hey @bandcamp.com — there's a company called en.mygomp3.com that's spamming your site, creating fake accounts and linking to mp3s they don't own but host on their site. I know this bc they did it to me -> bill-orcutt.bandcamp.com Can someone have a look? I'm sure yr security team would be interested

List of Demands is an excellent project by Damon Lock that is definitely worthy of its praise. Rich in social themes and a musical approach that successfully embeds its mark, the album is an intimate exploration and a perfect tribute to the great Black speakers throughout history.

#NowPlaying JD Twitch - Crate Of Jamaica 🙏🙏💔💔 optimomusic.bandcamp.com/album/crate-...

Very sad to learn that Keith AKA JD Twitch of Optimo has died after being diagnosed with a brain tumour. He was an inspiring DJ, brilliant compilation creator, and definitely one of the good guys. Photo taken at Wide Awake 2024. RIP

as far as obituaries go, you'd be hard pressed to do better than this.

"Bill Laswell isn’t so much a bass player as a creator of low-end worlds, having crafted soundscapes for Brian Eno, John Lydon, Ginger Baker, Eddie Hazel and Buckethead. 'You just get an idea, try to execute it, and see if it works for them,' Laswell says." Bill Laswell revisits his history:

Wrote a bit for A Closer Listen about 'Light Flowing,' Clare O'Connell's gorgeous collection of (mostly) solo cello pieces released earlier this year by NMC Recordings acloserlisten.com/2025/09/20/c... @acloserlisten.bsky.social @nmcrecordings.bsky.social

Where it all went wrong.

Every wondered why some music might sound utterly soulless to you? Here’s a clue from a K-pop producer who treats music like some kind of exacting science, where any kind human mistake or character can’t be left untouched.

I somehow released 4 collaborations in 2024. One of them was “The Nighttime Ensemble,” which came out on the great + now retired Longform Editions. I’ve just gotten around to putting the piece on BC. It is our ode to a YouTube comment on Boren and Der Club of Gore’s iconic Midnight Radio

@sentimentbot.bsky.social what’s good

Encouraging to see bipartisan support for tough intervention but we can't stop here. As artists have long argued, we need to •break up Ticketmaster •cap resale •create strong rules of the road that apply to every company •full upfront itemization of fees, no hiding things behind toggles

A bill introduced by Michigan lawmakers last week would ban pornography, ASMR, depictions of transgender people, and VPNs for anyone using the internet in the state. 🔗 www.404media.co/michigan-por...

Mika Vainio’s swansong album as Ø is here - arguably his solo magnum opus - weaving from panoramic tundras to music box melodies, pitch-bent guitar shimmers and precision bass pulses, quietly radiating hope in negative space… deluxe edition 2LP + CD, now shipping boomkat.com/products/sys...

"...they thought attacking @archive.org would be an easy way to hide their unfair and extractive practices from working musicians.” www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/09/16/g...

Save 30% on #NewBook "Geographies of the Ear" by Tania Gentic, which examines the language and soundscape of post-Franco Barcelona to listen for the remnants of a globalized colonial ear. #SpanishStudies #SoundStudies

First heard of The Screamers when I interviewed steve roden and he told me this story

The 27-disc box set 'Steve Reich Collected Works'—music recorded during the composer's 40 years on the label—is due March 14 on Nonesuch, available to pre-order at stevereich.lnk.to/CollectedWorks

Listen again: a closer listen / 14th September 2025 Playing tracks by Emil Friis, Andrew Deme, Riccardo La Foresta, Venera, Patrik Berg Almkvisth and more. @acloserlisten.bsky.social | www.mixcloud.com/camp_fr/a-cl...

For those unfamiliar with the artist, composer, and choreographer Meredith Monk, a new documentary provides a vibrant mosaic of her life and work, honoring her prolific output and celebrating her singular vision.

ECM have just announced a release next month of Meredith Monk's 'Cellular Songs'! meredithmonk.org/repertory/ce...

"I, in turn, listen to Derek [Bailey] and think: 'This, whatever it is, is resolutely and implacably this.' And that is what I, as a comedian, have tried to steal from it." Stewart Lee on his guitar hero Derek Bailey:

Listen/Download my mix for Palestine, now on Soundcloud soundcloud.com/acloserliste...

Thursday 18 September @eflux.bsky.social presents a talk by Jace Clayton in Brooklyn

Two new instrumental tracks from Moor Mother, raising funds her nephew who recently passed. moormother.bandcamp.com/music

For the exact opposite experience of Casey Kasem (like everyone, he contained multitudes):

yesterday/TIL Wendy Carlos was briefly but compassionately profiled by Casey Casem in 1979 following Carlos's Playboy interview she was essentially forced to do so people would leave her alone.

6-7pm: A Closer Listen The best of new instrumental & experimental sounds. Joseph from @acloserlisten.bsky.social mixes the latest releases, showcasing records reviewed on the blog + some special treats. acloserlisten.com #Experimental #Ambient #SoundScapes #Electronic #Drone *⏰CEST

i’m glad to hear these tunes functioned as appropriate background music to your activities…!

Okkyung Lee ~ just like any other day (어느날): background music for your mundane activities acloserlisten.com/2025/09/13/o...

Anyone else remember Terriers? One of the greatest single season series that really needed a follow up.

the new objective presents 'Social Music' (la lumière mix] a mix from a few years ago that IMO didn’t get enough attention soundcloud.com/acloserliste...

One of my absolute favorite field recordings I’ve made soundcloud.com/acloserliste...

Kety Fusco ~ BOHÈME acloserlisten.com/2025/09/12/k...

Has to wait an extra 6 months to find out I didn't received an arts grant I applied for, to cover expenses associated with a residency program. You have to apply before the residency but only ever find out if you get the funding afterwards.

Jim O’Rourke’s Steamroom series of electronic and archive works now has its prices cut by half, to help people fill the gaps. So much incredible music here: you can literally dip in at random and land on something beautiful every time. steamroom.bandcamp.com

Armand Hammer & The Alchemist will release a new collab album in November www.brooklynvegan.com/armand-hamme...

So, no more records from Europe for the foreseeable future. Or anything else. " US ORDERS : We still accept orders but keep them aside until the tariff situation gets clearer in order for us to resume shipment in the best condition"

Well I’ll be damned rhymesayers.com/products/arm...

Beside myself with joy to be mentioned in @acloserlisten.bsky.social's Fall preview alongside Jessica Moss, Max Richter, Nils Frahm and so many more exceptional composers 💞🙏💞🙏💞 acloserlisten.com/2025/09/04/f... #composers #newmusic #autumnmusic #contemporarymusic #ambientmusic @robotneedshome.com

Happy Sound & Gravity week, Chicago! I especially can't wait to see so many @intlanthem.bsky.social artists, such as Chicago Underground Duo, who celebrate their first album in 11 years on Friday at the Beat Kitchen. Read my interview with Rob Mazurek! sinceileftyoublog.tumblr.com/post/7941275...

Riccardo La Foresta ~ ZERO, 999… acloserlisten.com/2025/09/08/r...

Didn’t know this video existed lol. It’s like a avant garde shreds video. Love the part where the museum docent politely asks him to stop.

Tortoise's Bowery Ballroom concerts in November have made @nytimes.com's fall preview of notable albums and shows! www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/a... cc @intlanthem.bsky.social

ACL Weekly Newsletter acloserlisten.com/2025/09/06/a...

Check out this Deep Minimalism mix from 5 years ago. Thinking back to how crazy summer 2020 was, this mix came at the perfect time. acloserlisten.com/2020/08/22/n...