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a closer listen, Joseph Sannicandroa bi-weekly round up of writing on experimental music
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OUT OF THE BOX #29
Out of the Box is a monthly series focusing on physical media. It’s an excuse to engage with my collection in a new way, as well as to write about older releases and genres we don’t often cover at ACL.
OUT OF THE BOX #29
Francisco Ló...
A CLOSER LISTEN weekly #115.5
Lost Children Net Label Cassette Bundle
Run by our very own Joseph Sannicandro, the Lost Children Net Label has been quiet as a Bandcamp imprint, but kept alive through Joseph’s podcasts and newsletter posts since the 2022 release of the...
In Conversation #7
Booker Stardrum (SML)
I recently released a podcast series consisting of five interviews I conducted during the 2026 Big Ears festival. Part 4 features Booker Stardrum.
Sem
Victor Negri ~ Sem
After more than a decade releasing music as Arubu Avua, Victor Negri‘s Sem opens a new chapter by removing baggage and stripping away. The title translates as “without”, and the album emerges from a period marked by gr...
Lapilli
Petra Hermanova ~ Lapilli
Grief is a universal experience that no one can truly be prepared for, and one that each of us inhabits differently, in ways we are unable to control or predict. Written for Paula Ďurinová’s film Lapilli, Petra...
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dedicated to instrumental and experimental music. [email protected] www.acloserlisten.com
co-founder of A Closer Listen, producer of the Sound Propositions podcast, musical compositions and sound art projects have been published by international labels, broadcast on radio, and presented in festivals, galleries, and museums
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