2024-04-19 18:20
Antoní is an artist who grew up around the forest town of Ilmenau in central Germany. Perhaps influenced by her surroundings, she imbued her worldview with a fairytale-esque charm evi… Read More
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No Transmission is an eclectic music site which provides in-depth reviews of independent artists.
2024-04-18 07:12
Photo by Yating YangHoly Holy Vine - bird of baltimorealt-folkThere's an intruiging artist from somewhere in the United States who goes by the name Holy Holy Vine. There's virtually no biogr… Read More
2024-04-13 10:40
Photo by Inga SeliverstovaKai Tak (feat. Draag) - Jalen RoseshoegazeIt's no surprise that the highly-energized, neon-glow haze of "Jalen Rose" by Kai Tak was inspired by "aimless late… Read More
2024-04-09 18:21
The philosophy of dualism asserts a distinct separation between physical and mental states, emphasizing the differentiation of the "soul" and the body. But where does this division tru… Read More
2024-04-05 14:42
There's a strong case to be made for the transportative quality of music. Yes, music is primarily used to ease stress, unite communities, and express the zeitgeist, but it can also act as a… Read More
2024-04-02 12:29
Labelling themselves as "Good ole' fashion indie rock from Austin, Texas", Reggie O’Farrell and Rachel Hansbro are the two musicians that make up The Western Civilization, a sweet and… Read More
2024-02-23 12:07
Photo by Caleb WoodsPoint of Memory - Pro-Dreadambient Point of Memory is an experimental ambient project from Philadelphia, USA. The recent album, Void Pusher, is a variegated explorat… Read More
2024-02-14 22:32
Photo by Memories on 35mmDark Dazey - Junkpost punkIf you're on the hunt for invigorating rock guitar music, look no further than "Junk" by the Californian four-piece, Dark Dazey. Packed wit… Read More
2024-01-17 23:38
Photo by Luca Booth Butterfly Bulldozer - BTF BDZpost-rock French collective Butterfly Bulldozer make an intriguing and electrifying opening statement on "BTF BDZ", the first… Read More
2023-12-20 16:13
There's an escapist quality to Into The Blue Night, the debut album from Torontonian dream pop outfit SWiiMS. The songs, drenched in reverb, have a melodic first approach, and singer Mai Dia… Read More
2023-12-19 19:53
Throughout history, the juxtaposition of maximalism and minimalism has been a fundamental theme of the human experience. From the rhythmic transition between night and day to the structured… Read More
2023-12-10 21:37
No Transmission spent most of 2023 writing about singles. We did, however, happen across some gems of albums from the world of alternative music. Here are ten of our favourite albums from 20… Read More
2023-12-06 17:35
"Destruction is a form of creation" is a quote from Graham Green popularised by the movie Donnie Darko. It is a quote with a truth that is hard to argue with. When you peel back the layers o… Read More
2023-12-06 10:47
Photo by Nathan KellyBuddy Junior - don't wait upalternative Pain makes the best art. If you agree with that sentiment, then you're likely to appreciate the genesis of "don't wait up"… Read More
2023-11-28 23:11
Somewhere in New England, an ensemble of like-minded musicians are sweating over a four-track cassette machine, twisting their sweetly tinged shoegaze songs with warped effects and pails of… Read More
2023-11-18 20:52
Sylvan Tirelle is a multi-instrumentalist from Washington, USA. When I say multi-instrumentalist, I mean multi-instrumentalist. Tirelle's debut album, Omni-Gatherum, consists of no less than… Read More
2023-11-18 16:07
Photo by Enes BayraktarConflict at Serenity Pools - Reflectorsindie rockConflicts at Serenity Pools, or CASP for those in a rush, is an indie rock project from Venice Beach, California… Read More
2023-11-15 16:25
The historic city of Avignon in France became a World UNESCO heritage site in 1995, owing to its importance in the 14th and 15th centuries. Its walls have contained hundreds of years of peop… Read More
2023-11-05 21:06
Photo by Nam Quân Nguyễnbody / negative - Everett (feat. Midwife)ambientAndy Schiaffino is the LA-based multi-instrumentalist and vocalist behind the dreamy and elusive musical p… Read More
2023-10-31 18:43
