ÄÄNIPÄÄ — Through a Pre-Memory
Mika Vainio and Stephen O’Malley explore the weight of sound together as ÄÄNIPÄÄ.
S13 / Critical listening
Reviews
Records and live performances considered through close listening and independent criticism.
Reviews archive
109–120 of 122 reviews 
Dscrd — Panopticon EP
Dscrd’s Panopticon EP shapes sound design into precise, immersive rhythmic structures.
Pan Sonic — Oksastus
Pan Sonic’s Kyiv performance captures the duo’s raw electronic force in a single concert document.
Sturqen — Neophobia
Sturqen’s Neophobia explores rough machinery, rhythmic tension and the physical impact of sound.
Lustmord — Things That Were
Lustmord’s Things That Were collects early experiments, live recordings and the foundations of his sound.
15 Prominent Reissues of 2013
Fifteen reissues that brought overlooked recordings and timeless works back into focus.
30 Prominent Records of 2013
On the verge of beauty and harshness - 30 most memorable sonic journeys of 2013.
Unsound Festival — the Ticking Bomb of Modern Sound in Historic Surroundings
Unsound 2013 explores “Interference” through adventurous music, installations and discussions in Kraków’s historic venues, with new experiments in how a festival is experienced.
Skaņu Mežs Festival 2013 — The Lighthouse In The Baltic States Experimental Music Scene
Skaņu Mežs - scenic music festival that should enchant and fully involve every sophisticated listener into its bizarre sounds vortex
Supynes Festival 2013 — Less is More
Supynes festival - refined electronica in magic surroundings.
Selected Records 2012 by Various Artists
Forty-one artists share the records they returned to in 2012, crossing genres and generations.
Looking Further Backwards: The Intense And Chaotic 2012
The Secret Thirteen team looks back on 2012 through new releases, reissues and records by journal contributors.