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Bullshitdozer, Bullshit Nonsense, The Naima
Jazz Gallery Center for the Arts, Thursday, September 10 at 08:00 PM CDT
$10
https://mkeshows.com/event/bullshitdozer-bullshit-nonsense-the-naima
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#saturday #newepisode of What's This Called? #radioshow for #FreeformPortland 6-8 PM Pacific Time!
90.3 FM & 98.3 FM on #TerrestrialRadio or #streaming #aroundtheworld from: http://listen.freeformportland.org:8000/stream
#ExpunkimentalMusic #drone #noise #postpunk #psychedelic #spacerock #freejazz #AvantGarage #strangemusic #noiserock #outsidermusic #musiqueconcrete #ElectroAcoustic #nowave #postrock #ambientmusic #plunderphonics #heavypsych #idmmusic #freeform
#archives (#listen anytime): https://whatsthiscalled.net/2026/08/28/29-august-2026/
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#saturday 6-8 PM PDT What's This Called? #newradioshow #FreeformPortland!
90.3 FM & 98.3 FM #TerrestrialRadio #portland
#streaming #AroundTheWorld http://listen.freeformportland.org:8000/stream#ExpunkimentalMusic #drone #noise #PostPunk #psychedelic #AvantGarage #strangemusic #undergroundmusic #psychfolk #heavypsych #spacerock #noiserock #postrock #protometal #protopunk #resistancemusic #freejazz #ElectronicMusic #musiqueconcrete #electroacoustic #plunderphonics
#archives (#listenanytime) https://whatsthiscalled.net/2026/07/17/18-july-2026/
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#saturday #4thofJuly #newepisode of What's This Called? #radioshow for #FreeformPortland 6-8 PM Pacific Time.
90.3 FM & 98.3 FM: #TerrestrialRadio in #portland & #streaming #aroundtheworld: http://listen.freeformportland.org:8000/stream
#ExpunkimentalMusic #Drone #noise #PostPunk #postmetal #psychedelic #AvantGarage #strangemusic #undergroundmusic #noiserock #freejazz #freemusic #hiphop #soulmusic #plunderphonics #outsidermusic #garagerock #FreedomRock #freeform
#ARCHIVED (#listen anytime): https://whatsthiscalled.net/2026/07/04/4-july-2026/
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#tonight 2 hours after the What's This Called? #radioshow Ricardo Wang will be subbing Lazer Bacon's Snaq Attack! 10 to Midnight PDT on #FreeformPortland!
90.3 FM & 98.3 FM on #TerrestrialRadio in #portland & #streaming #AroundTheWorld: http://listen.freeformportland.org:8000/stream
#soulmusic #reggae #ExpunkimentalMusic #electronicmusic #vaporwave #hiphop #postpunk #noiserock #psychrock #freejazz #popmusic #undergroundmusic #freemusic #freeform !
#archive (#listen anytime!): https://whatsthiscalled.net/2026/06/20/guest-host-for-snaq-attack-20-june-2026/
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#saturday #newepisode What's This Called? #radioshow on Freeform Portland! 6-8 PM Pacific Time.
90.3 FM & 98.3 FM #TerrestrialRadio in #portland #streaming #aroundtheworld http://listen.freeformportland.org:8000/stream
#ExpunkimentalMusic #dronemusic #noise #postpunk #garage #psychedelic #AvantGarage #outsidermusic #spacerock #freejazz #strangemusic #undergroundmusic #ambientmusic #noiserock #electroacoustic #SoundArt #plunderphonics #avantfolk #heavypsych
#archives (#listen anytime!): https://whatsthiscalled.net/2026/06/19/20-june-2026/
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#saturday #newepisode of What's This Called? #radioshow for #FreeformPortland 6-8 PM Pacific Time
#ExpunkimentalMusic #dronemusic #noise #postpunk #psychedelic #AvantGarage #avantfolk #electroacoustic #musiqueconcrete #outsidermusic #undergroundmusic #spacerock #noiserock #experimentalmusic #freejazz #plunderphonics #electronicmusic #freeformradio
90.3 FM & 98.3 FM on #TerrestrialRadio or #streaming from http://listen.freeformportland.org:8000/stream
#archives (#24hour #listening): https://whatsthiscalled.net/2026/06/05/6-june-2026/
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#saturday #newepisode of What's This Called? #radioshow for #FreeformPortland! 6-8 PM Pacific Time.
