Belief Defect
Desire and Discontent
“… punishing soundscapes, dissonant progressions, and visceral tones…”
Searching for raster
Raster
Location: Chemnitz, Germany
Founded: 1996
Following the dissolution of Raster-Noton in May 2017, the label was renamed to simply Raster handling the back catalogue and all future releases. The works by Carsten Nicolai (aka Alva Noto, which will be handled by Noton.
Label Profile
YUKU
My long-time friend and I [name omitted for privacy, but he knows who he is] love …
A Strangely Isolated Place
Reflection on 2023
An end-of-year celebration from Ryan Griffin of ASIP
Salvatore Mercatante
Love Of Lies
“… how does the idea of ‘nothing’ fit into the realm of sound and, at the same time, exist at every turn…”
Autechre, Atom™, and Constantine
To celebrate HC’s 15th birthday, I am highlighting albums I covered 15, 10, and 5 years ago!
In the studio with Franck Vigroux
“… sounds, images, and movements are all sources of inspiration […] I work like a sculptor, but with sounds, lights and objects…”
Franck Vigroux
Paris NYC
“… a kind of melodic euphoria is paired with machine-funk elements to create a kaleidoscope of sounds from the future of the past…”
Island People
Loneliness Has a Purpose
“… made of contrasting lights and harsh elements where time seems to stand still, circling the moment…”
Frank Bretschneider, Bunita Marcus, Av3ry, and Hecker
“… one sound can give birth to thousands of tones through self-fertilization…”