a small music blog by Electronic Sound contributor Mat Smith @mjasmith

Woburn Sands, England
Joined January 2019
If anyone has been trying to reach me for the best part of a month and wondering why I haven’t responded, it’s because I’m deeply immersed in a substantial bit of writing and have little capacity to look at much else. Normal service will resume eventually.
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Further. Review: Veryan ‘One Universal Breath’ “A sense of motion yet stillness; of positivity yet reflectiveness; meditative yet danceable; soft yet firm.” Released tomorrow on @quietdetails_ furtherdot.com/2024/08/20/ve…
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Further. Reviews Luce Mawdsley - Northwest & Nebulous Xqui - Githerments & The MRI Leaving - Hidden View furtherdot.com/2024/05/10/sh…
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Some explanations about Mortality Tables and the genesis of our recent release, ‘Central Park: A Picture-In-Sounds’ (and some discount codes) can be found here: furtherdot.com/2024/03/31/mo…
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Further. : A Visit To Dream House In February, I visited La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela’s Dream House (1969 - ) for the first time. It was a profound and transcendent experience. In this piece I attempt to document the experience. furtherdot.com/2024/03/08/a-…
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Many thanks to @MJASmith of @FrthrEvidence for taking the time to kindly listen and review our album, EYE EYE [II] IMMORTAL INFLUENCE which is out now on @mightycolander 🦹‍♂️🦹‍♀️🦜🦜☠️☠️❤️❤️ furtherdot.com
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Further. Shots: short reviews of things I’ve not gotten around to writing about Bowing / Claire M Singer / Astrïd / Tape Loop Orchestra / Amon Ra Collective @Downstreamrec @clairemsinger @touchmusic @falsewalls37 @quietdetails_ @andrewboats furtherdot.com/2024/01/13/sh…
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Phill Niblock (2 October 1933 - 8 January 2024) Reflections on his time with Phill Niblock by Reed Hays, who worked with the minimalist composer in early 90s. furtherdot.com/2024/01/09/ph… #phillniblock
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Further. Review - Osmo Lindeman ‘Electronic Works’ A comprehensive survey of Finnish electronic pioneer Lindeman’s electronic works from 1969 to 1974. Out now on Sähkö. furtherdot.com/2024/01/02/os… #electronicmusic
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Huge thanks to @MJASmith at @FrthrEvidence for this lovely review of Melting Ice With Ice. furtherdot.com/2023/12/28/sh…
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Further. Shots: short reviews of new and recent albums by Pagan Red @JayWiresMusic @XquiMusic Khodumodumo and a @CherryRedGroup boxset surveying Andy Warhol’s sleeve design work. furtherdot.com/2023/12/28/sh… @wormhole_world
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Further. Shots: short reviews of recent stuff I’ve missed by Script Kid, Witch On Horseback, Andrew Weathers and Xingu Hill. furtherdot.com/2023/09/26/sh… @fullspectrumrec @subexotic @DAAM_records @andrewweathers
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The latest release in the LIFEFILES series, part of my Mortality Tables project.
Season 02 of the LIFEFILES series continues with ‘LF12 / Hangdog’ by Düsseldorf’s Todeskino. ‘LF12 / Hangdog’ is a mini-album and uses sounds I recorded at Borough Market and the Brick Lane Beigel Bake in London. Out now - link in bio.
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Further. Review: Runningonair - Ceres furtherdot.com/2023/09/19/ru… @_runningonair
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Further. Reviews: ‘Koppen’ by Whettman Chelmets @wc_helmets and ‘Owl And Monkey Haven’ by Ergo Phizmiz @EPhizmiz3584 & Depresstival. Both out now on @Strategictaper furtherdot.com/2023/09/16/st…
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