Photo by Efe ErsoyFont - Itpost-punk Austinites Font unleashes a frenetic and dark amalgamation of rhythmic anomalies, feedback, and tortured vocals feigning indifference on their… Read More
2023-10-06 16:36
There's a bewitching darkness to be found in Italian electroacoustic composer and producer Francesco Giannico's recent collection L'immagine di me, lontano, an album of sonic soundscap… Read More
2023-09-13 21:50
From the mean streets of Oxford comes he didnt, an experimental guitar player who uses distortion and effects to produce a gnarly and bone-chilling assault on the senses, although one that i… Read More
2023-09-10 16:15
Photo by Wanchai ThiantanawatKeeley - Arrive Alive alt-popFronted by inventive singer-songwriter and guitarist Keeley Moss, Keeley is a Dublin-based group that deals in ultra-personaliz… Read More
2023-08-30 16:29
ILUITEQ is an Italian electronic duo comprised of artists Sergio Calzoni and Andrea Bellucci. The pair's work centres around climatic soundscapes glittered with minimal percussion, oft… Read More
2023-08-29 21:22
Photo by Wanchai ThiantanawatNico Less - Slowing Everything DownambientIn a fast-paced world, slowing down may seem counterintuitive. Productivity is a virtue, and, to some, stopping to sme… Read More
2023-08-26 22:38
You have to leave a place to appreciate coming home. When Glastonbury-based musician Dead Carter was diagnosed with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, a form of chronic fatigue syndrome, he had to m… Read More
Single Reviews: 26 August 2023: Tired All The Time, Ruud Voesten, Osopho, Gregg Garvey, Blanco White
2023-08-26 15:50
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2023-08-15 19:25
Photo by Mathias Redingtr!stan. - Spiral Ethos ambient Operating from his University dorm room in the South West of the UK, ambient producer Tristan Pilkington, A.K.A tr!stan… Read More
2023-08-06 11:42
Photo by Scott EvansFuture Daughter - Eg er liten egalternativeYou'd be forgiven for assuming that "Eg er liten eg," the first single taken from Norwegian experimental electronic group Futur… Read More
2023-07-28 10:55
Photo by Saxon WhiteTeen Mortgage - Oligarchypost-punkIrresistibly immediate and simple rock riffs are counter played against sneering vocals and pugnacious drums on "Oligarchy," the blister… Read More
2023-07-24 10:10
Photo by Ahya AgawisThe Dreambows - SPLAT! psychedelicSounding like a 7-inch from the '60s you might find by accident at a car boot sale, "SPLAT!" is the intoxicating new single from Fl… Read More
2023-07-19 18:23
Photo by Markus SpiskeSloome - Sparkle Finishindie rockSweet melodies and atmospheric guitars are the name of the game for Californian rockers Sloome on "Sparkle Finish," a bodacious single… Read More
2023-07-16 12:39
Photo by Barthelemy de MazenodLily Taylor - Ever NewambientTexas-based sound artist Lily Taylor may have academic training in performance and composition of contemporary music, but her work… Read More
2023-07-08 08:47
Photo by Markus SpiskeDivorce Court - Blindspot (feat. døves)chillgazeDivorce Court, the stage name of US artist Lynden Williams, collaborates with LA producer døves on the cat… Read More
2023-07-04 20:02
Photo by Kushagra KevatJoh Chase - Another Loveralternative"Another Lover" is the intoxicatingly heartfelt new single from LA-based artist Joh Chase. Deviating from the textbook break-up son… Read More
2023-07-03 21:43
Gigi Tsintsadze Quartet live at 1984, Tbilisi, 03/07/2023On a narrow cobbled street off Liberty Square in Tbilisi, Georgia, sits the unassuming jazz venue 1984. Three floors up, you can find… Read More
2023-07-02 19:50
Photo by Stefan Velea Curse Of Lono - KriegeralternativeFelix Bechtolsheimer is the London-based artist responsible for Curse Of Lono, an emotionally deep and sonically comforting proje… Read More
2023-07-02 13:04
Mega Bog, the audacious avant-pop collective led by Erin Elizabeth Birgy, have released their enigmatic seventh album, End of Everything. Exploring the boundaries of experimental s… Read More
2023-07-01 16:43
Photo by Ömerhan DatlarTom Verberne - VicodinfolktronicaNew Zealander Tom Verberne delights with percussive acoustic guitar, understated vocals, and thoughtful writing on his recent rel… Read More
2023-06-27 07:37
