avant-garde
How an Underground Mail Art Project Wove Through London in the 90s
Matthew Higgs’ ‘Imprint 93’ incubated a wide variety of experimental artworks.
From AAAA to Murcof, Here's the Six Best Sets We Caught at MUTEK Mexico 2016
The 13th edition of the Mexico City music festival featured plenty of international headliners, but the homegrown talent stole the show.
Movies Jump Off the Screen in Cinema Series ‘Dreamlands: Expanded’
For the Whitney Museum’s ‘Dreamlands: Immersive Cinema and Art,’ the Brooklyn-based Microscope Gallery is staging a series of expanded cinema events.
It Turns Out That Mike Patton Is as Good a Listener As He Is Screamer
We chat to Patton about the live debut of tētēma, his project with Australian experimental composer and pianist Anthony Pateras.
The Elegant Panic of serpentwithfeet
The Brooklyn artist's new 'blisters' is an avant garde five-song EP that swells and glistens. How did he get here?
Even by Late-70s San Francisco Standards, MX-80 Sound Were a Wonderfully Weird Musical Oddity
Stream the reissues of MX-80 Sound's first two albums 'Out of the Tunnel' and 'Crowd Control' and read an interview with vocalist and guitarist Rich Stim.
Talk During This Art Opening, and You'll Get Thrown Out
A silent exhibition of musical scores encourages viewers to imagine sounds.
Julia Kent Uses Her Cello to Mediate Between Worlds
A conversation with the Canadian-born, New York City-based artist merging post-classical and electronic music.
Before the Muppets, Jim Henson Was a Countercultural Filmmaker
He also tried to open his own psychedelic themed nightclub inspired by Jefferson Airplane.
Kayo Dot's New Album, 'Plastic House on Base of Sky,' Is a David Lynchian Electronic Wonder
Toby Driver and company subvert nostalgia into darkness on their newest record.
Graded Variations: How Gage Became the Most Exciting Producer in the UK
Following the release of a new EP on Crazylegs, we spoke to the 'Mercury' man about his journey from the playground to the club.
Jute Gyte's 'Perdurance' Is a Modern Classical Black Metal Masterwork
Stream the challenging, punishing new album from one of black metal's most intriguing outliers.