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Death Metal goes Ambient? Morris Kolontyrsky's new album: Origination

For those familiar with Morris Kolontyrsky’s searing guitar work in the progressive death metal group Blood Incantation, his debut solo album Origination may cause a double take. But a closer look...

March 14, 2026

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New LP, You’re Free to Go by Anjimile produced by Brad Cook

BY John Baccigaluppi

I think I’d noticed Brad Cook’s name in the credits of Bon Iver records, but took more notice when I interviewed BJ Burton for Tape Op#137 and he mentioned working with him on the Bon Iver LPs. When...
March 14, 2026

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New Music from Brigitte Calls Me Baby: Irreversible

BY Geoff Stanfield

The Chicago-based band, Brigitte Calls Me Baby, has just released Irreversible, produced by Yves Rothman and Lawrence Rothman [Tape Op#155]. The pairing showcases the premium placed on songwriting...
March 12, 2026

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Gouge Away release new track, "Figurine"

BY Corey Reidy

Out on tour with Wednesday right now, and ahead of tour dates throughout 2026 with Touché Amoré and Ovlov (not to mention two nights in September with Foo Fighters and Queens of the Stone Age), Gouge......
March 11, 2026

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Aquarium Drunkard’s Jason P. Woodbury reveals his Nightbird Singing Quartet

BY Meredith Hobbs Coons

Having familiarized myself with the Jason P. Woodbury oeuvre through the years via his editorial home Aquarium Drunkard (to which I sometimes contribute), his funky A/V project Wastoids, and his...
March 8, 2026

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Happy International Women's Day

For International Women's Day, I was going to share our collection of articles featuring women in audio. That collection is currently being rebuilt, so I am instead sharing a selection of those...
March 8, 2026

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Talking Heads' Tentative Decisions: Demos & Live

BY Geoff Stanfield

As a music creator and fan, I am always interested in the transformation from the seed of a song, the demo stage, and the version that was released as the definitive version. It's a peek behind...
March 8, 2026

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Fugazi: Albini Sessions

BY Corey Reidy

For decades, the existence of Fugazi’s Albini Sessions was mostly rumor, bouncing between friends, sometimes as legend and other times as a low-quality bootleg. As the story goes, in 1992, Fugazi...
March 5, 2026

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Remembering Bob Power

BY Allen Farmelo

When a life is big, the details that make a person special tend to get washed away in the broad strokes of their success and influence. This has been true of Bob Power [Tape Op #60], one of the most...
February 21, 2026

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New Releases from The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis, Willow, Jacob Collier and More!

BY Geoff Stanfield

It's a good week for new music! Jacob Collier [Tape Op#151] released Something Heavy, an EP with three versions of "Something Heavy." It straddles the world between a Coldplay ballad...
February 20, 2026

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The Stooges: Fun House Vinyl Reissue

BY Geoff Stanfield

I appreciate a reissue of an album I have not listened to in years. In the case of Rhino High Fidelity's new vinyl version of The Stooges' 1970 release, Fun House, it is a opportunity to...
February 9, 2026

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Remembering Greg Brown of CAKE

BY John Baccigaluppi

I just found out that Greg Brown, the guitarist for the band CAKE, passed away this weekend. I had not talked to Greg in many years, but knew him fairly well several decades ago. Before he was in...

March 14, 2026 • BLOG

New LP, You’re Free to Go by Anjimile produced by Brad Cook

BY John Baccigaluppi

I think I’d noticed Brad Cook’s name in the credits of Bon Iver records, but took more notice when I interviewed BJ Burton for Tape Op#137 and he mentioned working with him on the Bon Iver LPs. When...
March 14, 2026 • BLOG

New Music from Brigitte Calls Me Baby: Irreversible

BY Geoff Stanfield

The Chicago-based band, Brigitte Calls Me Baby, has just released Irreversible, produced by Yves Rothman and Lawrence Rothman [Tape Op#155]. The pairing showcases the premium placed on songwriting...
March 12, 2026 • BLOG

Gouge Away release new track, "Figurine"

BY Corey Reidy

Out on tour with Wednesday right now, and ahead of tour dates throughout 2026 with Touché Amoré and Ovlov (not to mention two nights in September with Foo Fighters and Queens of the Stone Age), Gouge......
March 11, 2026 • BLOG

Aquarium Drunkard’s Jason P. Woodbury reveals his Nightbird Singing Quartet

BY Meredith Hobbs Coons

Having familiarized myself with the Jason P. Woodbury oeuvre through the years via his editorial home Aquarium Drunkard (to which I sometimes contribute), his funky A/V project Wastoids, and his...
March 8, 2026 • BLOG

Happy International Women's Day

For International Women's Day, I was going to share our collection of articles featuring women in audio. That collection is currently being rebuilt, so I am instead sharing a selection of those...
March 8, 2026 • BLOG

Talking Heads' Tentative Decisions: Demos & Live

BY Geoff Stanfield

As a music creator and fan, I am always interested in the transformation from the seed of a song, the demo stage, and the version that was released as the definitive version. It's a peek behind...
March 8, 2026 • BLOG

Fugazi: Albini Sessions

BY Corey Reidy

For decades, the existence of Fugazi’s Albini Sessions was mostly rumor, bouncing between friends, sometimes as legend and other times as a low-quality bootleg. As the story goes, in 1992, Fugazi...
March 5, 2026 • BLOG

Remembering Bob Power

BY Allen Farmelo

When a life is big, the details that make a person special tend to get washed away in the broad strokes of their success and influence. This has been true of Bob Power [Tape Op #60], one of the most...
February 21, 2026 • BLOG

New Releases from The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis, Willow, Jacob Collier and More!

BY Geoff Stanfield

It's a good week for new music! Jacob Collier [Tape Op#151] released Something Heavy, an EP with three versions of "Something Heavy." It straddles the world between a Coldplay ballad...
February 20, 2026 • BLOG

The Stooges: Fun House Vinyl Reissue

BY Geoff Stanfield

I appreciate a reissue of an album I have not listened to in years. In the case of Rhino High Fidelity's new vinyl version of The Stooges' 1970 release, Fun House, it is a opportunity to...
February 9, 2026 • BLOG

Remembering Greg Brown of CAKE

BY John Baccigaluppi

I just found out that Greg Brown, the guitarist for the band CAKE, passed away this weekend. I had not talked to Greg in many years, but knew him fairly well several decades ago. Before he was in...