–great field recordings and machines merging on Eric Sanchez‘s tape on DNT Records –A couple of short collaborative pieces featuring hiyohiyoipseniyo –New sax/tape/synth assaults from Pierrot Lunaire –Swelling assemblages of sound from Rambutan and Parashi’s collab tape on Tape Drift Records –new power trio perfection from Hypercolor‘s debut on Tzadik –lo-fi live awesomeness from Shit and Shine‘s new tape on Astral Spirits –Powerful, urgent music from the new Blind Idiot God (this is an album-of-the-year contender for sure) –noise rock collisions between Wozzeck and kakaokamkami on spina rec –Devo proving they still “got it” with the hardcore-era jams on MVD Audio –great drones from Jeremy Young’s new piece on Palaver Press –and stunning viola/electronics manipulations from Curling Hands on a new split from Skell Records LLC
