Musings from the MEANS editor…

  • Kvalia : Traditsiya

    Kvalia : Traditsiya

    Kvalia is an experimental music project from Serbia – the translation of the track name “Traditsiya” offered as part of the second volume of our MEANS compilations series is “Tradition”.  There is a poignant line… Read more

  • BE KIND CADAVER : The Worlds Greatest Mind

    BE KIND CADAVER : The Worlds Greatest Mind

    Brighton-based Doom-Pop band Be Kind Cadaver have released the first video from their new e.p., The Worlds Greatest Mind. Check it out below: Read more

  • Bandcamp Friday : MEANS recommends

    Bandcamp Friday : MEANS recommends

    Overwhelmed by your ever growing Bandcamp Wishlist? Need help narrowing down your listening selection?We’ve collated a fine list of new releases from the latest Bandcamp Friday. Tuck in! 1, Poly Gone – Tactics Faculty… Read more

  • Luke Aron : XV XXVII III XXI IX: Variations & Coda

    Luke Aron : XV XXVII III XXI IX: Variations & Coda

    German minimalist musician Luka Aron is as versatile as he is talented, producing work that has been presented everywhere from Berlin super club Berghain and the Primavera Sound festival to The Royal College of Music and… Read more

  • Tomoroh Hidari : 12 Months of Mornings

    Tomoroh Hidari : 12 Months of Mornings

    After our dreams fade and a new day is gifted upon us, what do we see every morning when we first look outside? As curtains part and blinds are pulled, we glance out of… Read more

  • Tibshelf – Understander

    Tibshelf – Understander

    It doesn’t take any prisoners from the off this second album from the undisputed heavy weight of the sampledelic cut and splice Lee Etherton aka “Tibshelf”. “Old Spice” opens the proceedings for the album… Read more

  • Long read: The Absence Of Milk In The Mouths Of The Lost

    Long read: The Absence Of Milk In The Mouths Of The Lost

    A film by Case Esparros – with score by Aaron Dilloway An absence begins “Every so often the pulse of the underground gets resurrected.  This is one of those moments.”  These are the words… Read more

  • Bonfire Hill : Rituals

    Bonfire Hill : Rituals

    Taking on board the artist’s recommendation to “tread carefully”, Rebecca Denniff (Subphotic, Storm Chorus) and David Owen (Band of Cloud, The FLK, Storm Chorus, The Hollow Men) offers up a triptych of sonic rituals… Read more

  • Synthotherapy – No More, My Lord

    Synthotherapy – No More, My Lord

    It’s difficult to pigeon hole, categorise and genre this album from the Polish electronic soundscape genius. The concept of the album itself is highly creative and emotionally moving with the use of synths and… Read more