Photo by Tibor KrizsakDaniele Sciolla - MagentaidmItalian electronic producer Daniele Sciolla spent several years working on his recent single "Magenta." Personally recording and processing… Read More
Single Reviews: 23 June 2023: Ruby Gaines, Far Caspian, Jupe Jupe, Kagami No Buto, Michael BakrnÄev
2023-06-23 07:38
Photo by Gemma EvansRuby Gaines - How It Looks popGlaswegian Ruby Gaines uses her impressive lungs to make soulful proclamations about the threats to our independence that come fr… Read More
2023-06-22 11:25
Photo by Aishah RahmanScasca - Glue (feat. Talipes Valgus)downtempo Serbian electronic composer and producer Scasca has a gentle touch on his recent single "Glue", which features… Read More
2023-06-20 07:46
Finnish neoclassical composer Aki Yli-Salomäki stretches his sparse compositions towards oceanic and blurred parameters on Jäi mieleen, an album of nine patient, thoughtful and col… Read More
2023-06-19 19:48
Photo by Mikhail VolkovOldest Sea - Wolf Dream alternativeOldest Sea, founded by Sam Marandola in 2017, started as a personal exploration of folk music's darker side. Now a full b… Read More
2023-06-17 12:08
Photo by Leo SokolovskyLeft Iris - Crashindie rockMulti-instrumentalist Dubliner, Left Iris, delights his listeners with breezy 90s-tinged acoustic folk rock verses and an operatic fals… Read More
2023-06-16 06:45
Photo by Krišjānis KazaksAutumn Girl Cry - She Listens to Girl in RedalternativeBelgian bedroom pop artist Autumn Girl Cry delivers sweetly-sad slices of dreamy, low-key atmosphe… Read More
2023-06-13 16:57
Photo by Александр МакедонскийLaura Wolf - Alluvial Fanalternative&nbs&hell…Read More
2023-06-08 20:00
Sir Bobby Jukebox, the moniker of Dublin artist Bobby Aherne, has released his sophomore effort, the breathily-titled Sir Bobby Jukebox in the Organ Loft at Midnight. This collection o… Read More
2023-06-08 08:05
Photo by Ihor Malytskyi Viktor Benev - AeraIDM / glitchOn his recent single "Aera," the Bulgarian electro-acoustic artist Viktor Benev creates a beguiling environment of gentle splutter… Read More
2023-06-06 07:53
Photo by Kyle Johnson Mervyn - ControlalternativeFrom the deepest recesses of the French Republic comes the awesomely industrial sounds of producer and… Read More
2023-05-30 10:06
Photo by David Sager elshuffles - months of electronic dreamselectronicLondon-based electronic artist elshuffles' "months of electronic dreams" is a glitchy and pensive composition with… Read More
2023-05-26 05:54
Old-school riffage is alive and well in Bristol. Multi-instrumentalist Oli Duerden may be best known for his work with the early-21st-century rock band Left Side Brain, but since that… Read More
2023-05-23 12:34
Newcastle upon Tyne musician Graham Thompson has been an active member of his local music scene for the past 25 years. Cutting his teeth with the groups OZO, Jinn, and Gullich, Thompso… Read More
2023-05-21 19:10
Photo by Randy LaybourneAntarctic Wastelands - I Can't Feel You Anymore ambient Hong Kong-based producer Ben Tatlow creates startling mellow ambient under the pseudonym Antarctic W… Read More
2023-05-21 16:25
Melburnian psychedelic rock band Skybelly sound like they're playing from a dive bar somewhere in the multi-verse. The group is fronted by artist Sara Nelson, a highly expressive singer with… Read More
2023-05-21 11:44
Heraclitus of Ephesus was a Greek philosopher known for espousing the view that change is central to existence. Phrases just as "change is the only constant" can be attributed to him, and it… Read More
2023-05-20 19:42
Photo by Matthew MoloneyTwin Bridges - Come Out / OnalternativeThere's a sweeping urgency to "Come Out / On", the recent single from cellist and songwriter Twin Bridges. Originally from New… Read More
2023-05-18 08:43
Bostonian electronic music producer George Bolton started the musical project The Screaming Pope just before Covid hit. By operating around steadfast drums, whimsical virtual instrumentation… Read More
2023-05-17 16:10
Photo by Tibor KrizsakEvelyn Cools - Control country Evelyn Cools is a singer songwriter operating on the more alternative side of country. Cools's recent single, "Control", i… Read More
2023-05-17 09:10
While the London-based group Doris were "born out of a stormy night," there's an energizing quality to their precision-sharp blend of shoegaze and dream pop. The ensemble is composed of thre… Read More
