Albert E. Trapezoid
@alberttrapezoid.bsky.social
I'm no square! Sharing cool music stuff since before the 2000's became a teenager. Website: alberttrapezoid.com
Danny Drivr wants you to feel right at home. Helping bring the 1960's into the 20-twenties.
“Right At Home” by Danny Drivr
Full disclosure: When I first glanced at this album on Bandcamp I thought it said Danny Drivr was from Australia and, when I started listening, I heard vague echoes of many beloved Flying Nun Recor…
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The mysteriously titled "BPPV" for Drumm Diary entry #124.
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#124“BPPV”Some more ominous drone action, creating a low-level vibe that something bad may be lurking. Ambient with an edge. But what about that title “BPPV”? My guess is that it refers to benign p…
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An awesome, eclectic mix of experimental music from Jim Mckenna.
“Gravestones and Ice Cream Cones” by Jim Mckenna
Almost two weeks ago Jim Mckenna created a short-and-sweet Reddit post that said, in its entirety: “I make experimental noise, cybergrind and electronic music. All free. Enjoy.” There were a handfu…
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A dip into the old mailbag for some ambiance from Seulement La Nuit, @gostrail.bsky.social Gostrail (Marcus Pertel) and @circmusic.bsky.social CIRC (Francois Rousseau). Lots of good stuff!
You’ve Got (e)Mail!: Featuring Seulement La Nuit, Gostrail, and CIRC
There sems to be something quietly stirring in my email recently, and that something is ambient music. Right in a row, I received emails from three different artists working generally in the genre.…
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Drumm Diary entry #123. Another great one from Kevin Drumm, with the added bonus of learning about Leif Elggrem and K.R.E.V or KonungaRikena Elgaland-Vargaland. Your world is about to change.
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#123“Like The Dust Under A Mother’s Knife” with Leif ElggrenA fantastic live recording with a fantastic collaborator. “Like The Dust Under A Mother’s Knife” is one long piece. It starts…
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As I continue to dig out things I haven't posted here, I found this 12-year-old (!) review of Good Weather For An Airstrike on Hawk Moon Records. The music holds up, and @gwfaa.bsky.social is still going strong!
From the Vault: “A Home For You” by Good Weather For An Airstrike
[NOTES: This review originally appeared on Netlabelism.com (#RIP) in October 2014 – the twins referenced below must be all grown up now! The album is now available directly from either the G…
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Kevin Drumm diary entry #122 is about “End Of The Year Tracks #2” and, despite the bland cover, it's another 5 "m" rating.
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#122“End Of The Year Tracks #2”Kevin released several EOY tracks in December 2019, this being one of them. There is also a #1 and #3 released at the same time, but we’ll get to them when we get to …
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There's something in the air! New music from Flooba (Adriano Sorbello) on A/Grounds Fly over and give it a listen.
“Diario di Aria” by Flooba
There’s something in the air. Flooba is back with “Diario di Aria,” a wonderful mix of ambient and other electronic sounds, plus field recordings, all blended into an interesting soundscape. Accord…
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Interesting sounds, artist and label. Check out "Dottori" by Kircher Elettrodomestici on Twenty-three Diskettes.
“Dottori” by Kircher Elettrodomestici
Color me intrigued by the whole package here. First, there’s the performance. The notes on “Dottori” indicate this is “a list of doctors’ addresses, captured on a minicassette by an unknown person …
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Here's something creepy...in a good way. "The Old Annison Funeral Parlour" from Pyewacket @dan-dolby-noise.bsky.social on Dittany of Crete
“The Old Annison Funeral Parlour” by Pyewacket
This is a fantastic dark ambient album from Pyewacket (one of the creative musical outlets for Dan Dolby). There are spirits and hauntings and general creepiness all over this thing. It’s available…
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A two-fer Tuesday, err Monday. Check out @sixomatic.bsky.social
“A Misnomered Pipe’s Dream” and “Ascension Span” by Six O’Matic
I recently visited the Six O’Matic Bandcamp page to hear their latest EP “Ascension Span,” but an earlier release caught my eye as it was described as “ambient bagpipe.” I drum in a local bagpipe b…
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Where does the time go? Easing back into the pool today with a Drumm Diary entry - #114 "Technology"
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#121“Technology”The base noise for this piece is skittering electricity; sometimes it’s the main sound, and sometimes it’s more in the background, but always there. Some of the material sounds like…
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Ho-hum, just more excellence from Kevin Drumm with "Battering Rams."
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#120“Battering Rams”The cover of this album looks to me like a father and son exhibiting some tension and/or emotional distance. Combine that with the title and I was poised for loud noise. Instead…
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Melt your brain with W. Ravenveer (Erwin Van Looveren). Hours of great sounds!
“brain melting screens” by w.ravenveer
With that album art and the abundance of “brain” and “melt” references in the song titles, it struck me that this album from w.ravenveer is sort of a doctoral thesis in noise form regarding how the…
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This latest (and last?) from rADio eNd is brilliant. Excellence from Ed End and Pete Hope.
“Neverland” by rADio eNd
Pete Hope always makes such interesting music. A few years back I wrote about his 1980’s collaboration with Richard H. Kirk called “Black & White Medicine.” (You can read about it here but, sad…
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Kevin Drumm Diary entry #119. “Be Like A Tree” is 2 out of 3 for me.
