❝ Parker cut the trunk of the diseased tree into “wood cookies” or cross-sectional slices. He carved grooves directly into the discs to create playable records. He then built a Victrola or record player that is specifically designed to play the wooden records. → www.yankodesign.com/2026/01/17/a...

qd44 Kayla Painter - Tectonic Particles - out now! To welcome in 2026, very happy to present a wonderful new interpretation of quiet details by one of the most inventive and gifted artists working today, Kayla Painter @kaylapainter.bsky.social

"An emotionally and musically stunning masterpiece." This month's @electronicsound.bsky.social has a really lovely interview with Raica (@chloeharris.bsky.social) and an amazing review of her Silver Threads album "If Not Now, When". So happy to see Chloe get the attention she deserves!

Finally sitting down with @chloeharris.bsky.social's new album on @jo-johnson.bsky.social's Silver Threads label, and my god is it beautiful. I'll definitely be writing more on it, but wanted to shout it out here silverthreads.bandcamp.com/album/if-not...

I'll be there ❤️

I wrote about my Unsound 2025 highlights, including Jim O'Rourke & Eiko Ishibashi, Abdullah Miniawy, Kara-Lis Coverdale, and a Kyoto DJ named 1729 who played two of the best ambient sets I've ever heard futurismrestated.substack.com/p/fr-139-wea...

I love the new album from @thebreathinglight.bsky.social A very cool atmoshpere to the sound! #punk #goth #experimental #vinyl breathinglight.bandcamp.com/album/in-the...

A very interesting conversation- recommended!

Highly recommended! #ambient #electronic

Tomorrow friends, first thing as always qd39 Raica @chloeharris.bsky.social The Absence of Being

A fantastic new project and label from Jo Johnson! #ambient #electronic #experimental

Today's #WeAreAllDC protest in downtown Washington, D.C. demanding an immediate withdrawal of federal troops from the District and an end to the federalization of the local police department.

Great album! I already have my vinyl 😊

Went deep with @gardenerjams.bsky.social on the new triple offensive! daily.bandcamp.com/features/shr...

New on the blog: Adrian Lane’s Grounding Sounds; the artist’s favourite records of all time, with a mix, photos and thoughts: whitelabrecs.com/blog/b/groun... Some massive records in there by the likes of Fennesz, Johann Johannsson, Max Richter and plenty more… #ambientmusic

I interviewed Florida rave pioneer Peter Wohelski about TRiP Magazeen, a DIY zine from 1992-94 that covered UR, Aphex Twin, Mixmaster Morris, Laurent Garnier and so many more. Newly compiled, it's a time machine from a lost, pre-internet world. futurismrestated.substack.com/p/fr-130-thi...

New Drag City release from Eiko Ishibashi & Jim O'Rourke is amazing. #experimental #drone #ambient #nowplaying eikoishibashi.bandcamp.com/album/pareid...

Just got my copy of the new @mike-eagle.bsky.social vinyl- looks great, sounds fantastic! #rap #indie #experimental #nowplaying openmikeeagle.bandcamp.com/album/neighb...

Good news. A new release from The Necks. thenecksau.bandcamp.com/album/disquiet

"His set is sweeping and vulnerable, touching on all eight years of his discography — including "nite flite," a dj blackpower cameo — with immense gratitude, family pride and a few tears." MIKE — Tiny Desk Concert: www.npr.org/2025/08/07/g...

@ninacorcoran.bsky.social and I have talked about six punk records per week all year on our podcast PUNK THIS WEEK. today, we share a very special bonus episode for paid see/saw subscribers: six year-end contender punk records that we never discussed on the podcast. throw us a few bucks and listen!

in the new episode of the PUNK THIS WEEK podcast, @ninacorcoran.bsky.social and I get into new records by Golomb, Guyscrapers, and G.I. Bill (plus three artists that start with an L and not a G). This podcast post includes a photo of an exceptional slice of pie. Click for the pie, stay for the pod.

"When most hip-hop artists were still sampling James Brown drumbreaks, Sensational was freestyling over Karlheinz Stockhausen records. For three decades, the raspy-voiced MC has been dropping his trademark stream-of-consciousness bars over electronic-leaning, off-kilter beats."

