Category: ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Liudas Mockūnas / Arvydas Kazlauskas’ “PURVS”

The Baltic nations of Latvia and Lithuania are neighbors, but they aren’t a culturally matched set. While Lithuania hosts a

There are golden ages, and then there’s what comes after them. Hailu Mergia has enjoyed plenty of spillover illumination from

“Music,” Albert Ayler proclaimed, “is the healing force of the universe.” While it would be exceedingly species-centric to say that

Can’s best recordings were prescient when they were made and remain nonpareil to this day. The German group arrived at

Indústria was recorded during the 2015 edition of OUT.FEST, an experimental musical gathering that takes place across the river from Lisbon,

Afrique Victime captures Nigerien guitarist/singer Mdou Moctar at moment of transition. Having built a substantial audience on the strength of

If you adhere to the rule of thumb that the right cover compels you to purchase a record, take a

R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania