https://bsky.app/profile/avantmusicnews.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/avantmusicnews.bsky.social/post/3mu2wpihqjs2jListening to music at work. "Is that punk?" "No, its technical death metal." "Is there a difference?" "Heathen."27 Aug 2026 13:18 +0000at://did:plc:gi6zosetfilsmcixlipsqoy5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2wpihqjs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/avantmusicnews.bsky.social/post/3mu2vpadmuf2kRabble Without A Cause Show – August 26, 2026 Source: CKCU. Rabble Summer Jazz Festival, the final episode: Immanuel Wilkins, Tres Hongos, Ghazal Faghihi, Co Strieff/​Russ Johnson Quartet and Mattrey/​Nebbia/​Angeles/​Garcia. http://avantmusicnews.com/2026/08/27/rabble-without-a-cause-show-august-26-2026/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social27 Aug 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:gi6zosetfilsmcixlipsqoy5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2vpadmuf2khttps://bsky.app/profile/avantmusicnews.bsky.social/post/3mu2seb2x5r2fLesley Mok Profiled Source: Bandcamp Daily. It only took a short time for the fluid but unpredictable drumming style of Lesley Mok to find open-eared collaborators and listeners. Mok’s dynamic touch and sensitivity have led to them working in an array of wide-ranging projects, including Myra… http://avantmusicnews.com/2026/08/27/lesley-mok-profiled/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social27 Aug 2026 12:00 +0000at://did:plc:gi6zosetfilsmcixlipsqoy5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2seb2x5r2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/avantmusicnews.bsky.social/post/3mtz75ghzc72oAMN Reviews: Francesca Gaza, Kugelförmigkeit Ensemble – Crown Shyness (2026; New Amsterdam) With a band name like the "Kugelförmigkeit Ensemble," Francesca Gaza practically demands that we start with definitions. "Kugelförmigkeit" means something like "sphere-shapedness," and it carries… http://avantmusicnews.com/2026/08/26/amn-reviews-francesca-gaza-kugelformigkeit-ensemble-crown-shyness-2026-new-amsterdam/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social26 Aug 2026 20:43 +0000at://did:plc:gi6zosetfilsmcixlipsqoy5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtz75ghzc72ohttps://bsky.app/profile/avantmusicnews.bsky.social/post/3mtylxdcm3s2kSanta Sangre Reviews Santa Sangre covers experimental, ambient, industrial, ritual, and other underground music. Christophe Bailleau O’Farrell – Romantic, Visceral, 2026, Mahorka Records (August 2, 2026; Benjamin) YZYMYR – Ø, 2026, Mahorka Records (August 2, 2026; Benjamin) Arrokoth – Avàvâgo… http://avantmusicnews.com/2026/08/26/santa-sangre-reviews-124/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social26 Aug 2026 15:00 +0000at://did:plc:gi6zosetfilsmcixlipsqoy5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtylxdcm3s2khttps://bsky.app/profile/avantmusicnews.bsky.social/post/3mtyiltepvp27Sarah Davachi Discusses The Will of Tongues In a new Bandcamp Daily interview, Sarah Davachi discusses her use of duration, her rejection of “ambient” as a description of her work, and the philosophical and literary ideas informing her music. She also reflects on receiving the Venice Biennale’s… http://avantmusicnews.com/2026/08/26/sarah-davachi-discusses-the-will-of-tongues/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social26 Aug 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:gi6zosetfilsmcixlipsqoy5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyiltepvp27https://bsky.app/profile/avantmusicnews.bsky.social/post/3mtyfai5um32kThe Free Jazz Collective Reviews The Free Jazz Collective covers free jazz and improvised music through album reviews, interviews, festival reports, and related features. Pascal Niggenkemper, Sakina Abdou, Liz Kosack, Gerald Cleaver – The Ocean Within Us, 2026, Subran (August 25, 2026; Stuart… http://avantmusicnews.com/2026/08/26/the-free-jazz-collective-reviews-563/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social26 Aug 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:gi6zosetfilsmcixlipsqoy5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyfai5um32khttps://bsky.app/profile/avantmusicnews.bsky.social/post/3mtybvakntd2tInternational Contemporary Ensemble Explores Voice and Silence at TIME:SPANS At New York’s TIME:SPANS Festival, the International Contemporary Ensemble presented four premieres exploring the boundaries among instrumental sound, the human voice, and silence. Conducted by Rebekah Heller, the August… http://avantmusicnews.com/2026/08/26/international-contemporary-ensemble-explores-voice-and-silence-at-timespans/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social26 Aug 2026 12:00 +0000at://did:plc:gi6zosetfilsmcixlipsqoy5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtybvakntd2thttps://bsky.app/profile/avantmusicnews.bsky.social/post/3mtwjkh4sai2oAMN Reviews: Goldston / Watkins / Winant – Tension / Release I (2026; sixtyhurts) Don't be fooled by the title: There are no neat dominant-major resolutions on Tension / Release I. Tension, sure, but at various, usually manageable levels. Release ... well, they do stop playing after about twenty… http://avantmusicnews.com/2026/08/25/amn-reviews-goldston-watkins-winant-tension-release-i-2026-sixtyhurts/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social25 Aug 2026 19:12 +0000at://did:plc:gi6zosetfilsmcixlipsqoy5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtwjkh4sai2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/avantmusicnews.bsky.social/post/3mtw6u6i3lz2oS.E.M. Ensemble Presents Musica Elettronica (II) in New York The S.E.M. Ensemble will present Musica Elettronica (II): Beginnings (1967) & the Present (2026) at Paula Cooper Gallery in New York on Tuesday, September 15 at 7:30 p.m. Directed by Petr Kotik, the program pairs the premiere of Michael… http://avantmusicnews.com/2026/08/25/s-e-m-ensemble-presents-musica-elettronica-ii-in-new-york/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social25 Aug 2026 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:gi6zosetfilsmcixlipsqoy5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtw6u6i3lz2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/avantmusicnews.bsky.social/post/3mtw3iffssc2kDOWNTOWNMUSIC.NET Photos Source: DOWNTOWNMUSIC.NET. August 22, 2026Stefan Rak & Mike Pride, First Street Green Cultural ParkMike Pride Stefan Rak August 22, 2026Jessica Pavone, gabby fluke-mogul, Lester St. Louis, First Street Green Cultural Parkgabby fluke-mogul Lester St. Louis Jessica Pavone… http://avantmusicnews.com/2026/08/25/downtownmusic-net-photos-529/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social25 Aug 2026 15:00 +0000at://did:plc:gi6zosetfilsmcixlipsqoy5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtw3iffssc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/avantmusicnews.bsky.social/post/3mtvy4xxdw42yMusique Machine Reviews Musique Machine is an independent publication covering experimental and extreme music, film, books, and related subjects. Lemming Project – Hate and Extinction, 2026, Dissonance Productions/Cherry Red (August 21, 2026; Roger Batty) Nonturn – Repeating Town, 2026, Audiobulb… http://avantmusicnews.com/2026/08/25/musique-machine-reviews-1218/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social25 Aug 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:gi6zosetfilsmcixlipsqoy5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvy4xxdw42yhttps://bsky.app/profile/avantmusicnews.bsky.social/post/3mtvursnek22tAnother Place Show, August 24, 2026 Source: 90.9fm WDCB. Chicago journalist and jazz aficionado Andy Pierce hosts "Another Place" Sundays at midnight. The show explores creative music, jazz and the avant-garde, and delves into the longer, more complex compositions and improvisations in jazz. http://avantmusicnews.com/2026/08/25/another-place-show-august-24-2026/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social25 Aug 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:gi6zosetfilsmcixlipsqoy5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvursnek22thttps://bsky.app/profile/avantmusicnews.bsky.social/post/3mtvrgc3ubq2oThirty Years of Confront Recordings In a new feature for Anxious Musick Magazine, Max Kohyt considers the history and continuing relevance of Confront Recordings, the label founded by cellist, percussionist and electronic musician Mark Wastell in 1996. The article traces Confront’s roots in the… http://avantmusicnews.com/2026/08/25/thirty-years-of-confront-recordings/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social25 Aug 2026 12:00 +0000at://did:plc:gi6zosetfilsmcixlipsqoy5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvrgc3ubq2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/avantmusicnews.bsky.social/post/3mtu4cnbq3q2oAMN Reviews: Carl Ludwig Hübsch / Ignaz Schick – Iglu (2026; Klanggalerie) Carl Ludwig Hübsch and Ignaz Schick come at improvised music with different tools but similar sensibilities. Hübsch, the veteran of the pair, is best known as a tubist, most recently on record in meetings with the likes of… http://avantmusicnews.com/2026/08/24/amn-reviews-carl-ludwig-hubsch-ignaz-schick-iglu-2026-klanggalerie/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social24 Aug 2026 20:09 +0000at://did:plc:gi6zosetfilsmcixlipsqoy5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtu4cnbq3q2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/avantmusicnews.bsky.social/post/3mttkzdgxho2oAMN Picks of the Week: Void Stasis / Fairless / Serries-Tietchens / V.A. (The Shining) / V.A. (Twin Peaks) Here is where I post, at a frequency of about once a week, a list of the new music that caught my attention. All of the releases listed below I have heard for the first time recently and come… http://avantmusicnews.com/2026/08/24/amn-picks-of-the-week-void-stasis-fairless-serries-tietchens-v-a-the-shining-v-a-twin-peaks/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social24 Aug 2026 15:00 +0000at://did:plc:gi6zosetfilsmcixlipsqoy5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttkzdgxho2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/avantmusicnews.bsky.social/post/3mtthnwq74x27Freq Reviews Freq covers experimental music, underground rock, electronic sounds, improvisation, and other work outside the mainstream. Møster! – Bolts, 2026, Action Jazz (August 22, 2026; Mr Olivetti) Polypores – Wildlife, 2026, Aural Canyon / Loner Deluxe – Living Room, 2026, Rusted Rail (August… http://avantmusicnews.com/2026/08/24/freq-reviews-172/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social24 Aug 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:gi6zosetfilsmcixlipsqoy5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtthnwq74x27https://bsky.app/profile/avantmusicnews.bsky.social/post/3mttfybai6e27Suzanne Ciani Discusses CIANI/ORKEST and the Buchla In a new Tonearm interview, electronic-music pioneer Suzanne Ciani discusses CIANI/ORKEST, which pairs her Buchla synthesizer with the 50-piece Metropole Orkest conducted by Simon Dobson. Recorded live in Amsterdam in 2022, the album combines… http://avantmusicnews.com/2026/08/24/suzanne-ciani-discusses-ciani-orkest-and-the-buchla/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social24 Aug 2026 13:30 +0000at://did:plc:gi6zosetfilsmcixlipsqoy5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttfybai6e27https://bsky.app/profile/avantmusicnews.bsky.social/post/3mttecmcn7w24All About Jazz Reviews All About Jazz publishes daily reviews of jazz and related music. Linda May Han Oh & Melissa Aldana – Beneath Lifted Skies, 2026, Biophilia Records (August 22, 2026; Andrew Schinder) King Crimson – 2014 NYC, 2026, Discipline Global Mobile (August 21, 2026; Glenn Astarita)… http://avantmusicnews.com/2026/08/24/all-about-jazz-reviews-948/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social24 Aug 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:gi6zosetfilsmcixlipsqoy5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttecmcn7w24https://bsky.app/profile/avantmusicnews.bsky.social/post/3mttaxdezz62tNewsbits: Ryuichi Sakamoto + Alva Noto / Liths / Trio Imagination / Janel Leppin Ryuichi Sakamoto and Alva Noto’s 12 Conversations will be released September 18 by NOTON. Recorded in late 2022, the posthumous album continues the duo’s long-running combination of piano and electronics. Dinzu… http://avantmusicnews.com/2026/08/24/newsbits-ryuichi-sakamoto-alva-noto-liths-trio-imagination-janel-leppin/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social24 Aug 2026 12:00 +0000at://did:plc:gi6zosetfilsmcixlipsqoy5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttaxdezz62thttps://bsky.app/profile/avantmusicnews.bsky.social/post/3mtrwsbyrch2oAMN Reviews: KILTER – Ten Billion Years / Ten (2026; ALTER-NATIV) Jazz-metal trio KILTER describe their new album as the biography of a single water molecule, tracing it through formation, evaporation, rainfall, ocean depths, and dissolution across ten movements. The compositional method is as… http://avantmusicnews.com/2026/08/23/amn-reviews-kilter-ten-billion-years-ten-2026-alter-nativ/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social23 Aug 2026 23:25 +0000at://did:plc:gi6zosetfilsmcixlipsqoy5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtrwsbyrch2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/avantmusicnews.bsky.social/post/3mtr2kdawvz2qMetapsychosis Continuum Features Philippe Petit The second installment of Metapsychosis’ Continuum series presents Philippe Petit’s Slea Head, an electroacoustic work developed between 2023 and 2025. The piece grew from a short poem, with its imagery translated into texture, pitch, movement, and… http://avantmusicnews.com/2026/08/23/metapsychosis-continuum-features-philippe-petit/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social23 Aug 2026 15:00 +0000at://did:plc:gi6zosetfilsmcixlipsqoy5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtr2kdawvz2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/avantmusicnews.bsky.social/post/3mtqyus5oqr2oA Closer Listen Reviews A Closer Listen covers instrumental and experimental music, including ambient, drone, electronic, field recording, modern composition, and other exploratory forms. fold/interval – S/T, 2026 (August 22, 