Blog & Features

Reviews, recommendations, and the odd rabbit hole — written by the people behind the counter.

Inside A La Altura: Meet Mexico’s Experimental Music Pioneers

Meet five of the musicians behind A La Altura—from Luis Pérez’s reconstructed pre-Columbian orchestra and Jorge Reyes’s ritual electronics to Ana Ruiz’s radical free jazz.

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An introduction to... Ambient

Music built for space, patience and the sound of a room breathing — an introduction to ambient at 12 Bar.

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