Antonio
@alteranthony.bsky.social
🤔 music writer, researcher, teacher, programmer
✍️ The Wire, The Quietus, Kulturpunkt, Research Music
❤️ music, literature, film, leftist politics, philosophy, tech
🌐 https://antonio.poscic.net
📰 https://researchmusic.blog
✍️ The Wire, The Quietus, Kulturpunkt, Research Music
❤️ music, literature, film, leftist politics, philosophy, tech
🌐 https://antonio.poscic.net
📰 https://researchmusic.blog
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Sure, I write for them, but I have happily subscribed to @thequietus.com for some years now. Little things mean a lot, especially when they multiply in number.
Trick Bag, Aquarium Drunkard, Stereogum, Hearing Things, a billion independent newsletters…just saying! if you cherish the spot where you read about music, especially if it’s eternally dangling on the precipice of financial oblivion because there’s not a corporation behind it, throw them some money.
January 20, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Sure, I write for them, but I have happily subscribed to @thequietus.com for some years now. Little things mean a lot, especially when they multiply in number.
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My first Spool's Out cassette reviews column of 2026 is now up at @thequietus.com Always such a joy to write this, and there's once again a deluge of fantastic sounds coming out on tape...
thequietus.com/quietus-revi...
thequietus.com/quietus-revi...
Spool's Out: Cassette Reviews for January by Daryl Worthington | The Quietus
The tape revival has been revived. According to Official Charts Company data, UK sales of cassettes dipped slightly in 2024, but in 2025 they rallied, 164,000 units sold, 53 per cent up on the previou...
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January 20, 2026 at 4:17 PM
My first Spool's Out cassette reviews column of 2026 is now up at @thequietus.com Always such a joy to write this, and there's once again a deluge of fantastic sounds coming out on tape...
thequietus.com/quietus-revi...
thequietus.com/quietus-revi...
The use of generative AI in art can be an incredibly interesting and nuanced discussion. I myself have been fascinated with the subject (and written several papers on it), composers like @jenniferwalshe.bsky.social have made amazing music using systems such as dadabots' RRNs, etc. 1/2
January 17, 2026 at 12:54 PM
The use of generative AI in art can be an incredibly interesting and nuanced discussion. I myself have been fascinated with the subject (and written several papers on it), composers like @jenniferwalshe.bsky.social have made amazing music using systems such as dadabots' RRNs, etc. 1/2
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We’re articulating our approach to generative AI so musicians can keep making music and fans can trust the music they find on Bandcamp.
Bandcamp’s Mission and Our Approach to Generative AI
We’re articulating our approach to generative AI so musicians can keep making music and fans can trust the music they find on Bandcamp.
blog.bandcamp.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:21 PM
We’re articulating our approach to generative AI so musicians can keep making music and fans can trust the music they find on Bandcamp.
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Nisam zadovoljan novim prijevodom očenaša i smatram da nije uhvatio srž hrvatskog jezika, zato prilažem svoj prijevod:
January 11, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Nisam zadovoljan novim prijevodom očenaša i smatram da nije uhvatio srž hrvatskog jezika, zato prilažem svoj prijevod:
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The mixtape nobody asked for — delivered on Orthodox Christmas. I’m gifting you this religious experience of noise: saturated sound for saturated minds, ambient, improv, experimental; the best possible way to make your ears bleed and find solace in that unruly spirit called SOUND.
Orthodox Christmas Mixtape
The mixtape nobody asked for — delivered on Orthodox Christmas. I’m gifting you this religious experience of noise: saturated sound for saturated minds, ambient, improv, experimental; the best possibl
soundcloud.com
January 7, 2026 at 7:19 PM
The mixtape nobody asked for — delivered on Orthodox Christmas. I’m gifting you this religious experience of noise: saturated sound for saturated minds, ambient, improv, experimental; the best possible way to make your ears bleed and find solace in that unruly spirit called SOUND.
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You can hardly go wrong with anything from @adambdonoval.bsky.social's catalogue, but I think this selection does a good job of representing what the label is all about.
Feat. Asemix, Martyna Basta, Marta Forsberg, HMOT, Tomáš Niesner, Raft Of Trash and Ani Zakareishvili.
