This week's Other People's Music has a lot to offer, including a deep, mind-bending dive into Plunderphonic electronica as the final review of the batch.

https://www.etherdiver.com/2025/03/28/opm-from-jazz-to-plunderphonics/

Before you get there, you'll find jazz, chip metal, Berlin School & more experimental electronics!

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Earlier today I thought I saw Aidan Baker at the toilet of the central train station. I had a look and there was actually a concert last night. Damn, it would have been much less of a coincidence to come across a concert announcement or poster before I've missed the show...

A new #contrafact in 13/4 and 13/4 over 4/4, so you can enjoy #avril vibes in 13/4 on 13/4. Dropping 13/4.

this kind of punishment- in the same room

Traded in some records today and got a shiny new copy of this classic from #NewZealand - features one of my musical idols, #AlastairGalbraith @vinylrecords #vinyl #80s #postPunk #experimentalMusic #DreamPop #NowPlaying

Sarah Davachi - All My Circles Run

Picked up used today. Lovely vibes. #vinyl #crateDigging @vinylrecords #drone #ambient #experimentalMusic #WomenInMusic #NowPlaying

You've nearly survived another week. Reward yourself with some research chemicals and then listen to this absolute mindfuck of a deep kosmische workout spiked with noise, spoken-word ephemera and weird rhythms.

https://etherdiver.bandcamp.com/album/metaphysical-shitposting

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I added a bunch of CLI options to shape the sound of my MP3 glitching script! Here's a demo of some of the possibilities:

https://github.com/reillypascal/mp3glitch

Here is a listening recommendation for the weekend:
Dror Elimelech Electronic works:
You can find his stuff mostly on YT
so I made a playlist with his pieces under 10 min.
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLc29CsFHLtADvbfSQlhYCSVZPdaILid_B&si=BdN6jwGFjamvwYWF
#livingartist #ElectronicMusic #ExperimentalMusic #ListeningRecom

11.04.25
JESSICA EKOMANE INVITES
Antonia Majaca
KMRU (@kmru )
Okkyung Lee

At KW Institute for Contemporary Art Berlin

Links for tickets : https://kw-shop.visitate.net/en/tickets/2004

“As part of Jessica Ekomane’s exhibition “Antechamber”, KW and Berlin Artistic Research Programme present a special late-evening event featuring a conversation and three concerts. Transforming Ekomane’s sound installation in KW’s attic into a space for communal experiences, the program expands on the themes embedded in her work—framing sound as a social practice through the act of gathering and listening together.

The night begins with a conversation between Ekomane and critical theorist Antonia Majaca, exploring the politics of rhythm, alternative temporalities, and the transformative potential of sound. Following the conversation, the evening brings together Ekomane’s peers for three consecutive performances that relate to one another, exploring the concert format as a medium that allows for alternative sonic treatments of time and space.”

New release

https://friendica.world/display/84b6ef2b-4167-e66f-2e98-120879001456

I missed #MusiciansDay - so a day late here is my new release called "Painkiller".

The basics of this track were recorded from my hospital bed while recovering from major surgery. At the time I was on a cocktail of painkillers - hence the title. The track reflects my mental state at the time, coming in and out of consciousness.

There is one major theme that runs through the track - I couldn't get this out of my head - but it's fed through a variety of effects and distortion.

I had to do some mastering on the track as it was a bit of a sonic mess but hey what do you expect being high on painkillers?

What you hear is an OPZ providing the base track and Glo providing all the effects and distortion, recorded onto a Zoom H1 recorder - as I said all from the hospital bed.

Links to Bandcamp and Soundcloud are here (as well as streaming sites):

https://samantha-j-smith.kit.com/landing

There is also an accompanying video on MakerTube and YouTube (see links)

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If I understand this correctly, #SonicYouth got defined as "skate punk" and thus introduced #ExperimentalMusic to like three generations of disaffected teens and young adults.

I figured out automating the MP3 glitching I describe in this blog post! https://reillyspitzfaden.com/posts/2025/02/databending-part-2/

It's extremely basic, but I almost never use Python, so I'm glad to find that it works. The code is on GitHub, and I'll be adding more as I refine it: https://github.com/reillypascal/mp3glitch

Here's the glitched up MP3 I tested:

Avalanche Kaito - Talitakum

Delivery from the last #BandcampFriday - with some aggressive #beats #AfroBeats #noiseros #experimentalMusic #NowPlaying @vinylrecords #vinyl #postPunk #noiseRock

Greetings, everyone. Today’s Release Day for my new collection, The Orange Department.

https://stevenraysound.bandcamp.com/album/the-orange-department

This 3-track album introduces a new approach for me. Instead of using traditional synthesizers to create sound (maybe even music!), the sounds on this release were made with test equipment, with a little shortwave radio here and there for extra spice.

So what is test equipment? It’s mainly gear intended for the calibration and testing of telecommunications and audio systems. It allows the user to measure various properties of sound, as well as modify that sound. Some devices can also generate audio.

Over the years, test equipment has been used by everyone from Karlheinz Stockhausen in the sixties to Hainbach today to make music.

I hope you enjoy The Orange Department!

Steven

P.s. - my current discount code ‘discount50’ can be used on anything in my discography for 50% off through March 31.

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