2023-05-16 16:42
M.Krebs are an alternative rock band composed of Spencer Moody, Brian Yeager, and Jeff Alvarez. While the trio has just released their debut album, the inebriating and insightful Peggy Lee… Read More
2023-05-16 09:12
Photo by Sasha Matveeva The Rabbitts - Sunriseindie folkNorvician duo The Rabbitts have added a heavy-handed serving of the fantastical to their otherwise 60s psychedelic fol… Read More
2023-05-13 13:25
Oaklander noise merchants Cheree come out guns blazing on their debut EP, Factory. Replete with face-melting guitar lines, sinisterly impassioned vocals, and industrial sounds held tog… Read More
2023-05-10 10:29
Photo by Zsófia FehérFelix Rösch - Viennaneoclassical While strolling around a snow-covered Vienna during lockdown, Berlin-based pianist and composer Felix R&oum&hell…Read More
2023-05-10 06:36
New Yorker trio Occurrence blend abstract worlds of polluted alt-pop and energetic flourishes of danceable rhythms on their creative and flamboyantly far-reaching fifth album Slow Viol… Read More
2023-05-06 15:48
Annihilation Signals is the second solo album of Reading-based singer-songwriter Lee Switzer-Woolf. The follow-up to 2022's Scientific Automatic Palmistry, the album centers around Switzer-W… Read More
2023-05-05 09:48
Photo by Inga SeliverstovaEydís Evensen - Tranquillantneoclassical
Eydís Evensen · Tranquillant
Icelandic pianist and composer Eydís Evensen expertly balances the… Read More
2023-05-01 18:41
While the name of Vancouverite Levi Kempster's musical project, Cabbaggage, is a befuddling assemblage of letters, his music is anything but. Kempster's simplistic musical phrases utilise th… Read More
2023-05-01 08:55
2023-04-27 19:42
Montréalers Chris Steward and Rosie Long Decter make up Bodywash, a musical duo who flirt with the ethereal on their second album, I Held the Shape While I Could, a polished collectio… Read More
2023-04-25 16:45
Photo by Jill Evansmal sounds - SAY WHAT YOU NEED bedroom popThe music of New York guitarist, singer, and performer mal sounds is terrifically sweet on the outside, quietly nouris… Read More
2023-04-21 09:41
Photo by Zina ZabudkinaCourtney Farren - Happyalternative popSan-Franciscan vagabond Courtney Farren spent much of her youth and young-adult life moving around. This has lent a sense of… Read More
2023-04-18 08:28
Signal Quartet are a Michigander jazz ensemble composed of Ben Wolkins on trumpet and flugelhorn, Ian Blunden on guitar, Eric Nachtrab on bass, and Sean Perlmutter on drums. Wolkins' vision… Read More
2023-04-16 19:59
Photo by Eagan HsuNatural Information Society - Since Time is Gravityexperimental/jazz/folkNatural Information Society's epic, carefree experimentalism rings out across Since Time is Gravity… Read More
2023-04-16 16:41
The United Isolation Ensemble was created during the pandemic as a technology-driven attempt to find escapism through aleatory music. It's a remote, non-realtime equivalent of the monthly op… Read More
2023-04-13 11:48
Photo by Barthelemy de Mazenod Daniel Luke - ChatterboxneoclassicalDublin-based composer Daniel Luke deals in straightforward solo piano compositions that are quick, airy, and in search… Read More
2023-04-12 13:27
London-based composer and producer Marcus Herne adapts practices from classical minimalism, experimental sound design and electronic music to create an ultra-environmental sonic atmosphere o… Read More
2023-04-11 07:20
Father of the smartphone Steve Jobs offered some remarkable quotes during his lifetime, but perhaps none encapsulated his ideology of 'less is more' than: "Simple can be harder than complex:… Read More
2023-04-10 05:55
Québecois-born, Pittsburgh-based composer, violonist, and producer Pier-Luc Boivin has been operating as Le Grand Salon since 2015. His latest EP, "L'Architecture de l'Impermanence"… Read More
2023-04-09 18:41
Photo by wuyihale linNegative Field - Stack VexperimentalThe uncompromisingly intense sonic explorations of Texan artist Negative Field may be simply constructed, but they are multivariate i… Read More
2023-04-06 12:31
On the spoken word of "The Body Keeps Score", the opening track of When the World for Humans End by San Franciscan indie rock collective Harlow's Monkeys, the listener is treated to a dulcet… Read More