Feat. Asemix, Martyna Basta, Marta Forsberg, HMOT, Tomáš Niesner, Raft Of Trash and Ani Zakareishvili.
To accompany his report on Warm Winters Ltd in The Wire 503/504, @alteranthony.bsky.social explores a playlist of releases from the Bratislava based label
www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks...
www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks...
Unlimited Editions: Warm Winters Ltd - The Wire
To accompany his report on Warm Winters Ltd in The Wire 503/504, Antonio Poscic explores a playlist of releases from the Bratislava based label
www.thewire.co.uk
January 6, 2026 at 12:12 PM
You can hardly go wrong with anything from @adambdonoval.bsky.social's catalogue, but I think this selection does a good job of representing what the label is all about.
Feat. Asemix, Martyna Basta, Marta Forsberg, HMOT, Tomáš Niesner, Raft Of Trash and Ani Zakareishvili.
Feat. Asemix, Martyna Basta, Marta Forsberg, HMOT, Tomáš Niesner, Raft Of Trash and Ani Zakareishvili.
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Farewell today to Hungarian director Béla Tarr (1955 – 2026), one of cinema’s great visionaries. His deeply poetic and uncompromising films—like Sátántangó and The Turin Horse—redefined slow, contemplative cinema and left an indelible mark on the art of filmmaking
January 6, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Farewell today to Hungarian director Béla Tarr (1955 – 2026), one of cinema’s great visionaries. His deeply poetic and uncompromising films—like Sátántangó and The Turin Horse—redefined slow, contemplative cinema and left an indelible mark on the art of filmmaking
You can hardly go wrong with anything from @adambdonoval.bsky.social's catalogue, but I think this selection does a good job of representing what the label is all about.
Feat. Asemix, Martyna Basta, Marta Forsberg, HMOT, Tomáš Niesner, Raft Of Trash and Ani Zakareishvili.
Feat. Asemix, Martyna Basta, Marta Forsberg, HMOT, Tomáš Niesner, Raft Of Trash and Ani Zakareishvili.
To accompany his report on Warm Winters Ltd in The Wire 503/504, @alteranthony.bsky.social explores a playlist of releases from the Bratislava based label
www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks...
www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks...
Unlimited Editions: Warm Winters Ltd - The Wire
To accompany his report on Warm Winters Ltd in The Wire 503/504, Antonio Poscic explores a playlist of releases from the Bratislava based label
www.thewire.co.uk
January 6, 2026 at 12:12 PM
You can hardly go wrong with anything from @adambdonoval.bsky.social's catalogue, but I think this selection does a good job of representing what the label is all about.
Feat. Asemix, Martyna Basta, Marta Forsberg, HMOT, Tomáš Niesner, Raft Of Trash and Ani Zakareishvili.
Feat. Asemix, Martyna Basta, Marta Forsberg, HMOT, Tomáš Niesner, Raft Of Trash and Ani Zakareishvili.
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RIP Michał Urbaniak (1943-2025)
Michal Urbaniak, Pioneering Jazz Fusion Violinist, Dies at 82
www.nytimes.com
December 26, 2025 at 10:16 PM
RIP Michał Urbaniak (1943-2025)
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R.I.P. Perry Bamonte, guitarist and keyboardist for @thecure.com
The Cure's Perry Bamonte Dead At 65
Perry Bamonte, guitarist and keyboardist for the Cure, has died. According to a statement the band shared on their website, Bamonte passed away from a short illness over Christmas at his home. He was ...
stereogum.com
December 26, 2025 at 7:26 PM
R.I.P. Perry Bamonte, guitarist and keyboardist for @thecure.com
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merry xmas, i released two little free things for you today. yapping portal - ceremonial nullspace, & world of white ice - lake forest limb.
plz enjoy
yappingportal.bandcamp.com/album/ceremo...
worldofwhiteice.bandcamp.com/album/lake-f...
plz enjoy
yappingportal.bandcamp.com/album/ceremo...
worldofwhiteice.bandcamp.com/album/lake-f...
