Pakistani-American composer #QasimNaqvi follows up last year’s album, Endling, with its intended sequel, the 18-minute orchestral work God Docks at Death Harbor. The work is performed by the BBC Concert Orchestra; it stands as the composer’s first orchestral release. idol-io.ffm.to/goddocksatde...

@hatisnoit.bsky.social just announced European live dates in select locations across the continent over the coming months, which will see her develop new album material. Ticket info via hatisnoit.com/shows

“It is stunning” — @ElizabethAlker.bsky.social #Shards’ reinterpretation of Byrd’s ‘Facta est Deserta’ features on Pitch Shifts — BBC Radio 3 Unclassified Listen back from 4:00 onwards www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Continuous Music pioneer #LubomyrMelnyk will premiere his Mantras, performed with the London Ambient Orchestra tonight at the Grand Junction in West London. The very last remaining tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lubomyr-me... Photo credit: Dawid Laskowski

After having toured China, Australia and India, @RivalConsoles.bsky.social returns to Europe this spring, including a special homecoming show at @KOKOlondon.bsky.social on May 7 with support from #BenLukasBoysen, presented by @babayagashut.bsky.social All tour dates: www.rivalconsoles.net/tour

BBC Radio 3 Unclassified: Afterimage Elizabeth Alker with a late-night journey through new music from today’s most exciting genre-defying artists. This week: Peter Broderick, Masayoshi Fujita, @TristanPerich.bsky.social, Dawn of Midi and @Sheherazaad.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

“Some beautiful, tender mystery from the Erased Tapes label tonight” — @maryannehobbs.bsky.social Listen: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

@rivalconsoles.bsky.social will be joined by Ben Lukas Boysen for his massive headline show at Koko on May 7th! Tickets just over half gone. @erasedtapes.com dice.fm/event/dkagdv...

Peter Broderick spoke to Storymode's Karan Pradhan about The White Mages, its background and his own and Erased Tapes’ pledge to donate half of the proceeds from the album to Doctors Without Borders. Read the full interview now: storymode.info/interview/mu...

@sheherazaad.bsky.social and her ensemble to appear at this year’s 20th anniversary edition of @endoftheroadfestival.com Tickets and more info: endoftheroadfestival.com/artist/shehe...

Pakistani-American composer Qasim Naqvi returns to Europe next week for two shows. Tickets are on sale now: linktr.ee/qasimnaqvi

Tonight @rivalconsoles.bsky.social plays the first of two shows in Melbourne with final tickets available for this extra show since tomorrow is sold out. Book: www.rivalconsoles.net/tour

Dawn of Midi’s Eternal Return Ahead of the trio’s first New York performance in over 8 years as part of NYC Winter Jazzfest, they sat down with Hearing Things’ Andy Cush to talk about Dysnomia, opening for Radiohead at MSG, and the potentiality of a new album. www.hearingthings.co/dawn-of-midi...

Pre-Order Now: Tristan Perich & James McVinnie - Infinity Gradient Erased Tapes https://bleep.com/release/542620 An hour-long symphony for organ & 100 speakers in 1-bit audio, recorded for this album at London’s RFH at Southbank Centre, where McVinnie was artist-in-residence throughout 2024.

These past months I've been working with @erasedtapes.com on their new Behind The Tapes series. I edited and intro'd this conversation w/ Richard Reed Parry + Nico Muhly (sign up to the newsletter to read the transcript). Audio polishing by @olimoss.bsky.social m.soundcloud.com/erasedtapes/...

JUST IN! 'Infinity Gradient' by Tristan Perich Post-classical/minimalism meets electronics and sound art on Perich's performance with composer James McVinnie, hearing an hour-long symphony for pipe organ processed through 100 speakers. @erasedtapes.com www.normanrecords.com/records/2121...

UK producer @RivalConsoles.bsky.social begins his Live A/V Australia Tour 2026 tonight in Byron Bay. Final tickets: rivalconsoles.net/tour

#PeterBroderick presents new project The White Mages with debut album Ode to Final Fantasy. An album celebrating the music of the legendary Japanese video game series, with 11 new recordings of Broderick’s favourite songs. Order & listen here: idol-io.ffm.to/odetofinalfa...

Read @HatisNoit.bsky.social’s interview with The Gazette ahead of her concert at the Englert Theatre in Iowa City tonight. www.thegazette.com/arts-enterta...

Behind the Tapes: Richard Reed Parry in conversation with Nico Muhly The two friends begin their conversation by discussing Bell Orchestre’s As Seen Through Windows, with Nico probing into the spaces in which it was created and its “specificity of thought” Read: www.erasedtapes.com/editorials/b...

Nice to see this little record store in Beijing is stocking so many of our releases, as spotted by @rivalconsoles.bsky.social on his debut China tour. Location: map.baidu.com/bdpoiwise/in... @olafurarnalds.bsky.social #nilsfrahm #masayoshifujita #newnoisechina

@HatisNoit.bsky.social outside the legendary Empty Bottle at 14°F/-10°C where she’ll perform her Chicago debut show tonight with support from Lia Kohl. Final tickets: www.ticketweb.com/event/hatis-...

Discover our catalogue on @qobuz.bsky.social: www.qobuz.com/gb-en/search...

