Acid Mothers Temple and the Melting Paraiso U.F.O were formed in 1995 and celebrated their 10th anniversary in 2005. Originally the Melting Paraiso was intended as just one of various offshoots of the Acid Mothers Temple Soul Collective, albeit th...
Afflux (Influx) is a music, produced on-site at a precise time, with material from a precise site. The sites were selected according to a transport-related principle: stations, roads. Mixing and processing are done simultaneously, recording in ste...
Akitsa is a black metal band from Quebec. They now consist of only one member, but were originally a duo. They released the short demo "Totale Servitude" in 1999, which was more of an experiment in various black metal sounds. They pulled it togeth...
This is the closest thing to a noise symphony yet. Many samples of string intruments constructed in a way much like the great masters of classical music would. One of the 'instruments' used is the tape recorder. A great mix of strings and electron...
Alcest is a one-man band from France formed in 1999. Formerly Alcest was formed as a black-metal project, but as time went on Neige distanced himself from the aesthetics and limits of the scene. Alcest now creates shoegaze. Current line-up: Neig...
formed spontaneously in 2000 at a performance at The Ambient Ping, Toronto's long-running live ambient/experimental music series. ARC's sound is centered on the melodic loops, textures, & samples provided by heavily-effected guitar & other melo...
An electroacoustic masterpiece which unites the talents of France's Christian Renou (Brume) and Belgium's Slavek Kwi (Artificial Memory Trace). Each artist has constructed and deconstructed the other's original material, and through this process t...
has been recording music since the 1960's. His focus is the manipulation of found sound in ways suggested by the material itself.
Aidan Baker is a musician and writer currently based in Toronto, Canada. Classically trained in flute, he is self-taught on guitar, drums, and various other instruments. A regular performer in and around Toronto, he has also performed in New York,...