Autechre live review: undefinable electro in the dark

Autechre live review: undefinable electro in the dark

The legendary English electronic duo’s unlit shows illuminate the triumphs and absurdities of so-called “IDM.” Autechre. Photo by Bafic.   Apollo Frequencies is a series exploring sounds that seem to come from another world. In this week’s edition, Raphael Helfand attends an Autechre show in the not-so-pitch black. Dark, pragmatically stylish clothing. Hats to cover…

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Pino Palladino and Blake Mills are still chasing the “challenging and irresistible”

Pino Palladino and Blake Mills are still chasing the “challenging and irresistible”

The prolific session players turned frontmen talk subverting expectations, inverting harmonies, and producing for themselves (instead of the world’s biggest pop stars). Pino Palladino (above) and Blake Mills   Justin Daashuur Hopkins / Luke Sargent Apollo Frequencies is a series exploring sounds that seem to come from another world. In this week’s edition, a dispatch…

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James Massiah is the new sheriff in town

James Massiah is the new sheriff in town

On his new album Bounty Law, the poet, MC, DJ, and Dean Blunt collaborator documents his liberation from society’s rules, and the making of his own. James Massiah. Photo by Will Wright   Apollo Frequencies is a series exploring sounds that seem to come from another world. In this week’s edition, James Massiah (aka DJ…

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Revisiting Scott Walker’s final masterpiece

Revisiting Scott Walker’s final masterpiece

In a late career full of absurdly experimental works, Scott Walker’s “SDSS1416+13B (Zercon, A Flagpole Sitter)” stands out as one of his most ambitious. Jamie Hawkesworth via 4AD Apollo Frequencies is a series exploring sounds that seem to come from another world. In this week’s edition, we dive into American-British auteur Scott Walker’s most unhinged…

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A drone journey at a Brooklyn funeral parlor

A drone journey at a Brooklyn funeral parlor

While on a first date. Photo by Christopher Bruno Photography Apollo Frequencies is a series exploring sounds that seem to come from another world. In this week’s edition, the writer experiences Psychedelic Sangha’s Bardo Bath at a funeral home. Have you ever brought a first date to an ambient show at a funeral home? I…

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Star remnants inspired this percussion masterpiece

Star remnants inspired this percussion masterpiece

French composer Gérard Grisey’s Le Noir de l’Etoile is a portal to deep space and an awe-inspiring live experience. Jack Beal for Bang on a Can “Apollo Frequencies” is a new series that explores music that seems to come from another world. The first edition deals with French composer Gérard Grisey’s sounds from deep space….

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