2023-04-06 07:10
Accepting our own insignificance can be a challenge. In a capitalistic structure where we're told we all have value (if we work hard, that is), gazing upon the night's sky and seeing how sma… Read More
2023-03-30 11:37
Welsh musicians Bethan Mai and Ynyr Morgan Ifan, known as Rogue Jones, not only make music together but also make babies. While this may sound like an odd way to introduce a review, it's a u… Read More
2023-03-28 07:55
Photo by Lukas RychvalskyNative Son - Good King PleasantalternativeNew York-based multi-instrumentalist, singer, producer, and visual artist Ano Chrispin goes by the nom de plume Native Son… Read More
2023-03-25 19:11
The difference between country and city living is quite drastic. A bucolic setting affords one much space for reflection and provides a connection to nature, while the city gives one a sense… Read More
2023-03-25 09:55
Much like how the human experience is a series of patterns chronologically stacked on top of each other, music layers different frequencies, moods, and ideas together to create an abstract r… Read More
2023-03-22 06:14
Photo by Kyle JohnsonCharlotte Reinhardt - Laskaneoclassical jazzPianist, composer, and producer Charlotte Reinhardt splits her time between France and Spain, working on compelling and… Read More
2023-03-18 15:36
The decline in the reading of literature is a well-documented phenomenon. The bottomless ocean of human imagination, which can most effectively be communicated through literature, is being l… Read More
2023-03-16 12:39
As a society, we still don't give enough credit to the power of angry songs. Instead, we tend to prize them for their fury, energy, and catharsis when listening to them - all of which are im… Read More
2023-03-15 16:40
Photo by Athenagirlfriend. - TrustrockThe music of Dublin outfit girlfriend. is as stylized as their lowercase and punctuated name. Their softly melodic verses are counterbalanced with exten… Read More
2023-03-15 09:01
We might gather a few dozen epochs in our life, experiences bookended by the different perspectives of the human experience. These periods become essential to our identity, and relishing in… Read More
2023-03-14 06:49
Some people can't understand why Seinfeld ended at the height of its popularity. The sitcom, widely regarded as the best of the '90s, ended when its writers and producers decided i… Read More
2023-03-13 07:49
British conductor Leopold Stokowski once opined, "A painter paints his pictures on canvas. But musicians paint their pictures on silence." This oft-quoted nugget of wisdom describes music's… Read More
2023-03-10 14:42
Photo by Inga Seliverstovacorporeal - more than meshoegazeBostonian experimentalists corporeal create something delicate and special on "more than me", a blisteringly lo-fi shoegaze experime… Read More
2023-03-09 08:28
There's something bittersweet about rummaging through old boxes in the attic. Artefacts from the past, like old photographs, love letters, and cultural knick-knacks, can inspire poignant tri… Read More
2023-03-07 08:52
Photo by Sinitta Leunen Igor Ballereau - ijklFrench composer Igor Ballereau leads the listener down complex corridors of dark piano, expressive guitar, gutsy percussion and strange soni… Read More
2023-03-07 08:38
The shortest distance between two places is a straight line. However, travelling on a curve can provide a more scenic view. The music of Athenian multi-instrumentalist Dimitris Kakavoulis co… Read More
2023-03-06 16:15
As an artist, musician and performer, Katie Gerardine O'Neill is perhaps best known for being a member of Dublin-based trio Alien She, whose mix of high-intensity pop, punk and indie - with… Read More
2023-03-05 07:56
Photo by Scott EvansGuy Blue - No Other Life (Without You)alternativeIf you're due a cry, "No Other Life (Without You)" by Milwaukeean indietronica musician Jack Ladd, AKA Guy Blue, might be… Read More
2023-03-04 14:13
As societal creatures, city living fulfils all of our modern-day needs. The interconnectivity of the masses undoubtedly occasions convenience. However, living on the peripheries of society… Read More
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