty improvisations on bass, synths and various self-built instruments.
Label: Own / october 2023
Artist: Maschin Kaput
Medium: Music Cassette
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tags: Experimental Rock, Improvisation, Noise-Rock, Tapes.

Phil Freeman - Ugly Beauty – Jazz in the 21st Century
What does jazz mean 20 years into the 21st century? Are there any traditions left to explore? Are any sounds off limits? How far can we still call it jazz?
Publisher: Zero Books / ISBN: 9781789046328
Author: Phil Freeman
Medium: Book
Category: Books & Magazines.
Tags: Contemporary, Jazz, Music Journalism.
