Broken Music

Journal

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Exploring the boundaries of drone music through resonance and placeFor listeners accustomed to songs built around verses, hooks and tidy resolutions, drone music can feel like an entirely different language. Where pop…
The Enduring Echo of Throbbing Gristle's Industrial SoundWhen Throbbing Gristle first pushed their equipment into the spotlight at a London art school in 1975, they were not a band in any conventional sense. They…
How to Start a Vinyl Record Collection on a Tight BudgetVinyl has enjoyed a remarkable resurgence across Australia over the past decade, with listeners in Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane flocking back to the format…
Independent record labels that shaped electronic music historyElectronic music exists because someone pressed a record. Long before streaming algorithms classified subgenres into tidy categories, a network of small,…
The role of noise in experimental compositionFor decades the term "noise" carried an almost exclusively negative charge, signalling interference, distortion, or simply an absence of signal. Within…
Five Essential Albums from the Japanese Avant-Garde SceneFor more than half a century, artists working across the Japanese archipelago have stretched the limits of what music can be. From chance-driven conceptual…
How to tell a genuine limited edition from a clever bootlegLimited editions have always carried a particular magic in experimental and electronic music. A small-run pressing from a label like Touch, Editions Mego, or…
Where Minimalism Meets Early Electronic MusicThe aesthetic kinship between minimalist composition and early electronic music runs deeper than a shared fondness for restraint. Both traditions emerged from…
Why Record Stores Still Matter In The Digital AgeA streaming service can place millions of tracks in a pocket, yet abundance does not always create a meaningful relationship with music. A record store gives…
Radiophonic Workshop Records Worth Hearing and CollectingA guide to the top Radiophonic Workshop releases needs to begin with a small distinction: the BBC Radiophonic Workshop was a working studio, not a conventional…