90.3 FM & 98.3 FM on #TerrestrialRadio in #portland or #streaming from: http://listen.freeformportland.org:8000/stream
#ExpunkimentalMusic #postpunk #experimentalmusic #dronemusic #noise #psychedelic #AvantGarage #strangemusic #undergroundmusic #plunderphonics #electroacoustic #musiqueconcrete #spacerock #noiserock #freejazz #avantfolk #outsidermusic #darkwave
Archive ( #listen anytime!): https://whatsthiscalled.net/2026/05/22/23-may-2026/
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#saturday #newepisode of What's This Called? #radioshow for #FreeformPortland 6-8 PM Pacific Time!
90.3 FM & 98.3 FM on #TerrestrialRadio #aroundpdx or #streaming #aroundtheworld from http://listen.freeformportland.org:8000/stream
#ExpunkimentalMusic #drone #noise #postpunk #psychedelic #AvantGarage #strangemusic #outsidermusic #musiqueconcrete #electroacoustic #spacerock #plunderphonics #experimentalmusic #undergroundmusic #noiserock #freejazz #avantfolk
Archive (#listen anytime): https://whatsthiscalled.net/2026/05/08/9-may-2026/
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#saturday #newepisode: What's This Called? on Freeform Portland 6-8 PM Pacific.
90.3 FM & 98.3 FM on #TerrestrialRadio or #streaming from http://listen.freeformportland.org:8000/stream
#ExpunkimentalMusic #drone #noise #postpunk #psych #noiserock #experimentalmusic #freejazz #SpaceRock #AvantGarage #StrangeMusic #musiqueconcrete #electroacoustic #plunderphonics #postrock #undergroundmusic #outsidermusic #illbient #electronicmusic #difficultmusic #freeform
#ARCHIVED (#listen #Anytime): https://whatsthiscalled.net/2026/04/24/25-april-2026/
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#saturday #newepisode of What's This Called? #radioshow on #FreeformPortland 6-8 PM PDT
90.3 & 98.3 FM on #TerrestrialRadio or #streaming: http://listen.freeformportland.org:8000/stream
#ExpunkimentalMusic #drone #noise #ambientmusic #postpunk #psychedelic #experimentalmusic #spacerock #musiqueconcrete #electroacoustic #StrangeMusic #postrock #outsidermusic #freejazz #noiserock #electronicmusic #undergroundmusic #plunderphonics #AvantGarage #freemusic #freeform
#archives (#listen anytime): https://whatsthiscalled.net/2026/04/10/11-april-2026/
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#saturday #newepisode of What's This Called? #radioshow for #FreeformPortland 6-8 PM PDT!
90.3 FM & 98.3 FM on #TerrestrialRadio #aroundpdx and #streaming #aroundtheworld from http://listen.freeformportland.org:8000/stream
#ExpunkimentalMusic #experimentalmusic #drone #noise #postpunk #psychedelic #noiserock #postrock #AvantGarage #StrangeMusic #musiqueconcrete #electroacoustic #avantfolk #spacerock #freejazz #plunderphonics #outsidermusic #freeform
#archives (#listen anytime): https://whatsthiscalled.net/2026/03/27/28-march-2026/
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#saturday #newepisode of What's This Called? #RadioShow for #FreeformPortland! 6-8 PM Pacific Time
90.3 FM & 98.3 FM on #TerrestrialRadio #aroundpdx or #Streaming #aroundtheworld from http://listen.freeformportland.org:8000/stream
#ExpunkimentalMusic #drone #noise #PostPunk #psychedelic #AvantGarage #plunderphonics #noiserock #freejazz #spacerock #electroacoustic #musiqueconcrete #StrangeMusic #postrock #spacerock #experimentalmusic #outsidermusic #freeform
#archives (#listen anytime): https://whatsthiscalled.net/2026/02/27/28-february-2026/
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Remember kids: friends don't let friends "Zorn". Not even once.
