On the cover - claire rousay: The Winnipeg born, Texas raised composer found her footing as a drummer before branching out into a practice of multi-instrumental sonic journaling that incorporates ambient collage and found sound. She'll release her new album, a little death, via Thrill Jockey in late October. By Lucy Thraves; Features and regular sections - Rafael Toral: Following up on last year's celebrated Spectral Evolution, the Lisbon based guitarist, improvisor and engineer of DIY electronics delves into a sort of tradition with the October release of Travelling Light, his idiosyncratic take on a set of jazz standards made famous by the likes of Billie Holiday and Chet Baker. By Peter Margasak; Once Upon A Time In New York: Giorno Poetry Systems: New York poet and performance artist John Giorno founded the non-profit organization and label Giorno Poetry Systems to bring verse into dynamic engagement with pop artists and new music composers. The cultural context and legacy of GPS is examined by Alan Licht; Yusuf Mumin: The Black Unity Trio saxophonist discusses an expansive new collection of previously unreleased spiritual jazz explorations entitled Journey To The Ancient courtesy of archive label WeWantSounds. By Phil Freeman; Susu Laroche: The dark, liturgical style of the French-Egyptian interdisciplinary sonic and visual and artist has been showcased on a wide array of collaborations in recent years, as well as her latest solo release War Against The Lie. By Misha Farrant; Invisible Jukebox: Lord Spikeheart: The anti-genre metal vocalist and one half of Ugandan duo Duma takes on The Wire's mystery listening test. Tested by Claire Biddles; Unlimited Editions: Fused Arrow; Global Ear: Rotterdam; Plus, one-page profiles of Chupame El Dedo, Alister Spence, Kinlaw & Franco Franco and more.
