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Dusted Reviews The latest album reviews from Dusted Magazine. June 18, 2026 — Pauline Oliveros/Miya Masaoka/Issui Minegishi, "Two Days in Dreamland" (Important) reviewed by Marc Medwin. June 18, 2026 — Jolanda Moletta, "Oceanine" (Beacon Sound) reviewed by Jennifer Kelly. June 17, 2026 — Jon…

SoundQuest Festival Brings Ambient, Metal, Trance, and Ritual Sound to Tucson SoundQuest Festival will take place August 28-30, 2026, at La Rosa in Tucson, Arizona. The three-day event brings together several overlapping but distinct scenes: ambient electronic music, death metal, doom metal,…

Nik Bartsch Interview Source: Joel Harrison. Nik is doing something that nobody else is doing in the same way (the closest analogue is Adam Rudolph or in a very different way Terry Riley): I'm going to try to define this in a few words, but any real understanding will come from watching the…

Masters of Sonic Liberation Series Returns June 25 in Holyoke Masters of Sonic Liberation Series #31 will take place on Thursday, June 25, 2026, at Holyoke Media in Holyoke, Massachusetts. Now in its third year, the monthly series continues to present exploratory improvised music in Western…

Chain D.L.K. Reviews A roundup of recent reviews published at Chain D.L.K. A roundup of reviews published at Chain D.L.K. over the last week. Yann Novak – Meadowsweet (redux) (Dragon's Eye Recordings, 2026) — reviewed by Vito Camarretta Nathan Moore / Eddie Prévost / Ray Russell – Stacked…

5:4 Reviews 5:4 has recently published several items of interest to listeners of contemporary composition, electroacoustic music, and experimental sound. In World New Music Days 2026, Romania (Part 1), Simon Cummings begins his coverage of this year’s ISCM World New Music Days in Bucharest, held…

Morton Feldman Brought the Avant-Garde to the Classical Tradition Source: Bandcamp Daily. Morton Feldman had an obstreperous personality, wore Coke-bottle glasses, smoked and drank—and was one of the most important composers of the 20th century. While he began in the company of the avant-garde,…

The Free Jazz Collective Reviews A roundup of reviews and features published at The Free Jazz Collective over the last several days. 18th Jazzdor Strasbourg-Berlin Festival (June 2026), feature by Paul Acquaro. Achim Kaufmann, Yorgos Dimitriadis, Michael Thieke – Hiss and Whirr (Wide Ear Records,…

Coming to Seattle Source: Wayward Music Series, a monthly series of adventurous and experimental music presented by Nonsequitur at the Chapel Performance Space in Seattle's Good Shepherd Center. June 18, 2026 | 8:00 PM — Christopher Burns + househusbands + Aaron Michael Butler — An evening…

The latest album reviews from Dusted Magazine. June 18, 2026 — Pauline Oliveros/Miya Masaoka/Issui Minegishi, "Two Days in Dreamland" (Important) reviewed by Marc Medwin. June 18, 2026 — Jolanda Moletta, "Oceanine" (Beacon Sound) reviewed by Jennifer Kelly. June 17, 2026 — Jon Spencer, "Songs of Personal Loss and Protest" (Shove) reviewed by Jennifer Kelly. June 16, 2026 — Julianna Barwick & Mary Lattimore, "Tragic Magic"

SoundQuest Festival will take place August 28-30, 2026, at La Rosa in Tucson, Arizona. The three-day event brings together several overlapping but distinct scenes: ambient electronic music, death metal, doom metal, trance, desert folk, ritual vocal performance, modular synthesis, and meditative sound work. The lineup includes Steve Roach, Blood Incantation, Pallbearer, Giuseppe Ottaviani, Soriah, Karima Walker…

Source: Joel Harrison. Nik is doing something that nobody else is doing in the same way (the closest analogue is Adam Rudolph or in a very different way Terry Riley): I'm going to try to define this in a few words, but any real understanding will come from watching the enclosed video and reading this in-depth interview. Of course you must check out his records as well.

Masters of Sonic Liberation Series #31 will take place on Thursday, June 25, 2026, at Holyoke Media in Holyoke, Massachusetts. Now in its third year, the monthly series continues to present exploratory improvised music in Western Massachusetts. The June 25 program features The Chestnut People, the duo of Federico Balducci and Aron Namenwirth, whose music brings together ambient detail, electronics, and avant-guitar textures; a trio of…

A roundup of recent reviews published at Chain D.L.K. A roundup of reviews published at Chain D.L.K. over the last week. Yann Novak – Meadowsweet (redux) (Dragon's Eye Recordings, 2026) — reviewed by Vito Camarretta Nathan Moore / Eddie Prévost / Ray Russell – Stacked (Cuneiform, 2026) — reviewed by Vito Camarretta Jarl – Nerve Cell Threads Electronics (Zoharum, 2026) — reviewed by Vito Camarretta Re-Ghoster Extended – Dreaming With The Lights On (Konnekt, 2026) — reviewed by Vito Camarretta

5:4 has recently published several items of interest to listeners of contemporary composition, electroacoustic music, and experimental sound. In World New Music Days 2026, Romania (Part 1), Simon Cummings begins his coverage of this year’s ISCM World New Music Days in Bucharest, held under the title “Columna Infinita” and framed, at least indirectly, by the spectre of Romanian sculptor Constantin Brâncuși.

Source: Bandcamp Daily. Morton Feldman had an obstreperous personality, wore Coke-bottle glasses, smoked and drank—and was one of the most important composers of the 20th century. While he began in the company of the avant-garde, he ended up one of the greatest composers in the Western classical tradition. Feldman was close friends with John Cage—they met by chance at a concert in Carnegie Hall—and the other New York School composers, Earle Brown and Christian Wolff.

A roundup of reviews and features published at The Free Jazz Collective over the last several days. 18th Jazzdor Strasbourg-Berlin Festival (June 2026), feature by Paul Acquaro. Achim Kaufmann, Yorgos Dimitriadis, Michael Thieke – Hiss and Whirr (Wide Ear Records, 2025), reviewed by Dan Sorrells. Ivo Perelman and Damon Smith - Duologue 6: Core of Existence (Squid Note, 2026)

Source: Wayward Music Series, a monthly series of adventurous and experimental music presented by Nonsequitur at the Chapel Performance Space in Seattle's Good Shepherd Center. June 18, 2026 | 8:00 PM — Christopher Burns + househusbands + Aaron Michael Butler — An evening featuring the music of Philadelphia-based composer Christopher Burns and househusbands, his duo with composer/improviser Carlos Cotallo Solares.