A concise and funny article propping up early Zorn experiments as some kind of evil or fucked up taboo. Good stuff! 🤣
"Here is a list of things Naked City sounds like: a jazz “Revolution 9,” a broken tape of a French murder mystery, a rollercoaster on the brink of falling apart, the varsity jazz band in a mental institution, The Wizard of Gore, a man in a red velvet suit whispering something seductive and then screaming in your ear, nothing else."
Wholesome tunes for the entire family to gather around the stereophonic sound system in the living room and listen together to on a cold winter Sunday evening.
"The Sicilian Clan"(linked in the article) is still one of my favorite "smooth" jazz-noir bits after 30+ years.
https://www.treblezine.com/john-zorn-naked-city-gleeful-noise-jazz-experiment/
#JohnZorn #AvantJazz #FreeJazz #music #Jazz -
#saturday #valentinesday new What's This Called? #radioshow for #FreeformPortland! 6-8 PM Pacific Time.
for lovers only.
90.3 FM & 98.3 FM on #TerrestrialRadio around #portland or #streaming #aroundtheworld from: http://listen.freeformportland.org:8000/stream
#ExpunkimentalMusic #drone #noise #ambient #postpunk #psychedelic #AvantGarage #outsidermusic #spacerock #freejazz #plunderphonics #musiqueconcrete #electroacoustic #postrock #noiserock #freeform
#ARCHIVED (#listen anytime): https://whatsthiscalled.net/2026/02/13/14-february-2026/
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#tonight #newepisode of What's This Called? for Freeform Portland 6-8 PM Pacific Time! don't blow your cool.
90.3 FM & 98.3 FM on #terrestrialradio or #streaming #aroundtheworld from http://listen.freeformportland.org:8000/stream
#ExpunkimentalMusic #drone #noise #postpunk #psychedelic #AvantGarage #StrangeMusic #outsidermusic #noiserock #ambient #postrock #freejazz #musiqueconcrete #electroacoustic #postrock #plunderphonics #spacerock #freemusic #freeform
#archives (#listen anytime): https://whatsthiscalled.net/2026/01/30/31-january-2026/
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#saturday #newepisode: What's This Called? #radioshow for #FreeformPortland 6-8 PM Pacific Time
90.3 FM & 98.3 FM on #TerrestrialRadio & #streaming #aroundtheworld from http://listen.freeformportland.org:8000/stream
#ExpunkimentalMusic #drone #noise #postpunk #psychedelic #ambient #AvantGarage #StrangeMusic #spacerock #plunderphonics #undergroundmusic #postrock #avantfolk #musiqueconcrete #electroacoustic #freejazz #noiserock #electronicmusic #freemusic #freeform
#ARCHIVED (#listen anytime) https://whatsthiscalled.net/2026/01/16/17-january-2026/
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Music is not a language, it’s a place to go.
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Drť (SK) + Donikąd + Szwindel | free jazz, avant rock, alt/indie rock grunge punk | koncert w Postoju, 23.01.2026, 20:00, 30 PLN
https://event.nemo.earth/event/drt-sk-donikad-or-free-jazz-avant-rock-altindie-rock
Muzyczny start nowego roku w postoju, już 4 razem, zaczynamy od wielkiego słowackiego wpierdolu feministyczno math rockowo free jazowo popierdolonego, czyli DRT. Do tego lokalne "donikąd" oraz "szwindel", czyli kolejne nowe wrocławskie zespoły które rosną szybciej niż inflacja, wpadajcie zobaczyć bo zaraz nam wyjdą z undengroundu, a nie ma lepszej piwnicy niż nasz salon, tak nam się przynajmniej wydaje.
