To be an independent recording artist today, you have to be involved in every aspect of the business, from writing, arranging, and recording to managing...
Motown artist Remy Shand resists the label that is often associated with his music. Shand, who hails from Winnipeg, Manitoba, learned to craft songs in...
Sucia's (www.suciamusic.com) first release, I Want My Records Back, offers compelling songs, tight grooves, and luscious vocals with an intimate, somewhat...
The debut album from Chicago's daring Sinister Luck Ensemble, Anniversary, offers listeners tight orchestration combined with improvisation and breaks...
Guitarist-songwriter Al Schnier grew up absorbing an abundance of musical influences while learning to play a number of instruments. Since 1991 Schnier...
Minus is a fixture in the Pacific Northwest's improvisational music scene. Based in Corvallis, Oregon, Minus comprises Mark France on guitar and vocals,...
Count Zero's Robots Anonymous is an offbeat, tongue-in-cheek work in which retro pop meets electronica. I've always been interested in mixing rhythm-section...
Pleasant Stitch's music defies precise categorization. Touching on ambient, darkwave pop, and gothic trip-hop styles, it is influenced by the Cocteau...
Although guitarist Neil Haverstick lives in the shadow of the snow-covered Rocky Mountains, he might as well be from another planet. A devotee of microtonal...
Kevin Moore was the original keyboardist in the progressive-rock band Dream Theater before embarking on a solo career as Chroma Key. I quit the band because...
Hanna makes no bones about his bare-bones approach to drum 'n' bass. House and techno producer Warren Harris of Cleveland, Ohio, records as Hanna. He...
In the history of electronic music, Canadian physicist Hugh Le Caine (1914-77) stands out as an important and somewhat enigmatic figure. A pioneer in...
When it comes to making a record, Math and Science is mostly self-taught. Math and Science, aka John Wolf, is a one-man band. His self-titled debut for...
Electronic sound sculptures send Soulstice in myriad directions. The music of San Francisco's Soulstice is a rich amalgam of styles including soul, R&B,...
Artists who customize or build instruments to realize their singular artistic visions often make the most exciting music. Three female performers who...
A sample of trickling water gives rise to an entire album's worth of epic noises. Michael Oster's passion is recording common environmental sounds to...
As one of the "three tenors of guitar" in the band the Hellecasters, John Jorgenson spends much of his time recording with his bandmates, Jerry Donahue...
