Instrumental

Electronic Hip Hop Instrumental 

Spirit Fingers: Four Tet’s Rounds at 20

May 20, 2023May 20, 2023 Chris Parker 0 Comments 2003, 20th Anniversary, Beats, Domino Records, Four Tet, Fridge, instrumental, Kieran Hebden, Rounds

Looking back on the sonic pointilism of Kieran Hebden’s studio masterwork

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Alternative Rock Art Pop Electronic Electronics Experimental Films Instrumental Pop 

Golden Hours: Brian Eno at 75

May 15, 2023May 16, 2023 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 75th birthday, Brian Eno, Cluster, David Bowie, David Byrne, Devo, Harold Budd, John Cage, John Cale, Jon Hassell, Nico, Paul Simon, Phil Manzanera, Robert Fripp, Roxy Music, Talking Heads, U2, Ultravox

Looking back on the career of rock’s avant-garde icon

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Experimental Indie Rock Instrumental jazz 

WATCH: Balmorhea Share Video for “Step Step Step”

April 14, 2023April 14, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2023, Balmorhea, Deutsche Grammophon, Gillian Welch, Pendant World, Rachel's, Rob Lowe, Sam Gendel, Step Step Step, Tortoise

The Sam Gendel-assisted track appears on new LP, Pendant World, due June 16th

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Art Pop Indie Rock Instrumental Rock 

How Talkdemonic Was Revived From Oblivion 

January 27, 2023January 27, 2023 Brad Cohan 0 Comments instrumental, Isaac Brock, Kevin O’Connor, Modest Mouse, Oregon, Portland, Talkdemonic, Unwound, Various Seasides

Art-pop dynamo Kevin O’Connor explains how he resurrected his one-man-band for Various Seasides

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Blues Fusion Hard Rock Instrumental jazz Remembrance Rock 

Jeff Beck: The Guitarist’s Guitarist

January 13, 2023January 13, 2023 Kara Tucker 1 Comment Blow By Blow, Cream, Derek and the Dominoes, guitar, Guitarist, Jeff Beck, Jeff Beck's Guitar Shop, Led Zeppelin, RIP, Rod Stewart, The Jeff Beck Group, The Rolling Stones, The Yardbirds, Wired

Remembering the life and career of England’s greatest axe man

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Alternative Rock Instrumental Rock 

WATCH: Jack Irons Shares “Race Against Everything”

October 25, 2022October 25, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2022, Alain Johannes, Courtney Love, Dreamer's Ball, drummer, Jack Irons, MARK LANEGAN, Neil Young, ORG Music, Pearl Jam, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Wallflowers

The acclaimed former RHCP/Pearl Jam drummer’s solo EP Dreamer’s Ball out now

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Experimental Folk Instrumental 

Glenn Jones is a One-Man Guitar Army

October 4, 2022October 4, 2022 Brad Cohan 0 Comments American Primitive, Bill Orcutt, Cul-de-Sac, Daniel Bachman, Elizabeth Cotten, Glenn Jones, guitar, John Fahey, John Jackson, Piedmont Blues, Piedmont Guitar, Thrill Jockey

On Vade Mecum, the guitar maestro and John Fahey disciple perfects a style: his own  

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Electronics Experimental Indie Rock Instrumental 

LISTEN: Kramer Shares “Burial at Sea” Off New Album

August 25, 2022August 25, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2022, Daniel Johnston, Galaxie 5000, John Zorn, Kramer, Music for Films Edited by Moths, Shimmy Disc, White Zombie, Will Oldham

The ambient Music for Films Edited by Moths, out tomorrow on Shimmy-Disc

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Instrumental Native 

Keith Secola: Portals of the Soul

January 28, 2022January 27, 2022 j. poet 1 Comment 2021, Don Giovanni Records, Keith Secola, Portals

Native America’s premiere artist shifts gears for an album of meditative flute music

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