Drť (free jazz, avant rock | Słowacja)
Zespół Drť powstał w 2019 roku z inicjatywy Miroslava Tótha. Od tego czasu wydał cztery albumy studyjne. Na żywo grupa wystąpi w nowym składzie, prezentując materiał z aktualnej płyty Drôtenky (Lowbottomy Records) – intensywny, skondensowany dźwięk czteroosobowego zespołu. Obok wokalu Zuzany Husárovej i barytonowego saksofonu Miroslava Tótha usłyszymy Jana Faixa na klawiszach oraz perkusistę Mariána Leskovskiego, znanego również z zespołu Shibuya Motors. Album Drôtenky wykorzystuje motyw błędnych ogników – świateł pojawiających się w ludowych przesądach, które nocą wabią ludzi na bagna – jako metaforę mierzenia się z kłamcami i manipulatorami:
„Kłamcy potrafią patrzeć prosto w oczy – tak długo, aż oszukany spuści wzrok, aż odwróci spojrzenie”.
https://drtband.bandcamp.com/album/ep-o-i-bez-bielok
Donikąd (alt rock, indie rock | Wrocław)
Donikąd to wrocławska grupa rockowa łącząca agresywne gitarowe riffy z chwytliwymi melodiami. Ich brzmienie czerpie zarówno z alternatywnego rocka lat 90., jak i ze współczesnego indie rocka. Teksty zespołu opowiadają o zmaganiach z trudnościami, które stawia życie, inni ludzie, a czasem my sami. W lipcu 2025 roku ukazała się ich debiutancka EP-ka „Rozmowy o Godzinie Trzeciej”.
https://linktr.ee/donikad.band
Szwindel (punk, grunge | Wrocław)
To nowa, wrocławska formacja, która zaskoczyła energicznym połączeniem grunguu i punku. Grają prawdziwe tsunami dźwięku oraz emocji, które na pewno porwie was w POGO! Warto dodać, że swoją demówkę nagrali mikrofalą, co na pewno ich wyróżnia, no to przyjdź na ten koncert i dołącz do takich pasjonatów.
https://www.instagram.com/szwindel.band/
Oddolne Centrum Społeczno-Kulturalne Postój,
Wrocław, ul. Metalowców 59b
https://postoj.org/adres-kontakt
Przestrzeń bezpieczna i wolna od alkoholu i środków odurzających.
Prosimy też o wsparcie nas finansowo, co bardzo pomoże nam działać dalej! https://postoj.org/fund/
Wydarzenie objęte patronatem Stowarzyszenia Nigdy Więcej w ramach akcji Muzyka Przeciw Rasizmowi: https://nigdywiecej.org
#freejazz, #avantrock, #altrock #indierock #grunge #punk #wroclaw #gig #koncert #muzyka #wydarzenie #trzezwakultura #trzezwaimpreza #trzezwezycie #trzezwosc
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Drť (SK) + Donikąd | free jazz, avant rock, alt/indie rock
Oddolne Centrum Spoleczno Kulturalne Postój, Friday, January 23 at 08:00 PM GMT+1
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Muzyczny start nowego roku w postoju, już 4 razem, zaczynamy od wielkiego słowackiego wpierdolu feministyczno math rockowo free jazowo popierdolonego, czyli DRT. Do tego lokalne "donikąd", czyli kolejny nowy wrocławski zespół który rośnie szybciej niż inflacja, wpadajcie zobaczyć bo zaraz nam wyjdą z undengroundu, a nie ma lepszej piwnicy niż nasz salon, tak nam się przynajmniej wydaje.