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#119“Be Like A Tree”There are three tracks here coming in at a little over 14 minutes each. The first and third tracks, “Be Like A Tree I” and “Be Like A Tree II,” are (spoiler alert!) similar. The…
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Don't zizz on these @bgutzeit.bsky.social Brent Gutzeit records - one including Aaron Zarzutzki. And now I've used up my allotment of z's for the day.
“Sprung (2025)” by Brent Gutzeit and “Ham Radio” by Gutzeit/Zarzutzki
I recently ordered some Kevin Drumm-related materials from JMY Music on Bandcamp and, along with the package of Drumm, I received a few unexpected and unrelated extras, including two recordings inv…
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Voila. The recently teased post on Kevin Drumm with a unique cassette release on JMY Music.
“Lightest Elements” by Kevin Drumm – Cassette 22 of 40
As mentioned in my recent diary entry on “The Western Buzzer” (#117 on this page, if interested), clicking through the links on that original album page led me to JMY Music on Bandcamp. And there, …
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Kevin Drumm Diary entry #117 is "The Western Buzzer" and if you read it there's a little teaser for a coming attraction. How can you resist?
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#117“The Western Buzzer”A relatively relaxed mix of bubbling static, feedback and tone waves up and down the scale. Perhaps the title and photo are suggesting that some sort of modified vintage Wes…
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It's a vibe. Nice album from Crone of the Wildwood on the inimitable MuteAnt Sounds Netlabel featuring Zack Kouns Ed Wilcox Ben Turner @dsherrick.bsky.social Drew Sherrick and Eve Lenker
Multifarious MuteAnt
“I Would Not Live Always” by Crone of the Wildwood The primary driver in all the tunes on “I Would Not Live Always” is echoey guitar courtesy of Zack Kouns. Joining in are Ed Wilcox (Drums), Ben Tu…
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Big pull from the mailbag. Featuring Harold Nono, Bearsuit Records, Philippe Neau, Mahorka, Jason Courtney, @machine-records.bsky.social, Geiger von Müller and @kasonstiff.bsky.social.
You’ve Got (e)Mail!: Featuring Harold Nono, Philippe Neau, IDTiL, Geiger von Muller and Kason Stiff
It’s always fun to get mail, right? I mean not bills of course, but I have been fortunate to have some good musical things sent my way recently from various locales. Below are five things pulled fr…
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Drumm Diary entry #116 - something new! - All the Voices...
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#116“All the Voices”I’m finally listening to a new one from the expansive Drumm catalogue. This hunk of harsh showed up in my Bandcamp collection a few days ago as Kevin’s latest release. It’s one …
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An amazing project to get hip to. Nice work Kingo Sleemer!
i am the mackerel: a project for 2025
Earlier this year I was scrolling through Reddit, as one does, when I ran across a post from a redditor named kingosleemer in the r/experimentalmusic subreddit where they announced “I’m produ…
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Wonderful noise with a little surprise from @dan-dolby-noise.bsky.social and Steve Holmes on the GOAT The Church of Noisy Goat
“I Will Never Know” by Dan Dolby & Steve Holmes
A three-part blast of sound for my fellow noiseniks, released by the Goat (The Church of the Noisy Goat label, that is). Dan Dolby and Steve Holmes have collaborated to bring us the excellent “I Wi…
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Entry #115 in the Drumm Diary. "Winter" is another winner!
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#115“Winter”This was released Christmas Day 2024. In the spirit of the season the cover art offers a small festive scene. The notes for this release include: “Regards to the DC-Offset Police.” My l…
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More excellent music from MuteAnt Sounds Netlabel featuring Michel Kristof, Antonio Raia, Maki Nakano and Makoto Sato. Dig in!
Michel Kristof
“Take the Refuge in the Unknown” by Nakano – Kristof – Raia – Sato Quartet When I saw Michel Kristof’s name associated with this music I was, of course, immediately in…
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Posting a 10-year-old review of Antonio Raia music (originally released on Manyfeetunder) as I was reminded of this listening to a recent release on MuteAnt Sounds Netlabel (more to come on that). This was never posted to my website, so can I call it new? The music holds up; the writing, you decide.
From the Vault: Stories of a Vain Diary by Antonio Raia
[NOTES: This review originally appeared on Netlabelism.com (#RIP) in June 2015. The album is now available directly from Antonio Raia’s Bandcamp page with an extra track added to the original relea…
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A new feature: Random Bandcamp. This one features one from a couple years ago by waavypanda and chaosbrokenmind on the awesome VNR label. @pjpriiincess.bsky.social tell me if this isn't you!
Random Bandcamp: “n∅ll-sp∅c∅s” by waavypanda x chaosbrokenmind
My Bandcamp music collection continues to grow through various methods (discography purchases, subscriptions, etc.). In a perfect world I would listen to everything thoroughly as soon as it appears…
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Today marks the return of the Kevin Drumm Diary, and this relatively short track is a great one:
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#114“Nothing Under A Microscope”Time to get back to the Drumm Diary. And what better way to dip my toe back in the Kevin Drumm waters than with the shortest release I’ve listened to so far. This is…
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