🎧 Out now on Whitelabrecs: Akira Film Script – Live At The Modern 🔗 whitelabrecs.bandcamp.com/album/live-a... 15 Ambient tracks at a generous 1hr 45min by this San Francisco, US based artist. Made to be shuffled, that’s 32,768 listening combinations! Digital scrapbook included #ambientmusic

This is a couple of hours! I'll be there :)

Have you got an idea for a Wire chart? We welcome charts from record shops, radio shows, DJs, venues, labels, musicians, readers, etc. All published charts receive a fee of £25. Email a top 15 to [email protected] – the more unusual the better.

Top scrobbled albums from last week.

Really pleased to say that coming next week with a beautiful quiet details interpretation, is the multi-disciplinary creative force that is Brad Rose @foxydigitalis.bsky.social Out next Wednesday 23rd July, digital and CD editions. Listening Party 19:00 UK Thurs 24th - free to join, all welcome

𝗦𝗮𝘂𝗹 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗺𝘀, 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗼𝘀 𝗡𝗶ñ𝗼, and various 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 bringing fire and water to a handful of cities this fall; including a two-night return to the place where their new collaborative album was made: 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 in Coldwater Canyon Park, Los Angeles CA. Tickets: bnds.us/2aznpd ❤️‍🔥✨

This week's newsletter is full of great new releases: Bea Brennan, Siavash Amini, Andrew Pekler, Jonny Nash, Plume Girl, Jo Johnson, and many more futurismrestated.substack.com/p/fr-125-nam...

Excellent release! I'm enjoying the mix of styles here! #ambient #experimental #avant-garde #minimal

"Bailey wasn’t a hippie or a punk or a bomb-thrower, but he had fixed ideas about what true independence looked and sounded like, and he proved that it was viable by living his life in accordance with these principles." Harmonic Convergence — A Guide to Derek Bailey:

I'm loving the new 't Geruis on Home Normal. Crackly, tape-loopy ambient- wonderful! #ambient #electronic #crackly homenormal.bandcamp.com/album/the-ki...

My top scrobbled albums on lastfm from Jul 5 - 12.

Listening party was fantastic. Great album! #ambient #electronic

my new LP Neighborhood Gods Unlimited is out now linktr.ee/openmikeeagle

Jazzy, funky, and experimental from Anna Butterss- bass player on many @intlanthem.bsky.social releases. #nowplaying #jazz #funk #experimental intlanthem.bandcamp.com/album/mighty...

Modern, cinematic jazz from Ambrose Akinmsuire. Highly recommended! #jazz #spokenword #avant-garde ambroseakinmusire.bandcamp.com/album/honey-...

Amazing album from Benoit Pioulard out tomorrow. The remixes are excellent too! #ambient #drone #tapeloops #experimental pioulard.bandcamp.com/album/stanza...

Lovely minimal sounds. #ambient #electronic #minimal ghostandtape.bandcamp.com/album/pardin...

Second run of the incredible qd30 @jordangcz.bsky.social out now Ultra-deep jazz-inflected brilliance - don’t sleep on these friends! #musicsky quietdetails.bandcamp.com/album/hope-i...

From pure nature sounds to postmodern simulations, here are June's best field recordings on Bandcamp.

Jo's new album, Escape Now, is out meow on @quietdetails.bsky.social. quietdetails.bandcamp.com/album/escape...

New @jo-johnson.bsky.social on @quietdetails.bsky.social Don't miss out! Listening party tomorrow! #ambient #electronic quietdetails.bandcamp.com/album/escape...

New Wil Bolton is gorgeous. #drone #ambient #experimental soundinsilencerecords.bandcamp.com/album/stari-...

Amazing, subtle drone from Zimoun out this Friday. #ambient #drone #harmonium zimoun.bandcamp.com/album/harmon...

This will be good :)

Man, that's an intense album! #rap #experimental billywoods.bandcamp.com/album/golliwog

“Spiritual themes abound on Los Angeles trio’s far-reaching ambient jazz odyssey… the next-level meditations of Openness Trio navigate unexplored frontiers”—MOJO ★★★★ "Openness Trio" is out July 11! Pre-order/pre-save now: bluenote.lnk.to/OpennessTrio