No Rent is a pretty exciting label that I try to follow - - for Bandcamp
Friday they've got their digital discography selling for 7 bucks! Insane
deal.
The Network Glass records are indeed really good (although his best one IMO
is the collab with Jason Crumer which is on another label). IDM heads might
dig the side B of the Thirdorgan release, Faster Detail, KK Null and Crown
Of Cerberus, all on No Rent.
Other No Rent highlights for me - Developer, J. Soliday, and Universal
Cell Unlock - all on a Noise tip. Vanessa Rossetto's release is great too.
I really can't think of proper unstructured "Haphazard sounds" release that
take advantage of both the huge soundbanks offered by the web, cheap data
storage, and easy to use programming languages to cut up and arrange
samples quickly and randomly. Maybe my ear's all fucked up from listening
to noise and electroacoustic stuff but the Network Glass stuff feels pretty
tightly arranged (even if the source material is fairly random). I'm glad
the NG stuff was mentioned - good excuse to revisit some interesting music.
Cheers! Happy bandcamp friday everyone.
On Wed, Sep 24, 2025 at 7:52 PM John D <john.m.dalton.iii@gmail.com> wrote:
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> There was Fridge Tracks from General Magic and Pita. Made from fridge
> sounds. I like Spring Fridge but it is pretty structured :)
> >
> > Can anyone make some recommendations in this "Haphazard Sounds" genre?
> > It sounds pretty cool actually. Aside from say field recordings at NYC
> > Grand Central Station.
> >
> > Seems like the trick is to have "no apparent" structure or design on
> > first or Nth listen, but then one that becomes "apparent" on listen
> > N+1... a nice reward for repeated, deep listening!
> >
> > Brian
> >
> > On Sun, 21 Sep 2025, Rjyan Kidwell wrote:
> >> Yowza yeah "random sounds thrown together haphazardly with no
> >> apparent consideration for structure or design" is a wild claim to
> >> make about ~any~ record!
> >>
> >> On Sun, Sep 21, 2025 at 10:21 PM kent williams
> >> <chaircrusher@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> I just put this on while reading the review. Nothing personal but
> >> pretty much everything in this review feels hilariously wrong.
> >>
> >> "Seemingly operating on a whole other conceptual level where
> >> chaos and
> >> disorder reign, their music is very much in the experimental
> >> realm and
> >> appears to be a random selection of electronic sounds thrown
> >> together
> >> haphazardly with no apparent consideration for structure or
> >> design."
> >>
> >> When I listen to it the structure seems obvious. They may use
> >> random
> >> processes for elements of their music but it's never haphazard or
> >> arbitrary. I do think they make their pieces by jamming on Max
> >> patches live, but that means every switchup, every knob tweak
> >> is done
> >> by human hands live.
> >>
> >> Maybe something completely unlike one's expectations for music
> >> sounds
> >> random and arbitrary to you. There are two parts to listening to
> >> Autechre: Experiencing it without preconceptions as a sensual
> >> experience, and finding the musical thread of it. It can be a
> >> challenge to understand and appreciate, but it's as worthy as a
> >> pastime. And with repeated listening, it becomes familiar and
> >> makes a
> >> different sort of sense.
> >>
> >>
> >> On Sun, Sep 7, 2025 at 1:00 PM Pietro <pietrobot@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Autechre :: Quaristice (Warp, Ltd. 2CD) — now reissued
> >> >
> >> > https://igloomag.com/reviews/autechre-quaristice-warp-ltd-2cd
> >> >
> >> > "Quaristice won’t be to everyone’s liking due to its complex
> >> and often random nature but for those who have long been fascinated
> >> by the duo’s
> >> ability to redefine and push the boundaries of their own sound
> >> over the years (although not always successfully) Quaristice shouldn’t
> >> disappoint." ~Paul L.
> >> >
> >> > :: ::
> >> > Pietro DS
> >> >
> >> > Igloo Magazine :: igloomag.com
> >> > Experimental Electronic Music
> >> >
> >> > Digital::Nimbus Radio :: digitalnimbus.com
> >> > Electronic Audio Freakquencies
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>