Archive of all Early Ambient posts
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April 2024
- Apr 5, 2024 Nail Worship podcast #2: Lincoln’s brutal emo Apr 5, 2024
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March 2024
- Mar 28, 2024 Nail Worship outtake: Reunion Fever Mar 28, 2024
- Mar 28, 2024 Nail Worship podcast #1 out now Mar 28, 2024
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November 2023
- Nov 24, 2023 Pick up new tees in the shop Nov 24, 2023
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October 2023
- Oct 4, 2023 Watch Lungfish play a rare live show in 1998 Oct 4, 2023
- Oct 2, 2023 Listen to unreleased Abilene songs with Doug McCombs of Tortoise Oct 2, 2023
- Oct 1, 2023 Abilene (ex-Hoover) “Endee Burial” 3LP discography available for pre-order Oct 1, 2023
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January 2023
- Jan 27, 2023 Death To False Art episode 6: How to stop procrastinating Jan 27, 2023
- Jan 24, 2023 Death To False Art episode 5: Don’t follow the rules Jan 24, 2023
- Jan 22, 2023 Death To False Art episode 4: How to find motivation Jan 22, 2023
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December 2022
- Dec 11, 2022 new track: “A New Point of Entry” — HALIFAX noise Dec 11, 2022
- Dec 11, 2022 Death To False Art episode 3: Just Start Dec 11, 2022
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September 2022
- Sep 20, 2022 Death To False Art episode 2: How to Make Time for Making Art Sep 20, 2022
- Sep 15, 2022 Death To False Art episode 1: Teach Yourself Sep 15, 2022
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June 2022
- Jun 1, 2022 Heavy Rotation Jun 1, 2022
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April 2022
- Apr 27, 2022 Dennis Bovell’s remix of “The Smoke” highlights all the right elements Apr 27, 2022
- Apr 26, 2022 Listen to the first previews of John Wiese & Dean Spunt’s collabo LP on Drag City Apr 26, 2022
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January 2022
- Jan 7, 2022 Heavy Rotation Jan 7, 2022
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August 2021
- Aug 5, 2021 Hoover’s Alex Dunham on Sonic Youth, Talking Heads and other influences on new podcast Aug 5, 2021
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May 2021
- May 10, 2021 Johnny Greenwood illustrates the difference between a genius and a dilettante May 10, 2021
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April 2021
- Apr 23, 2021 How to balance art and family Apr 23, 2021
- Apr 23, 2021 Rewind: Marc Johnson’s “Lost & Lakai’d” part (2013) Apr 23, 2021
- Apr 22, 2021 Heavy Rotation Apr 22, 2021
- Apr 21, 2021 Premier: Reaganite “untitled power cut” EP Apr 21, 2021
- Apr 16, 2021 Listen to a janky remix of Converge’s “Under Duress” Apr 16, 2021
- Apr 16, 2021 Watch a montage of ’96 Tampa Pro highlights with a legendary line-up Apr 16, 2021
- Apr 15, 2021 Watch “Chéparia” — Austin TX scene video with a new Austin Amelio part Apr 15, 2021
- Apr 14, 2021 A look at Alien Workshop’s analog video effects for Mind Field Apr 14, 2021
- Apr 13, 2021 Watch the video for Quicksand’s new single “Inversion” Apr 13, 2021
- Apr 13, 2021 Jon Miner dug into his archives for the Mogwai’s “Ceiling Granny” video Apr 13, 2021
- Apr 12, 2021 “The Arm-Wrestling King of Baltimore is Daniel Higgs”: Nathan Bell on his time in Lungfish Apr 12, 2021
- Apr 11, 2021 How John Olson of Wolf Eyes listens to music Apr 11, 2021
- Apr 9, 2021 Rewind: Dennis Busenitz in Real’s “Since Day One” (2011) Apr 9, 2021
- Apr 6, 2021 Watch “Grand Prairie” the new full-length from Quasi Apr 6, 2021
- Apr 6, 2021 How John Reis of Hot Snakes listens to music Apr 6, 2021
- Apr 5, 2021 Listen to Drumcorps masterfully mix hardcore and breakbeat production Apr 5, 2021
- Apr 4, 2021 Caspa returns with 4 new tunes of classic dubstep Apr 4, 2021
- Apr 1, 2021 Watch a history of Etnies “High 5” video and the legend of Tom Penny Apr 1, 2021
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March 2021
- Mar 30, 2021 Heavy Rotation Mar 30, 2021
- Mar 29, 2021 Aesop Rock’s tall tale “Long-Legged Larry” gets the stop-motion treatment Mar 29, 2021