2026, Gianmarco Del Re) Noah Rosa – Sirius, 2026, evo-natura (August 21,… http://avantmusicnews.com/2026/08/23/a-closer-listen-reviews-653/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social23 Aug 2026 14:30 +0000at://did:plc:gi6zosetfilsmcixlipsqoy5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtqyus5oqr2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/avantmusicnews.bsky.social/post/3mtqx77sqk32dOrynx Improv Reviews Orynx Improv’andsounds is devoted to free improvisation, free jazz, experimental sound, and independent recordings, with reviews by improvising vocalist and writer Jean-Michel Van Schouwburg. Damon Smith & Ivo Perelman – Duologue 6: Core of Existence, Squid Note (August 16,… http://avantmusicnews.com/2026/08/23/orynx-improv-reviews-4/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social23 Aug 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:gi6zosetfilsmcixlipsqoy5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtqx77sqk32dhttps://bsky.app/profile/avantmusicnews.bsky.social/post/3mtqvjfwhd32kRecent and Forthcoming Releases from Ramble Records Melbourne-based Ramble Records continues its wide-ranging program of free improvisation, experimental jazz, exploratory guitar music, and other outsider sounds. Alford, Lipson, Peake – CookedFree improvisation from guitarist Chris Alford, bassist… http://avantmusicnews.com/2026/08/23/recent-and-forthcoming-releases-from-ramble-records/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social23 Aug 2026 13:30 +0000at://did:plc:gi6zosetfilsmcixlipsqoy5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtqvjfwhd32khttps://bsky.app/profile/avantmusicnews.bsky.social/post/3mtqttwtuuy2kSpontaneous Music Festival Marks 10th Edition in Poznań The Spontaneous Music Festival returns to Poznań, Poland, October 1–4, 2026 for its tenth edition, titled We Are Spontaneous! The festival will take place primarily at SARP Social Club and Dragon Social Club, with additional film screenings… http://avantmusicnews.com/2026/08/23/spontaneous-music-festival-marks-10th-edition-in-poznan/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social23 Aug 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:gi6zosetfilsmcixlipsqoy5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtqttwtuuy2khttps://bsky.app/profile/avantmusicnews.bsky.social/post/3mtqqijpfy32oThe Squid’s Ear Reviews The Squid’s Ear covers improvised, contemporary, experimental, and unusual music, with a particular emphasis on free improvisation and creative jazz. Rodrigues / Rodrigues / Torres / Schlippenbach / Kellers – Nickelsdorf, Creative Sources (August 20, 2026; Andrey Henkin)… http://avantmusicnews.com/2026/08/23/the-squids-ear-reviews-501/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social23 Aug 2026 12:00 +0000at://did:plc:gi6zosetfilsmcixlipsqoy5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtqqijpfy32ohttps://bsky.app/profile/avantmusicnews.bsky.social/post/3mtonkkz7on2tAMN Reviews: Timothy Fairless – Friction (2026; Dragon’s Eye Recordings) I was introduced to Timothy Fairless last year with his Keep Talking to Me release (reviewed here), a recording of a generative sound installation sourced from processed voices, field recordings, and drones. It was a stunning… http://avantmusicnews.com/2026/08/22/amn-reviews-timothy-fairless-friction-2026-dragons-eye-recordings/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social22 Aug 2026 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:gi6zosetfilsmcixlipsqoy5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtonkkz7on2thttps://bsky.app/profile/avantmusicnews.bsky.social/post/3mtojm4dole27Coming to Los Angeles Saturday, August 22 Brightwork.test(AI, human) — Sierra Madre Playhouse, Sierra Madre, 8:00 PM. Brightwork newmusic places newly composed works by humans and algorithms side by side in a program examining artificial intelligence, creativity, and contemporary chamber music.… http://avantmusicnews.com/2026/08/22/coming-to-los-angeles-14/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social22 Aug 2026 14:51 +0000at://did:plc:gi6zosetfilsmcixlipsqoy5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtojm4dole27https://bsky.app/profile/avantmusicnews.bsky.social/post/3mtojbyk5fr2kComing to Chicago Listings drawn primarily from Now Is, supplemented by Elastic Arts, Constellation, The Hungry Brain, and other presenting organizations. Saturday, August 22 Thirsty Ears Festival1758 W. Wilson Ave., Chicago2:00 PM–11:00 PM Freedom From and Freedom To — Slowdanger; Paul… http://avantmusicnews.com/2026/08/22/coming-to-chicago-230/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social22 Aug 2026 14:46 +0000at://did:plc:gi6zosetfilsmcixlipsqoy5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtojbyk5fr2k