Chromatic: The Crossroads of Color and Music, out now!
The wait is over! A year in the works, ALARM Press' collection of color-driven musicians and visual artists is finally…
13 years ago
John Zorn
100 Unheralded Albums from 2010
Among the thousands of under-appreciated or under-publicized albums that were released in 2010, hundreds became our favorites and were presented…
13 years ago
Ben Goldberg: A Clarinetist’s Journey into “Radical Jewish Culture”
Ben Goldberg's infatuation with the clarinet inspired him to combine traditional Jewish klezmer music with jazz to create a wild,…
13 years ago
Morrow vs. Hajduch: John Zorn’s Ipsissimus
Scott Morrow is ALARM’s music editor. Patrick Hajduch is a very important lawyer. Each week they debate the merits of…
14 years ago
The Tango Saloon: Transforming Tango in the 21st Century
Led by multi-instrumentalist Julian Curwin and buoyed by a healthy sense of humor, The Tango Saloon is a Western-, Gypsy-,…
14 years ago
Ahleuchatistas: Deconstructing Rock ‘n’ Roll
Instrumental avant-rock group Ahleuchatistas has less in common with mathematicians than mad scientists, tinkering with song structure and timbre to…
14 years ago
Mike Patton: Anomalous Vocalist Tackles Italian Orch-Pop
Given identifiable credits such as Faith No More, Tomahawk, and Mr. Bungle, the words “Patton” and “incognito” don’t seem to…
14 years ago
Ben Perowsky’s Moodswing Orchestra: Cohesive Collisions of Rock and Jazz
Even after several decades of cross-pollination between the worlds of rock and jazz, it could be argued that a true…
14 years ago
Sonic Circuits Festival of Experimental Music, Sep. 18-25
Washington, DC will play host to the Sonic Circuits Festival of Experimental Music from September 18-25. The festival, organized by…
14 years ago
Wu Fei: Experimental Expression of Chinese Traditions
Wu Fei's work is a marriage between the East and West. Using traditional Chinese instruments such as the guzheng and…
14 years ago
J.G. Thirlwell: Cinematic Mad Science
After releasing music under names such as Foetus, Manorexia, and Steroid Maximus, composer/producer J.G. Thirlwell only recently has released under…
14 years ago
Dysrhythmia: Hyperactive Technicality
Strip down, way down, the layers of the moody energy of Brooklyn post-rock metal trio Dysrhythmia’s fifth album, Psychic Maps,…
14 years ago