The best Experimental music by independent artists and labels in 2023, with Maral on cover.

Fresh Finds Experimental Best of 2023

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meow chat

EVERYDAY IS THE SONG MP3

Joni Void • "Parallax Error (+N NAO)"

Gurkenmusik w. Marlais [17.11.2022]

You Do It

Tune in for 2 hours of experimental cuts from The Adventures of Zimble & Bleam. 2 hours of own releases, as well as tracks from the likes of Machinedrum and Sam Gellaitry inside.

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The Adventures of Zimble & Bleam - January 2023

Out on April 21st, 2023!

Gegenwelt (Parallel World) is the second LP by CEL, a duo Kubin and Zemler formed. More melodically-evolved than their eponymous 2020 debut, it is an even more explicit example of the syncretic impulse that impelled these guys to form the band. Their basic notion was to explore the juncture between two streams of German underground sounds -- the Motorik 4/4 rhythms first posited by Can's Jaki Liebezeit and Kraftwerk's Klaus Dinger, and the sequencer-driven brain loops of early, experimental pioneers of the NDW, such as der Plan.

CEL - Gegenwelt [album preview]

Soon: MM Works - Fieldworks

https://slowtonecollages.bandcamp.com

MM Works creates instrumental, cinematic music in a cross-genre exploring jazz, classical and post rock elements. Compositionally the Copenhagen-based duo roams in a delicate balance of structure and freeplay, avant-garde and modern composition.

'Fieldworks' was recorded in April and September 2022. It is a free-flowing experiment centered around guitarloops being reamped and manipulated through analog guitar effects. While there's no particular countable rhythm, the free jazz-like drumming pulsates underneath the loops that are topped by guitar improvisations, loose melodies, and broader flute arrangements. 

Mathias Lystbaek (This Floating World): Guitars, flutes, glockenspiel, loops, electronics & sound processing.
Mads Lassen: Drums.

Credits
Music: MM Works
Recording, sound processing & mix: Mathias Lystbaek / This Floating World
Artwork: Rene Steen Sørensen
Mastered by Andrea Porcu

MM Works - Winter Waltz (Slow Tone Collages)

@texturcph is proud to present The New Old, the first solo album of Nathan L. The New Old is de-composed chamber music on ketamine. The New Old is a performative practice based on improvisation and chance (& ketamine). The New Old is noise. The New Old is not noise. The New Old is an emotional act of transforming, of doing violence to the integrity of the original material as a constructive act of demolition.

The album surfaces from a unique and inordinate working process in which sonic material from various traditional classical instruments are shredded, forced into feedback loops, and mixed with recordings of crashing software, futuristic self-built instruments, and tender
manual processing. 

The New Old is the eighth release on Textur, a non-profit label and music collective rooted in Copenhagen, with an ambition to create a platform for exposure, collaboration, and community among artists outside the commercial music scene. 

Nathan L. is a musician, composer, and visual artist who thrives in uncertainty and finds delight in the entropy of noise. Originally trained in classical flute, jazz composition, and arrangement, L. is now involved in various experimental and genre-breaking contexts spanning improvisation, electronics, installation and performance.

Format: Digital 
Release Date: April 21st 2023

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Premiere - Nathan L - The Life of The Others (Textur)

Taivshral

Figura de Cristal

Drifting slow beneath the sky,
Tides of sound are passing by.
Rhythms rise, then disappear,
I feel the waves draw me near.


Driftwave nights, I fall apart,
Currents rewire all my heart.
Motion carries me in flight,
Lost inside the driftwave night.


Shadows move, the air is clear,
Whispers fade, but still I hear.
Every pulse becomes a guide,
Pulls me deeper with the tide.


Floating high above the ground,
Wrapped inside this endless sound.
Every wave is burning bright,
Carrying me through the night.

Driftwave nights, I fall apart,
Currents rewire all my heart.
Motion carries me in flight,
Lost inside the driftwave night.

Driftwave Nights

Chillman-Driftwave Nights

Diabolical Essence (Remastered)

$COUT$

Mary Anne Hobbs asked me to create a mix for her program on BBC6 while she was sitting in for Gilles Peterson.
I'm so grateful to her for supporting my music so far with enthusiasm and generosity, giving the fact she's an amazing DJ, music fan and attentive listener.

The track list includes tracks from my last solo album 'ORE'
1- Tribute to Raymond Scott
2- Vano
3- Hi-Jacked Drone (by Machinefabriek and Soccercommittee - Andrea Belfi's remix)
4- Ton (from my last solo record 'ORE')
5- 'East Timor' by Robert Wyatt, played by Hobocombo
6- Nautikon

You Do It

Marlene Ribeiro

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