Brad Cohan

1 week ago | treblezine.com | Brad Cohan

Intrepid noise-making titans such as Earth, Melvins, Sunn O))) and SUMAC have each singularly deconstructed the metal genre through an intensely out and sonically heavy prism. The outward-looking experi-metal the aforementioned outfits explore is one of constant reinvention that uses metal’s underpinnings as a springboard into ear-splittingly loud drone, noise, prog and electronics and improvised music investigations.

3 weeks ago | treblezine.com | Brad Cohan

Tracing the long path of Young Widows is as choppy and turbulent as the sonic blitz this Kentucky trio dredge up. Born from the ashes of post-hardcore noiseniks Breather Resist in the mid-aughts, the group’s output could be sliced into two halves: before 2014 and after.

1 month ago | treblezine.com | Brad Cohan

Immersing yourself in the sprawling vistas of Masma Dream World—the avant-everything project of sound artist Devi Mambouka—is akin to a religious awakening that penetrates body, mind and spirit. The “dream world” in Mambouka’s moniker is built on underpinnings of swirling ambience and throbbing drones that suggest ritualistic vibes which can be traced to her lineage and is reflected in her fearless deconstruction of myriad genres therein.

2 months ago | treblezine.com | Brad Cohan

Dropping the name Peter Prescott might not necessarily cause one to stop in their tracks but in the pantheon of the Our Band Could Be Your Life American independent rock and punk underground, he’s a goddamn hero. Few had a better stuff-of-legend run than Prescott did during the 1980s and through the early ’00s as drummer, guitarist and singer.

2 months ago | treblezine.com | Brad Cohan

A summit of two of the deepest and most exploratory minds in the experimental music landscape teams elder statesman royalty with a young upstart resulting in an experience that gushes exuberance at every twist and turn. Vinny Golia is a multi-instrumental maestro who for decades has been a leading light of avant-garde jazz and contemporary classical, having collaborated with such titans as Wilco guitarist Nels Cline, Weasel Walter, Patrick Shiroishi, Henry Kaiser and Anthony Braxton.