The previous post introduced the idea of a twelve-tone row, a permutation of the twelve pitch classes of a chromatic scale. The earlier post also introduced a group of operations on a tone row with elements P, R, I, and RI. Here P, which stands for “prime”, is the identity operator: it leaves the tone […] The post Tone row operations first appeared on John D. Cook.

Sonic Youth - Noorderligt, Tilburg, The Netherlands, March 18, 1996Sonic Youth freaks united in celebration recently when it was revealed that the release of Diamond Seas was imminent. The details: 32 live performances of Sonic Youth’s “The Diamond Sea” plunderphonically orchestrated by John Oswald (of Grateful Dead “Grayfolded” fame) – providing two distinctly new experiences of the classic track from Washing Machine.In other words … heaven. Of course, it’s one of those special Record Store ...

I just recorded a new podcast you can find here. It's my favorite one so far! Hope you enjoy it.

Three K-pop(-ish) songs I enjoyed recently: Hypnotize by XG, Catch Catch by Yena and Bang Bang by Ive.

A diary-style look at the long process of making a mixtape for Green Bananas—from seed song to full mix—covering sequencing, opener debates, Flickr album art searches, and experimental theme analysis.

Good morning! Need an antidote for the algorithms? Looking for a place to share the music you love with like-minded people? You’re in the right spot. For those of you who are new, we kick off every week by sharing what we’ve been playing, and the playlist below is some of what’s been in heavy […]

Yeah, I’ve locked in to a few writing and coding sessions with The Social Network soundtrack. But, have you ever tried locking in to something you can move your hips to? Related: currently compiling a list of Soundtracks That Didn’t Have To Go So Hard, and Prince’s Batman is way up there.

No, that isn't a euphemism for gambling on a fart. At least not in this context.

This is a little guitar song that I strung together over the course of a few spare moments this past week. Life has been busy and exhausting as of late. I don't really understand why. I'm just finding a way through it.

For the 2026 leg of the Peel It Back tour, it appears like some folks from the Nine Inch Nails team have been handing out unreleased t-shirts to members of the audience. These are very similar to the more generally-available lyric shirts that were available for purchase at each show or online, but for different ... Nine Inch Nails secret shirts

A singer and guitarist who’s been making waves on the folk scene in recent years, Cumbria-born Holly Clarke has performed alongside the likes of Nancy Kerr & James Fagan, Daoiri Farrell and Queer Folk. Appearing at festivals and venues such as, Sidmouth Folk Festival, Bromyard Folk Festival, Tiree Music Festival and The Glasshouse International Centre … Continue reading This week’s featured artist: Holly Clarke – new album ‘Wild Feral Fierce’ →

“Woo” was the sound a 1984 Yamaha electric keyboard makes …

Our new album, "Oxygen", arrives May 15th!

In 2024 and 2025, I did some short write-ups for my close friends about albums and songs I particularly liked and had things to say about. So far, I've been doing them every November-December around the same time that Spotify Wrapped comes out. This is a cleaned-up version of my 2025 roundup! Albums The Pom-Poms - The Pom-Poms (2018) Since we’re pretty much going November to November I would be remiss not to start with The Pom-Poms’ self-titled EP, which has become an absolute mews staple after…

In 2024 and 2025, I did some short write-ups for my close friends about albums and songs I particularly liked and had things to say about. So far, I've been doing them every November-December around the same time that Spotify Wrapped comes out. This is a cleaned-up version of my 2024 roundup! Albums The Happy Star - Lexie Liu (2022) I've been listening to songs from Lexie Liu's previous EP, GONE GOLD (which is also excellent), for a couple of years now, but I finally gave The Happy Star a…

I was in an around music and music production for a long time, so I’ve long enjoyed the Song Exploder podcast where “musicians take apart their songs, and piece by piece, tell the story of how they were made.” Not every episode has music that I like but hey, it’s a podcast, skip those. I … Continue reading Song Exploder

This is the fourth time I’ve had to recreate this post, so hopefully it functions normally for you (and me). Today’s edition of The List features a compelling slate of songs from artists in the synthpop, synthwave, and something a bit yachty. Flight To London — “Elephant” This is one of those synthy numbers that […] The post The List: Girl As Wave, FM Attack & Betamaxx, Flight To London, DDYER appeared first on Vehlinggo.

Having cured my Black Metal vocal issues with Saor, my grazing seems to have landed on the (apparently) divisive world of Blackgaze. Blackgaze is the unlikely pairing of black metal with shoegaze. I say unlikely, but somehow it works. As you will come to learn, I’m a sucker for music that does things a little different. Just like honey…monster At the end of last year Deafheaven’s Lonely People With Power made it into many of my chums best-of lists, so it seemed rude not to give it a go. Unfo...