Drť (free jazz, avant rock | Słowacja)
Zespół Drť powstał w 2019 roku z inicjatywy Miroslava Tótha. Od tego czasu wydał cztery albumy studyjne. Na żywo grupa wystąpi w nowym składzie, prezentując materiał z aktualnej płyty Drôtenky (Lowbottomy Records) – intensywny, skondensowany dźwięk czteroosobowego zespołu. Obok wokalu Zuzany Husárovej i barytonowego saksofonu Miroslava Tótha usłyszymy Jana Faixa na klawiszach oraz perkusistę Mariána Leskovskiego, znanego również z zespołu Shibuya Motors. Album Drôtenky wykorzystuje motyw błędnych ogników – świateł pojawiających się w ludowych przesądach, które nocą wabią ludzi na bagna – jako metaforę mierzenia się z kłamcami i manipulatorami:
„Kłamcy potrafią patrzeć prosto w oczy – tak długo, aż oszukany spuści wzrok, aż odwróci spojrzenie”.
https://drtband.bandcamp.com/album/ep-o-i-bez-bielokDonikąd (alt rock, indie rock | Wrocław)
Donikąd to wrocławska grupa rockowa łącząca agresywne gitarowe riffy z chwytliwymi melodiami. Ich brzmienie czerpie zarówno z alternatywnego rocka lat 90., jak i ze współczesnego indie rocka. Teksty zespołu opowiadają o zmaganiach z trudnościami, które stawia życie, inni ludzie, a czasem my sami. W lipcu 2025 roku ukazała się ich debiutancka EP-ka „Rozmowy o Godzinie Trzeciej”.
https://linktr.ee/donikad.bandOddolne Centrum Społeczno-Kulturalne Postój,
Wrocław, ul. Metalowców 59b
https://postoj.org/adres-kontakt
Przestrzeń bezpieczna i wolna od alkoholu i środków odurzających.Prosimy też o wsparcie nas finansowo, co bardzo pomoże nam działać dalej! https://postoj.org/fund/
Wydarzenie objęte patronatem Stowarzyszenia Nigdy Więcej w ramach akcji Muzyka Przeciw Rasizmowi: https://nigdywiecej.org
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Musical start of the New Year in Postoj, already 4th times together, we start with the great Slovak feminist math rock free jazz - DRT. In addition, the local "donikąd", the new Wrocław's band that is growing faster than inflation, come and see because they are about to leave the underground in a moment, and there is no better basement than our living room, at least it seems to us.
Drt (free jazz, avant rock | Slovakia)
The Drť team was founded in 2019 on the initiative of Miroslav Tóth. He has since released four studio albums. The group will perform live in a new line – up, presenting material from the current album Drôtenky (Lowbottomy Records) - the intense, condensed sound of a four-piece band. Alongside the vocals of Zuzana Husárová and the baritone saxophone of Miroslav Tóth, we will hear Jan Faix on keyboards and the drummer Marián Leskovski, also known from the band Shibuya Motors. Drôtenky's Album uses the theme of false lights – lights appearing in folk superstitions that lure people to the swamp at night – as a metaphor for confronting liars and manipulators: "Liars can look straight into the eyes – as long as the deceived look down, until he looks away."
https://drtband.bandcamp.com/album/ep-o-i-bez-bielokDonikąd (alt rock, indie rock | Wroclaw)
It is a rock band from Wrocław, combining aggressive guitar riffs with catchy melodies. Their sound draws both from the alternative rock of the 90s. as in modern indie rock. The band's lyrics tell about the struggles of life, other people, and sometimes ourselves. In July 2025, they released their debut EP "conversations at three o'clock".
https://linktr.ee/donikad.bandGrassroot Socio-Cultural Center Postoj, Wrocław,
ul. Metalowiec 59b https://postoj.org/adres-kontakt
Space safe and free from alcohol and drugs.We also ask you to support us financially, which will help us a lot! https://postoj.org/fund/
Event under the patronage of the association Never Again as part of the action Music Against Racism: https://nigdywiecej.org
https://event.nemo.earth/event/drt-sk-donikad-or-free-jazz-avant-rock-altindie-rock
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Drť (SK) + Donikąd | free jazz, avant rock, alt/indie rock
23.01.2026, 20:00, 30 pln
https://squ.at/r/by8u
Muzyczny start nowego roku w postoju, już 4 razem, zaczynamy od wielkiego słowackiego wpierdolu feministyczno math rockowo free jazowo popierdolonego, czyli DRT. Do tego lokalne "donikąd", czyli kolejny nowy wrocławski zespół który rośnie szybciej niż inflacja, wpadajcie zobaczyć bo zaraz nam wyjdą z undengroundu, a nie ma lepszej piwnicy niż nasz salon, tak nam się przynajmniej wydaje.
