Daniel De Los Santos

Interviews

Ten Questions With David Perron

On occasion, I will hone in on an artist/band etc and do my best to track down their work. In this case, the artist was Tilth. Which in turn led me to David Perron’s exceptional label, Round Bale Recordings, and the Tilth release, Rock Music, which I promptly

ambience

August and September Ambience

These are usually monthly but time got away from me but back on track now. August 1. Cosey Fanni Tutti - Delia Derbyshire: The Myths and the Legendary Tapes OST. A collaboration across time between the equally amazing artists, Cosey Fanni Tutti and Delia Derbyshire. A wonderful piece of work

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Bandcamp Reviews (Lightning Edition): Laura Agnusdei, Terry Allen, Drew McDowall, Mamuthones, Richard H Kirk, Dead Neanderthals, Amina Hocine, Various (Submerge Records), Borusiade, and Gnod

I have fallen behind in reviews for various reasons ranging from vacation to no motivation. But I am going to attempt to remedy this by periodically having lightning editions of bandcamp reviews. Basically a bunch of mini reviews of things that should be spotlighted and championed. Flowers Are Blooming In

digressions

Digressions: Making music revisited

Yet another post in the digression series. These are essays, opinions etc on ideas, concepts etc that are not just music focused. That isn't to say there isn't a connection to music. It just might be tangential. If you see the tag, digressions and don'

digressions

Digressions: Why record stores mattered. One man's tale

Yet another post in the digression series. These are essays, opinions etc on ideas, concepts etc that are not just music focused. That isn't to say there isn't a connection to music. It just might be tangential. If you see the tag, digressions and don'

July Ambience

What I mostly listened to in July, ranked by numbers of plays (per Plexamp) and with a short blurb if a review is not available. 1. Terry Allen - Lubbock (On Everything). Essential cosmic country/outlaw country from the Seventies. 2. Laura Agnusdei - Flowers are blooming in Antarctica. Is

Ikue Mori

The Bagatelles Vol. 4 by John Zorn feat. Ikue Mori - Under Review

This is going to be more of a partial non review in that it will focus on why this music appeals to me but it will also include why The Bagatelles Vol. 4 is such an excellent album. I want to explore why music that is difficult in nature works

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June Ambience

What I mostly listened to in June, ranked by numbers of plays (per Plexamp) and with a short blurb if a review is not available. 1. Joshua Abrams - Music For Life Itself & The Interrupters. I have been following Joshua Abrams work for awhile now. He is an amazing

bandcamp

Bandcamp Reviews: Andrew Tuttle and Padang Food Tigers

Fleeting Adventure by Andrew Tuttle The following two releases were chosen because of how much I have enjoyed their collaborative effort, A Cassowary Apart. Which I reviewed and honestly, I did not do it justice. More and more I have come to realize how special A Cassowary Apart is – I

Swans

Birthing by the Swans - Under Review

Birthing by SWANS How does one write a review of the Swan's latest? You either know the Swans and what they represent or you do not. There really is no middle ground – there are those who get the Swans and those who don't. If you have

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May Ambience

What I mostly listened to in May, ranked by numbers of plays (per Plexamp) and with a short blurb if a review is not available. 1. Kim Hiorthøy - Ghost note. Review. 2. Drew McDowall - Lamina. Former member of Coil exploring similar sounds and worlds. Essential. 3. Gryphon Rue

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Bandcamp Reviews: FOUDRE!, Charlatan, David Moore

Every Friday, I plan to buy one or two "new to me" releases on Bandcamp. ”New to me” is something I just now discovered or finally bought. Whether it be from 1972 of 2025. I will then listen to these releases for a couple of days and then

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Bandcamp Reviews: Natural Information Society and Bitchin Bajas, Darren Tate, and William Tyler

Every Friday, I plan to buy one or two "new to me" releases on Bandcamp. ”New to me” is something I just now discovered or finally bought. Whether it be from 1972 of 2025. I will then listen to these releases for a couple of days and then

bandcamp

Bandcamp Reviews: Kim Hiorthøy and Gryphon Rue

Every Friday, I plan to buy one or two "new to me" releases on Bandcamp. ”New to me” is something I just now discovered or finally bought. Whether it be from 1972 of 2025. I will then listen to these releases for a couple of days and then

digressions

Digressions: The algorithm life

This is a new series I am calling digressions. These are essays, opinions etc on ideas, concepts etc that are not just music focused. That isn't to say there isn't a connection to music. It just might be tangential. If you see the tag, digressions and

physical

Physical Reviews: ØXN and Ikue Mori

Every once in a while, for no logical or prescribed reason, I will buy a physical release (as opposed to digital). Sometimes it the price of the digital file, some weird innate desire to own the artifact or the artist means something personally to me (and so on). And so

bandcamp

Bandcamp Reviews: Moundabout

Every Friday, I plan to buy one or two "new to me" releases on Bandcamp. ”New to me” is something I just now discovered or finally bought. Whether it be from 1972 of 2025. I will then listen to these releases for a couple of days and then

oblivion

The Void

So what is the void? People reference it but do any of them actually know what it is or are they just parroting an idea/feeling? I would assume there are many people in the latter camp – our apocalyptic consumerism has distilled concepts like this down into self help quotes

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Bandcamp Reviews: Mind Over Mirrors and "Andrew Tuttle & Padang Food Tigers"

Every Friday, I plan to buy one or two "new to me" releases on Bandcamp. ”New to me” is something I just now discovered or finally bought. Whether it be from 1972 of 2025. I will then listen to these releases for a couple of days and then

oblivion

Why Drone Part 3

This is gong to be a rambling post that will contradict itself and provide no answers. At least not yet. Think of this as a one sided discussion (at least for now) attempting to answer the question “Why Drone” from a myriad of angles. Hence the need for a series

bandcamp

Bandcamp Reviews: The Birdtree, Ringo, Maria Moles and Space Blanket

Every Friday, I plan to buy one or two "new to me" releases on Bandcamp. ”New to me” is something I just now discovered or finally bought. Whether it be from 1972 of 2025. I will then listen to these releases for a couple of days and then

Interviews

Ten questions with Günter Schlienz

I have written elsewhere on this site about how I discovered Günter Schlienz but it bears repeating (and I won't cut and paste). Sometime in the mid two thousands I started writing reviews for Foxy Digitalis. I don't really remember how it came about but it

bandcamp

Bandcamp Reviews: Setting

Every Friday, I plan to buy one or two "new to me" releases on Bandcamp. ”New to me” is something I just now discovered or finally bought. Whether it be from 1972 of 2025. I will then listen to these releases for a couple of days and then

oblivion

Why Drone Part 2?

This is gong to be a rambling post that will contradict itself and provide no answers. At least not yet. Think of this as a one sided discussion (at least for now) attempting to answer the question “Why Drone” from a myriad of angles. Hence the need for a series

bandcamp

Bandcamp Reviews: Island Apes, Olga Anna Markowska and John Sellekaers

Every Friday, I plan to buy one or two "new to me" releases on Bandcamp. ”New to me” is something I just now discovered or finally bought. Whether it be from 1972 of 2025. I will then listen to these releases for a couple of days and then