Artefacts

In this episode of Artefacts, we explore power electronics and industrial noise by trans artists, revealing how extreme sound can express rage, grief, solidarity, and care.Mother Mary – Body & BloodChristian iconography and sacred music are fractured through harsh noise to confront guilt, faith, and trans experience.https://tshnproductions.bandcamp.com/album/body-bloodDreamcrusher – Music Makes Me High (Live at Roulette Intermedium)A visceral live recording capturing Dreamcrusher’s confrontational, immersive performances and their drive toward connection through intensity.https://dreamcrusher.bandcamp.com/album/music-makes-me-high-live-at-roulette-intermediumDistraxi & Blockcloudsummoner – SickeningA collaborative noise release balancing distortion, voice, and abrupt form to explore isolation, gender tension, and transformation.https://distraxi.bandcamp.com/album/sickeningGITB – A Queer And Present RageHarsh noise and raw vocals collide as genderisthebastard confronts contemporary homophobia with clarity, anger, and urgency.https://eggytapes.bandcamp.com/album/a-queer-and-present-rageBeli Yo’il – “Gasping For Air Underneath The Flayed Static”An excerpt from Trans of Noise Compilation No.1, showcasing noise as a tool for catharsis, empathy, and collective presence.https://transofnoise.bandcamp.com/track/gasping-for-air-underneath-the-flayed-static

Artefacts: AD Field Recordings Welcome to Artefacts – your quick guide to recent ambient and drone releases. This episode explores works grounded in the art of field recording. Mark Vernon – Magneto Mori: BrusselsField recordings, speech, and tape noise merge into a meditation on memory, decay, and the beauty of imperfection.🔗 flamingpines.bandcamp.com/album/magneto-mori-brusselsanimal visions – animal visionsAn intercontinental collage of cicadas, conversation, and domestic intimacy that bridges Liverpool and San Diego.🔗 dailyrituals.bandcamp.com/album/animal-visionsEventless Plot – Unlearning NoiseA dynamic exploration of urban sound and perception, encouraging listeners to reconsider what noise can mean.🔗 discreetarchive.bandcamp.com/album/unlearning-noiseArea 3 – ViewDreamlike synths and archival birdsong blur the boundaries between real and imagined landscapes.🔗 heart.bandcamp.com/album/viewMeitei – Sen’nyūA sonic evocation of Beppu’s sacred springs and ancient baths, merging present sound with echoes of Japan’s past.🔗 meitei.bandcamp.com/album/senny

Artefacts – Ambient & Drone: Los Angeles Edition Welcome to Artefacts – your quick guide to recently released ambient and drone records. In this episode we’re focusing on artists and labels connected to Los Angeles.Featured Releases:Magnetic Loops IV – Savvas Metaxas (LINE, Los Angeles)Longform tape compositions using a Revox A77, electric guitar and saz. A meditation on repetition, loops and navigating life transitions.https://lineimprint.bandcamp.com/album/magnetic-loops-ivForgetting is Violent – Patrick Shiroishi (American Dreams)Two suites confronting racism, colonialism, and personal loss. Urgent yet hopeful, grappling with violence past and present.https://patrickshiroishi.bandcamp.com/album/forgetting-is-violentProtostar – Martin Stürtzer (Synphaera)Sequencer-driven ambient that blends Berlin School nostalgia with cosmic exploration, a follow-up to 2023’s Cosmic Echo.https://synphaera.bandcamp.com/album/protostarWouldn’t Have to Hurt – Claire RousayField recordings, drones and fragmented melodies exploring tension, everyday intimacy and mental health.https://clairerousay.bandcamp.com/album/wouldnt-have-to-hurtLabellum of Porcelain – Chaperone (Jungle Gym Records)Seven “sonic still lifes” of distorted repetitions, spectral shifts and expansive reverberant spaces.https://junglegymrecords.bandcamp.com/album/jgt133-labellum-of-porcelainWhether you’re into tape loops, field recordings or sequenced cosmic synths, this episode charts some of the most intriguing ambient and drone releases linked to Los Angeles.

This week on Artefacts we dive into five new ambient and drone releases from Japan and Japanese artists. From live improvisations and monumental drones to organ reverberations and experimental rock reissues, discover a cross-section of the country’s most intriguing soundscapes.Featured Releases:2025.07.29 – Live improvisation by Toshihiro Koike, Terukazu Miyahara, Shuta Hiraki, Akito Tabira https://obalto.bandcamp.com/album/20250729All Things Align Upon a Single Axis – Kaito (Hiroshi Watanabe) https://hiroshiwatanabe.bandcamp.com/album/all-things-align-upon-a-single-axisGems V – Celer https://celer.bandcamp.com/album/gems-vLive at Epsilon Spires – Fuji Ta https://fujita.bandcamp.com/album/live-at-epsilon-spiresDronevil – Example (20th Anniversary) – Boris https://boris.bandcamp.com/album/dronevil-exampleWhether you’re after shimmering textures, restrained improvisations or vast slabs of sound, this episode is your guide to the newest currents in ambient and drone.