Drť (free jazz, avant rock | Słowacja)
https://drtband.bandcamp.com/album/ep-o-i-bez-bielok
Donikąd (alt rock, indie rock | Wrocław)
https://linktr.ee/donikad.band
Oddolne Centrum Społeczno-Kulturalne Postój,
Wrocław, ul. Metalowców 59b
https://postoj.org/adres-kontakt
Przestrzeń bezpieczna i wolna od alkoholu i środków odurzających.
Prosimy też o wsparcie nas finansowo, co bardzo pomoże nam działać dalej! https://postoj.org/fund/
Wydarzenie objęte patronatem Stowarzyszenia Nigdy Więcej w ramach akcji Muzyka Przeciw Rasizmowi: https://nigdywiecej.org
#trzezwakultura #trzezwaimpreza #muzyka #wroclaw #wydarzenie #koncert #impreza #nigdywiecej #freejazz #avantrock #altrock #indierock #drtband #donikadband
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I promised an album and here it is. Enjoy.
https://noisegrindprincesschelsea.bandcamp.com/album/jazz-funk-shit#noisecore #noisegrind #vcvrack #grindcore #noiserock #freejazz #improv #modularsynth #noisemusic #noise
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Heute in der Zukunft (also später 😄): #NNMM 🖤 🖤 🖤
Hab gehört, es gibt noch viele Tickets.
https://neptunianmaximalism.bandcamp.com/album/le-sacre-du-soleil-invaincu
#NeptunianMaximalism #radio27 #music #AvantGardeMetal #DroneMetal #Doom #Freejazz #concert #Berlin -
Abhorrent Expanse – Enter the Misanthropocene Review
By Dear Hollow
How experimental is too experimental? That’s the question Chicago’s Abhorrent Expanse posits. It’s clear from the title: Enter the Misanthropocene enters to play jazz and fuck shit up, and “Bitches Brew” is on its final notes. When the Lord of the Promo Pit designated the quartet as “death-drone,” I was intrigued and gobbled up rights. It was clear from the jump that Abhorrent Expanse was not the death metal act with a mammoth guitar tone I had hoped, but an improvisational free jazz quartet that decides to do extreme metal sometimes, with death metal, grindcore, and, yes, drone metal making short-lived appearances. Pushing the boundary between extreme lofty experimentation and outright nonsense, Enter the Misanthropocene is a sophomore effort that will take you to an abstract and uncompromising world – or straight to the medicine cabinet for an aspirin.
Abhorrent Expanse has a solid lineup, including caliber from Zebulon Pike, Celestiial, Obsequiae, and The Blight – even if its sound feels entirely convoluted. Following the controversial debut Gateways to Resplendence, Enter the Misanthropocene is largely the same, but its scope is larger, significantly reducing its drone content in favor of jazzy noodling, grind intensity, sprawling ambiance, and deconstructed death metal jaggedness. The drone that exists within is a short-lived sprawl that pops up periodically, giving a more abstract feel than its predecessor’s “dissodeath meeting drone metal in a dark alley behind the Kmart” vibe. Forty-eight minutes of whiplash-inducing tonal and tempo shifts, off-key twanging, random stoner sprawls, and an undeserved love for improv awaits – and I need a nap.
