Broken Music

Journal

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A guide to the most influential electronic music festivalsElectronic music festivals have become living archives of sound. They document the movement from tape manipulation and analogue synthesis to immersive…
What to Look for When Buying Used Experimental CDsBuying a used experimental CD is rarely as simple as checking whether the disc looks shiny. The format may contain field recordings, tape loops, radiophonic…
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…