BLAGODAT’s debut single, "YAMA," emerges from Birmingham as a compelling statement on modern experimental music. This track delves into themes of displacement and profound personal change, offering a sonic experience that is both intellectually stimulating and emotionally resonant. The artist, a Russian expatriate now contributing to Birmingham's vibrant music scene, transforms the quietude that often accompanies significant life shifts into a deliberate artistic choice, crafting...

Sound Liberation’s “Elegy” isn’t so much an album as it is an unbolting of several sonic cages, letting the inhabitants mingle, argue, and eventually, find a strange, compelling harmony. Gene Pritsker and his rotating ensemble are, as ever, on a crusade against the "segregation of sound vibration," and here, their weapon of choice is grief, remembrance, and an absolutely defiant refusal to sit still...