Say it with me: improv is bad. I get the whole avant-garde approach that John Zorn would drool over, that an improvised performance is a “never see it the same way twice” kind of deal, but that doesn’t mean it’s good. As we’ve seen with typically good bands like Neptunian Maximalism or Bunsenburner, relying on group chemistry instead of thoughtful songwriting to create a singular experience hardly pans out – and Enter the Misanthropocene is no exception. Moments of avant-garde clarity in which the instruments align shine in the twitching obscure grind (title track, “Assail the Density Matrix,” “Dissonant Aggressors”), short-lived minimalist drone (“Praise for Chaos,” “Dissonant Aggressors,” “Ascension Symptom Acceleration”), haunting ritualism (“Waves of Graves”), and ambient calm (“Kairos”). Death growls are sparse. Enter the Misanthropocene is so free jazz and avant-garde it forcibly drags nonconsenting listeners into what seems like obscenely high art…
…Or incompetent musicianship. Much of Abhorrent Expanse’s sound is rooted in utter nonsense, and one that often gets played really fast. While there’s certainly artistic discomfort aplenty to be found on this record, in which I can see some merit (“Waves of Graves,” “Drenched Onyx”), these are scattered moments among what sound like the plonks and twunks of a novice fiddling with a new guitar at Guitar Center. Atonal noodling and off-beat drumming accounts for the majority of its forty-eight minute runtime, sounding entirely random. The drone-doom moments feel off-beat and misaligned (“Praise for Chaos”), some ambient moments are so subtle and minimalist that they just cover John Cage’s 4’33” for a bit before eventually becoming audible (“Nephilim Disinterred”), and by the end of the ten-minute closer “Prostrate Before Chthonic Devourment” you might feel like you’ve been through a prostrate exam.
The promotion around Abhorrent Expanse relies on similarities to dissonant acts like Portal and Imperial Triumphant – but in order to do that, they’d actually have to write some songs first. Gateways to Resplendence was challenging and avant-garde but anchored to a respectable degree; Enter the Misanthropocene is a leaf on the wind, being blown by one avant-garde gust to another with no semblance of gravity to save it. Its high-art status is a divisive issue, as the directionless noodling can be seen as either a challenging piece of art or four dudes who don’t know how to play their instruments. But isn’t that the nature of art itself? Abhorrent Expanse holds a mirror to art itself, making us question what is drivel and what is erudite – through the improvised off-key noodling of someone who has arguably never picked up a guitar before.
Rating: 1.0/5.0
DR: 9 | Format Reviewed: 320 kb/s mp3
Label: Amalgam Music
Websites: abhorrentexpanse.bandcamp.com
Releases Worldwide: August 15th, 2025#10 #2025 #AbhorrentExpanse #AmalgamMusic #AmbientMetal #AmericanMetal #Aug25 #Bunsenburner #Celestiial #DeathMetal #DissonantDeathMetal #EnterTheMisanthropocene #FreeJazz #Grindcore #ImperialTriumphant #JohnCage #JohnZorn #NeptunianMaximalism #Noise #Obsequiae #Portal #Review #Reviews #TheBlight #ZebulonPike
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Ava Mendoza/Gabby Fluke-Mogul/Carolina Pérez – Mama Killa Review
By Angry Metal Guy
By: Nameless_n00b_601
The more experimental a piece of music is, the harder it must work to ground its artistic expression in an emotional or compositional core. Dazzling displays of aural innovation or sonic provocation still need a conceptual throughline—something for even the most open-minded listener to latch onto. As a fan of more “challenging” styles, I find there’s a fine line between music that feels like “artistic expression for its own sake” and music that offers “engaging tunes I actually want to listen to.” Mama Killa is the debut improvisational collaborative album from a trio with an impressive musical pedigree, consisting of guitarist Ava Mendoza (Bill Orcutt Guitar Quartet, Unnatural Ways), violinist Gabby Fluke-Mogul (Zoh Amba, Ivo Perelman, William Parker), and drummer Carolina Pérez (Hypoxia, Castrator). Named after the Incan goddess of the moon, the album promises “eight tracks of high-volume, riff-based guitar-violin improvisation bolstered by thunderous drumming.” Can this newly formed power trio avoid the common pitfalls of experimental music and deliver over 50 minutes of compelling, instrumental free jazz?
