15 stories by "Geeta Dayal"
In the Scottish duo’s album Inferno, a kaleidoscopic range builds up a rich and uncanny sense of atmosphere.
Inferno, by Boards of Canada,
Warp Records
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Adele Bertei's book forefronts the many women artists, filmmakers, and musicians who were integral to the no wave scene.
No New York: A Memoir of No Wave and the Women Who Shaped the Scene,…
The musician's latest album, The Patterns Lost to Air, is an introspective reflection on sickness and convalescence.
The Patterns Lost to Air, by Marielle V Jakobsons,
Thrill Jockey Record…
A genre-defying collaborative album by the percussionist and the MC exhibits a shared politics of destabilization.
HAYWARDxDÄLEK, by Charles Hayward and Will Brooks (aka MC dälek), Rel…
Naya Beat reissues Punjabi Disco, one of the first British South Asian electronic dance albums.
Punjabi Disco, by Mohinder Kaur Bhamra, Naya Beat
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In the Scottish musician's incantatory new album, a mesmerizing blend of folk traditions and experimental sounds.
Sunwise, by Brìghde Chaimbeul, Tak:Til/Glitterbeat
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On the occasion of the Estonian composer's ninetieth birthday, a new album collects recordings of four of his most famous works.
Silentium, by Arvo Pärt, Mississippi Records
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A dazzling compilation of lesser-known songs from UK bhangra scenes, Bollywood music directors, and DJs showcases an impressive fusion of styles and influences.
Naya Beat Volume 2: South As…
From mustache funk to subversive folk, to disco, country, and goth vibes: a double album collects music from '70s-to-mid-'90s Ukraine.
Even the Forest Hums: Ukrainian Sonic Archives 1971"19…
In the composer's latest album, a slow-burning mélange of jazz standards, Urdu poetry, and '80s Bollywood pop.
Night Reign, by Arooj Aftab, Verve
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The Egyptian composer and vocalist reshaping Cairo's
experimental music scene.
Les damnés ne pleurent pas, by Nadah El Shazly, Asadun Alay Records
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The sound that time forgot: remembering the experimental
musician and filmmaker.
Phill Niblock. Photo: Daniel Efram.
1933"2024
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Twenty-three years ago, I bought…
I spy a kohl-lined eye: Zahra Hankir highlights the
makeup's non-Western lineage.
Eyeliner: A Cultural History, by Zahra Hankir,
Penguin Books, 328 pages, $26
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When cassette tapes ruled the world.
High Bias: The Distorted History of the Cassette Tape, by Marc Masters, University of North Carolina Press, 209 pages, $20
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When the Beat Drops, a new documentary, follows a close-knit circle of black gay men in Atlanta who lead double lives " professionals by day, dancers by nightWhen the Beat Drops, a new docum…