@HatisNoit.bsky.social begins her third run of U.S. live dates with an intimate show at Zebulon in Los Angeles this Sunday night, with support from Qur’an Shaheed. Final tickets: hatisnoit.com/shows

This month also sees @Sheherazaad.bsky.social return to Europe and embark on an extensive Belgium tour, followed by further Benelux dates in April. Tickets: bnds.us/yz1ryu

This month sees @RivalConsoles.bsky.social bring his brand new Live A/V show to China and Australia, followed by European dates in the spring. Tickets: www.rivalconsoles.net/tour

Next week Japanese voice artist @HatisNoit.bsky.social returns to the U.S. for a string of headline shows including debut performances in Chicago and Omaha, premiering new material. Tickets: www.hatisnoit.com/shows

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On the shortest day of daylight, @OlafurArnalds.bsky.social and his string quartet performed ‘Þú ert sólin’ from his 2010 album …And They Have Escaped the Weight of Darkness as he resumes his annual Sunrise Session series taking place on Winter Solstice. youtu.be/QzEsaXYYLIE?...

Not only did #DawnofMidi return to the stage this year to bless us all with select anniversary performances of their masterpiece Dysnomia. But lucky for everyone else, our dear friend #VincentMoon managed to capture this excerpt of ‘Ijiraq’ from their #Wonderfruit festival performance.

Erased Tapes 2025 David Allred, Tristan Perich and James McVinnie, Daniel Brandt, Hatis Noit, Crayon, Rival Consoles, Qasim Naqvi erasedtapes.com/store/releases

Nice to see @rivalconsoles.bsky.social’s Landscape from Memory featured in @tapeopmagazine.bsky.social’s Staff Picks 2025. Full list: tapeop.com/blog/2025/12...

As an annual tradition, we look back at the music we've found ourselves return to over and over this year, and compiled it into one handy playlist. Listen here: idol-io.ffm.to/erasedtapesp...

Erased Tapes 2025 Retrospective: To wrap up the year, we returned to Thailand’s Wonderfruit Festival last week. Hatis Noit and Orly Anan presented their performance piece Liquid Dialogues as the opening concert involving local Thai performers.

Erased Tapes 2025 Retrospective: In November, we released Infinity Gradient – the grand collaboration from composer Tristan Perich and organist James McVinnie. Discover the album and pre-order the vinyl here: idol-io.ffm.to/infinitygrad...

Erased Tapes 2025 Retrospective: In October, French producer and songwriter Crayon released his debut album, Home Safe. (Re)discover the album and pre-order the vinyl edition here: idol-io.ffm.to/home-safe

Erased Tapes 2025 Retrospective: In September, Hatis Noit released Aura Reworks. “Unmissable, again” — Electronic Sound (Re)discover the album here: idol-io.ffm.to/aurareworks

Erased Tapes 2025 Retrospective: In August, we looked back by reissuing Ólafur Arnalds’ Found Songs, a 7-song series where Arnalds recorded one song per day for 7 days, instantly making each track available online with artwork contributions from fans. (Re)discover here: idol-io.ffm.to/foundsongs

Erased Tapes 2025 Retrospective: In July, Ryan Lee West aka Rival Consoles unveiled his ninth studio album, Landscape from Memory. All orders of the album on vinyl now include an extra signed print, while stocks last. (Re)discover the album here: idol-io.ffm.to/landscapefro...

Erased Tapes 2025 Retrospective: Japanese vibraphonist, marimba player and composer Masayoshi Fujita released his mesmerising original score for Korean-American filmmaker So Young Shelly Yo’s debut feature, Smoking Tigers. (Re)discover the score here: idol-io.ffm.to/smokingtigers

ขอบคุณ Thank you #Wonderfruit Until next time…

Endling soundscapes performed live on a modular system by Qasim Naqvi on the Enfold stage at Wonderfruit Festival, closing out our Erased Tapes takeover.

Erased Tapes 2025 Retrospective: In May, Pakistani-American composer Qasim Naqvi returned with Endling. “So unspeakably beautiful, it feels almost like a grace we don’t deserve” — Philip Sherburne (Re)discover the album here: idol-io.ffm.to/endling

Last night #ensemble0 performed @TristanPerich.bsky.social’s piece Open Symmetry on the Forest Stage at #Wonderfruit Festival in Thailand.

Erased Tapes 2025 Retrospective: In April, Daniel Brandt, of lauded German electroacoustic outfit Brandt Brauer Frick, performed his third solo album Without Us at London’s iconic Barbican Hall.      (Re)discover the album here: idol-io.ffm.to/withoutus

Dawn of Midi performed their masterpiece Dysnomia in full at #Wonderfruit Festival last night. Next up: @TristanPerich.bsky.social & ensemble 0 on the Forest Stage at 9pm, followed by @DanBrandt.bsky.social’s live cinema rave at Baan Bardo at 10:30pm

Erased Tapes 2025 Retrospective: On Saturday March 29, we returned to Royal Albert Hall for a special Erased Tapes night in support of Teenage Cancer Trust. Headlined by Penguin Cafe, the line-up also featured Douglas Dare, Daniel Brandt and Hatis Noit.

Last night @HatisNoit.bsky.social & Orly Anan opened #Wonderfruit Festival in Thailand with their performance piece, Liquid Dialogues. Next up: US trio Dawn of Midi live on the Creature Stage at 8:30pm tonight.

Erased Tapes 2025 Retrospective: In February, Kiasmos returned to Seattle for a headline show and stopped by KEXP’s studio with DJ Kevin Cole. (Re)discover the performance here: youtu.be/UlmHIxqqDtc

Originally released in 2010 but has subsequently become "lost media”, Arthur’s Opinion is one of Peter Broderick’s most beloved songs, with fans messaging him to ask about it once it was taken down a few years ago. (Re)discover ‘Arthur’s Opinion’: idol-io.ffm.to/arthursopinion