Mama Killa offers a set of compositions that resist easy classification. While “free jazz” is likely the closest label, the sound here is a novel fusion of dissonant aesthetics, ambient impulses, Afro-Latin grooves, and avant-garde metal. I’d point to John Zorn’s more metal-focused offerings, or the most recent Mamaleek albums as potential antecedents, but Mama Killa truly sounds like nothing else. Each player draws from their unique background to craft performances that exist at a stylistic crossroads. Mendoza’s guitar work ranges from off-kilter psychedelic blues riffs, effects-heavy noise, and introspective drone, punctuated by ethereal, tremolo-picked leads. Her ingenuity is matched by Fluke-Mogul, whose violin playing is both versatile and unpredictable. She uses an array of techniques and effects pedals to summon everything from shrieking wails to rhythmic plucking and somber melodies. Pérez, meanwhile, brings her death metal roots to the drum kit, incorporating double bass gallops and anchoring the string players with a solid, rock-oriented foundation. While her style may lack the finesse and tight precision of a traditional jazz drummer, her command of dynamics, fluidity, and aggression elevate the string pyrotechnics of her bandmates.
The album and its track list are held together by a close attention to dynamics, allowing the listener to distinguish peaks from valleys in what might otherwise feel like formless terrain. High-intensity, riff-driven tracks like raucous opener “Puma Punku,” the black metal-tinged “We Will Be Millions” and the krautrock-inspired “Nowhere but Here” are spaced out by slower, more contemplative pieces that highlight different elements of the trio’s artistry. “Trichocereus Pachanoi” places Pérez in the spotlight with an undulating drum solo that eventually gives way to Sunn O)))-like waves of guitar drone—a motif expanded in the tense and unsettling “Mama Huaco.” Meanwhile, “Partera Party” centers Fluke-Mogul, who begins with a sparse, exhilarating violin solo before easing into an almost playful groove once the drums enter. This sense of contrast lends Mama Killa a strong pacing. Whenever the trio’s intensity hits a peak, it is soon tempered by several minutes of minimalist reflection. While some of the quieter moments occasionally linger a bit too long, the album overall offers a surprisingly well-balanced listening experience, especially for a genre so rooted in unpredictability.
It helps that Mama Killa features a raw, no-frills production style that not only highlights its careful use of dynamics but also brings sonic clarity to its adventurous performances. Legendary engineer Martin Bisi (Sonic Youth, Swans, Boredoms) captures everything from the subtle hiss of Mendosa’s amps to the soft timbre of Pérez’s cymbal wash, placing the listener firmly in the room without relying on studio tricks that might dilute the emotion of these pieces. This allows the gorgeous violin melody of “Amazing Graces” and the slow-burn, post-rock build of the closer “Mama Coco” to truly resonate. Unfortunately, the production does highlight a somewhat weak vocal performance on 2 tracks (“Puma Punku” and “Nowhere but Here”), where improvised blackened yelps appear to distract from the stellar instrumental parts. This is ultimately a small complaint, but it does detract slightly from an otherwise impressive work.
Mama Killa is an exciting debut that manages to both chart new sonic territory and entertain while doing so. It certainly stands as a challenging work which listeners might not be keen to partake in regularly, but for those willing to embark, Mama Killa offers a unique and varied work of experimental music with a sly thematic core. It’s an album where each contributor’s artistic voice is clearly discernible, and their cohesion elevates this collection of improvised music beyond typical genre pitfalls. If the trio finds time amid their busy musical schedules to release another project, it will be exciting to see how they might further develop an already compelling formula.
Rating: 3.5/5.0
DR: 7 | Format Reviewed: Lossless
Label: Burning Ambulance Music
Website: mendozaflukemogulperez.bandcamp.com
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