Benjamin Piekut - Experimentalism Otherwise: The New York Avant-Garde And its Limits
The New York Philharmonic’s disastrous performance of John Cage’s Atlas Eclipticalis; Henry Flynt’s demonstrations against the downtown avant-garde; Charl..(read more)
Author: Benjamin Piekut
Medium: Book
Category: Books & Magazines.
Tags: '60s, Avant-Garde, Experimental, Fluxus, USA.
Ashburn County - Scenes Of Daily Life In The Rural South
A stunning record, kind of eerie and dark. Sleeve notes say it was recorded on location in Louisiana. Could it be that the swamps there emanate something that p..(read more)
Label: Cabaret Curioux / CX#1
Artist: Ashburn County
Medium: LP
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tags: Atmospheric, Dark Ambient, USA, Vinyl.
The Baffler - # 46: Down By Law
Over the last several decades, the American capitalist consensus, a joint project of neoliberalism and neoconservatism, has realized its dream of a racist, entr..(read more)
Publisher: The Baffler / # 46 (July/August 2019)
Author: The Baffler
Medium: Magazine
Category: Books & Magazines.
Tags: Criticism, Magazines, Politics, USA.
Dramm - La Berge - La Berge Dramm - Modern Genetics
A triple LP with a rousing mix of punk, country, spoken word and electro that is a musical family history unlike any other. Sort of a 21st century von Trapp f..(read more)
Label: Splendor / SPLENDOR 001
Medium: 3LP
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tags: Avant-Rock, Contemporary, Folk, USA, Vinyl.
The Baffler - # 45: Chronic Youth
In Baffler no. 45, the state of American adolescence is central as well as and our collective fascination with coming-of-age tales. An eclectic set of nostalgia..(read more)
Publisher: The Baffler / # 45 May/June 2019)
Author: The Baffler
Medium: Magazine
Category: Books & Magazines.
Tags: Activism, Criticism, Culture Theory, Magazines, USA.
The Baffler - # 44: Truth Decay
The Baffler’s own Ministry of Truth figure out the premier propagandists of the present US hellscape and all their proselytizing progenitors. Kristen Ghodsee ..(read more)
Publisher: The Baffler / # 44 (March/April 2019)
Author: The Baffler
Medium: Magazine
Category: Books & Magazines.
Tags: Activism, Criticism, Magazines, Politics, USA.
Jonas Mekas - He Stands In A Desert Counting The Seconds Of His Life
124 sketches, each up to 2 minutes long. Portraits of people in Mekas’ life, places, seasons of the year, weather (storms, snow blizzards, etc.), many of ..(read more)
Label: Re:voir / 791
Artist: Jonas Mekas
Medium: DVD
Category: Films.
Tags: Avant-Garde, Cinema, USA.
Jo Ann Kaplan - Body Of Work
Jo Ann Kaplan (1945-2016) was an acclaimed prize-winning filmmaker whose work is marked by an extraordinary diversity of forms which includes animation, dance f..(read more)
Label: Lux / 2011
Artist: Jo Ann Kaplan
Medium: DVD
Category: Films.
Tags: Cinema, Experimental, UK, USA.
Todd Barton / Curtis Roads - Split
Two senior American composers of electronic music back-to-back on a cassette.. a small miracle come true thanks to the enigmatic Neko Rekords.
Label: Neko Rekords / NEKO-28
Artist: Todd Barton / Curtis Roads
Medium: Music Cassette
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tags: Analog Synth, Tape Manipulation, Tapes, USA.
