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L I N K S
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PUBLICATIONS
  • e|i Magazine
    http://www.ei-mag.com
    Music electronic and otherwise. Loaded with reviews and features on the current releases and artists.

  • The Wire
    http://www.thewire.co.uk
    What can be added to the motto "Adventures in Modern Music" covering electronica, avant rock, breakbeat, jazz, modern classical, and global. A staple.

  • Grooves
    http://www.groovesmag.com
    Experimental electronic music magazine. Quality reportage on the electronic music genres

  • Tape Op
    http://www.tapeop.com
    Creative music recording magazine. There's always at least one really interesting article or interview in each issue, and I regularly come away with some new insight into making/recording music.

  • AmbiEntrance E-Zine
    http://www.spiderbytes.com/ambientrance/
    No longer being published but the archives are still a good source of reviews and interviews relating to ambient musics.

  • Vital Weekly
    http://www.staalplaat.com/vitalintro.htm
    Covering new and experimental music; ranging from ambient dance music, dark experimental & plunderphonic to sound poetry and serious electronic avant-garde. Possibly the only place some of this stuff is reviewed.

LABELS
  • Sabotage
    http://www.sabotage.at/
    Adventures in modern art and sounds!

  • Fallt
    http://www.fallt.com
    A label based in Northern Ireland who present both music and other graphic/conceptual projects of intriguing variety. A nicely designed site with unusual content, check it out!

  • Slapart Media
    http://www.slapart.com/
    Run by n.kra, Slapart explores the disused lavatories and blind alleys of experimental media... we likey!

  • Touch
    http://www.touch.demon.co.uk/
    The home of Touch, Tray and recently discontinued Ash. Producers of some truly amazing music!

  • Hypnos Recordings
    http://www.hypnos.com
    Home to engaging electronic musics and dark ambience.

  • Sub Rosa
    http://www.subrosa.be/
    Many excellent releases in a variety of genres.
ASSOCIATES
  • Charles Browning
    http://www.foundrysite.com/browning/
    A selection of current paintings, as well as other projects from Mr. Browning.

  • Thermal/Boxman
    http://www.boxmanstudies.com
    Boxman's release, Time out of Mind, is a wonderful excursion into electronic music, incorporating rhythm and atmosphere into graceful and and engaging tracks.Also out is a Thermal/Seofon collaboration on Thousand/Boxman titled A Monument of Chance.

  • Seofon/ATOI
    http://www.a-toi.com/
    Seofon and the ATOI (Ambient Temple of Imagination) collective has done music at a variety of events for some years now. This site contains much information on their activitiexs and arcane knowledge... not always easy to use, but quite a journey!

  • Ben Swire
    http://www.foundrysite.com/bensire/
    The artist behind the Equilibrium EP as well as a contributor to Bibimbap and Thing Asunder projects. Ben is working with video and audio to create to new work.

  • Interstitial
    http://www.interstitial.info/
    The person behind the sub.terra project, Interstitial has also released the Temporal Arc CD on the Red Antenna label.

  • Saul Stokes
    http://www.saulstokes.com/
    Saul Stokes explores electronic music with unique home made equipment and a great sense of meshing old school sounds with innovative flare.

  • csero/Ian Stokes
    http://www.csero.com/
    Ian Stokes has been building his own equipment and making music for many years. This site focuses on some of Ian's game work, but includes other items as well.

  • Forrest Fang
    http://pwp.value.net/~ffcal/FFANG1.HTM
    Forrest has released a number of albums beautifully weaving ethnic musics and instruments, along with synths, into progressive compositions. World Diary is a regular visitor to my CD player, and his more recent Gongland is a lovely exploration of layered ambience. A contributor to the Bibimbap project.

  • The Republic of Macedonia - Radio Kanal 103
    http://www.kanal103.com.mk
    A Macedonian radio station out of Skopje who has taken a fancy to Foundry music. Music radio channel 103. Anyone who's in the Skopje proximity listen in and report back to me!

ARTISTS
  • David Bridie
    http://www.davidbridie.com.au/
    Fomr his work with Not Drowning, Waving to his more recent solo albums David Bridie writes thoughtful pop songs that are truly unique and engrossing.

  • Jane Siberry
    http://www.sheeba.ca/
    Jane Siberry's label. An excellent and personal website, source of information for "all things Sib."

SHOPPING

Annotated URLs for online shopping and info. In the past I have listed everything I could get my hands on, but now I will list only the outlets I have dealt with and had good experiences with. This seems a more helpful approach. I am still open to recommendations. (M. Bentley 4/26/2000)

  • David Hodgson - Playing by Ear [Albuquerque, NM USA]
    david hodgson (playing.by.ear@mindspring.com)
    David gets my highest marks for service and stock. He has the newest releases as well as a good assortment of older discs. If you're looking for something, email David, he may well stock it, and if doesn't he'll find you one. To get on the weekly e-mail list, write PBE at the above address.

  • Soleilmoon [Portland, Oregon USA]
    http://www.soleilmoon.com/
    Mailorder and distribution of many interesting labels, such as Staalplaat/Soleilmoon, Cold Meat Industry, World Serpent, Sub Rosa, Projekt, Touch, and (of course) Hypnos/Foundry!

  • Comfort [Japan]
    http://web.kyoto-inet.or.jp/people/ohkura/
    Good service, friendly and a reliable way to get hard-to-find Japanese releases.

  • Forced Exposure [Somerville, Massachusetts USA]
    http://www.forcedexposure.com/
    Mailorder and distribution of a variety of genres; experimental, electronic and a whole lot in between.

MISCELLANEOUS
  • The Millenial Abyss
    http://www.fourthhorseman.com/Abyss/
    The best source of information of the late lamented Millennium TV series. Brian Dixon has been a freind to the Foundry and our Ragnarok feature.