- Mar 29, 2021 Watch Lance Mountain & Pat Duffy destroy a pool in 2003 Mar 29, 2021
- Mar 25, 2021 Watch this epic 8-minute Marc Johnson mix Mar 25, 2021
- Mar 24, 2021 Finding The Answers Through Your Work Mar 24, 2021
- Mar 24, 2021 Frankie Spears skates to Neurosis in new Alien Workshop ad Mar 24, 2021
- Mar 23, 2021 R.B. Umali documents 30 years of East Coast crust in “Brick City Kids” Mar 23, 2021
- Mar 10, 2021 Listen to 2 singles from the first instrumental LP by DJ Muggs the Black Goat Mar 10, 2021
- Mar 2, 2021 How to pull yourself out of the darkness Mar 2, 2021
- Mar 1, 2021 Magnet — An introduction to DC post-rock trio The Sorts Mar 1, 2021
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December 2020
- Dec 31, 2020 Heavy Rotation: sending off the year with a heavy playlist Dec 31, 2020
- Dec 24, 2020 Listen to a lost Hoover song in this live video Dec 24, 2020
- Dec 22, 2020 TRVSS blaze through 3 covers on their new EP Dec 22, 2020
- Dec 16, 2020 Review: Boris With Merzbow “2R0I2P0” Dec 16, 2020
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October 2020
- Oct 16, 2020 Heavy Rotation: a great week for new rap and metalcore Oct 16, 2020
- Oct 13, 2020 Like Weeds “Plague Dubs Mixtape” is a meditative and usettling experience Oct 13, 2020
- Oct 8, 2020 John Wiese shares his origin story on Harsh Truths podcast Oct 8, 2020
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September 2020
- Sep 22, 2020 Heavy Rotation: new Katie Perry and Sissy Spacek paired with unreleased PJ Harvey and Merzbow Sep 22, 2020
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May 2020
- May 14, 2020 Our massive post-hardcore playlist has been refreshed May 14, 2020
- May 12, 2020 Slow Death (ex-Cable) return with an evolved sound May 12, 2020
- May 12, 2020 Hoover guitarist Alex Dunham releases home recordings May 12, 2020
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March 2020
- Mar 5, 2020 40 of my favorite rap, hardcore and post-rock songs from February Mar 5, 2020
- Mar 3, 2020 Zach Barocas of Jawbox gets personal on The Trap Set podcast Mar 3, 2020
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February 2020
- Feb 7, 2020 Listen to Sean Meadows’ (June of 44) carefully collaged solo record from 2000 Feb 7, 2020
- Feb 3, 2020 Members of June of 44 and Hallux make lo-fi beats as Kewl Haro Feb 3, 2020
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January 2020
- Jan 31, 2020 Tonie Joy is back with Rogue Conjurer Jan 31, 2020
- Jan 30, 2020 Merzbow’s “Tauromachine” is a masterpiece of harsh noise Jan 30, 2020
- Jan 16, 2020 Human Impact is the NYC noise rock supergroup from Unsane, Cop Shoot Cop & Swans members Jan 16, 2020
- Jan 14, 2020 Unearthed: 30 Second Motion Picture “Can’t Kill Time” Jan 14, 2020
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October 2019
- Oct 4, 2019 Ken Vandermark and Konstrukt made the coolest record of 2019 Oct 4, 2019
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September 2019
- Sep 24, 2019 Unrelenting hardcore with a melodic edge from Italy’s STORM{O} Sep 24, 2019
- Sep 24, 2019 Wet Tropics showcase a raw and playful approach to post-punk on “Tragic Accidents” Sep 24, 2019
- Sep 20, 2019 Ian Anderson of the Designers Republic picks his 10 best record covers Sep 20, 2019
- Sep 20, 2019 Colonial Wound play pummeling noisecore on their debut EP Sep 20, 2019
- Sep 19, 2019 Listen to an hour of DJ Muggs best production of 2018/2019 Sep 19, 2019
- Sep 16, 2019 Luggage bring noise to post-punk with video for “Shift” Sep 16, 2019
- Sep 12, 2019 Swans’ “Its Coming, Its Real” is a lush, soaring soundscape Sep 12, 2019
- Sep 11, 2019 Unsane. An overdue appreciation (and mix) Sep 11, 2019
- Sep 10, 2019 “Marzipan EP” — 2 songs of sleaze and melody from Maniak Cop Sep 10, 2019
- Sep 6, 2019 The Amelia Hartley Award for Best Music Supervision: Mason Silva ”Peace” Sep 6, 2019
- Sep 6, 2019 Coilguns deliver unsettling noise rock in the vein of Kiss It Goodbye on new single Sep 6, 2019
- Sep 5, 2019 “Lost” Regulator Watts track Sep 5, 2019
- Sep 4, 2019 “Suffering is a Gift”—new EP by eclectic hardcore band Portrayal of Guilt Sep 4, 2019
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