Ceremonial Nullspace, by Yapping Portal
11 track album
yappingportal.bandcamp.com
December 25, 2025 at 6:49 PM
merry xmas, i released two little free things for you today. yapping portal - ceremonial nullspace, & world of white ice - lake forest limb.
plz enjoy
yappingportal.bandcamp.com/album/ceremo...
worldofwhiteice.bandcamp.com/album/lake-f...
plz enjoy
yappingportal.bandcamp.com/album/ceremo...
worldofwhiteice.bandcamp.com/album/lake-f...
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An album from Walter, Al, & me that @alteranthony.bsky.social compared to Hellraiser. It would be a waste of good suffering for you to not listen to this. Added bonus, this is my only official release for the year and I don't play bass on it.
December 24, 2025 at 1:49 PM
An album from Walter, Al, & me that @alteranthony.bsky.social compared to Hellraiser. It would be a waste of good suffering for you to not listen to this. Added bonus, this is my only official release for the year and I don't play bass on it.
This was... strange. The framing was weak, but some of the found footage is excellent. And quite abstract. Reminded me of The Outwaters (2022) in a good way.
December 23, 2025 at 2:39 PM
This was... strange. The framing was weak, but some of the found footage is excellent. And quite abstract. Reminded me of The Outwaters (2022) in a good way.
For @thewiremagazine.bsky.social's online edition, I wrote about the perceived downward trend of bands and how it applies to experimental music.
DeForrest Brown, Jr's new essay on the automation of music is also very relevant to the discussion: www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/e...
DeForrest Brown, Jr's new essay on the automation of music is also very relevant to the discussion: www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/e...
From the mainstream to the margins, bands were once again in decline in 2025, writes Antonio Poscic
Read the full essay here: www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/e...
Read the full essay here: www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/e...
(Not) playing in the band - The Wire
From the mainstream to the margins, bands were once again in decline in 2025, writes Antonio Poscic
www.thewire.co.uk
December 23, 2025 at 10:44 AM
For @thewiremagazine.bsky.social's online edition, I wrote about the perceived downward trend of bands and how it applies to experimental music.
DeForrest Brown, Jr's new essay on the automation of music is also very relevant to the discussion: www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/e...
DeForrest Brown, Jr's new essay on the automation of music is also very relevant to the discussion: www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/e...
For @ivnafr.bsky.social's newsletter forkert, I reviewed Valby Vokalgruppe's new album 'Solids For Voice', a stunning collection of "rhythmical architectures built almost solely from the voice" that sound like "trance without electronics".
Solids for Voices
On Valby Vokalgruppe's new album, voice is all they need.
forkert.substack.com
December 19, 2025 at 10:02 AM
For @ivnafr.bsky.social's newsletter forkert, I reviewed Valby Vokalgruppe's new album 'Solids For Voice', a stunning collection of "rhythmical architectures built almost solely from the voice" that sound like "trance without electronics".
Crippling Alcoholism is the flenserest band ever, so much so that I was actually convinced they were part of the label's roster when I first heard them.
Check out 'Camgirl' if you haven't already. It's one of the wilder 2025 rock/metal albums.
Check out 'Camgirl' if you haven't already. It's one of the wilder 2025 rock/metal albums.
🚨 Announcement 🚨
Crippling Alcoholism has joined The Flenser.
Formed in New England in 2022, the band makes ear-wormy noise rock built on pop melody, obsession, and endurance. Their 2025 LP Camgirl sold out.
A new edition of Camgirl arrives early 2026 via The Flenser, with a new LP to follow
Crippling Alcoholism has joined The Flenser.
Formed in New England in 2022, the band makes ear-wormy noise rock built on pop melody, obsession, and endurance. Their 2025 LP Camgirl sold out.
A new edition of Camgirl arrives early 2026 via The Flenser, with a new LP to follow
December 19, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Crippling Alcoholism is the flenserest band ever, so much so that I was actually convinced they were part of the label's roster when I first heard them.
Check out 'Camgirl' if you haven't already. It's one of the wilder 2025 rock/metal albums.
Check out 'Camgirl' if you haven't already. It's one of the wilder 2025 rock/metal albums.
The BEST metal year-end list is here.
December 19, 2025 at 7:44 AM
The BEST metal year-end list is here.
Always my favourite part of list season. The staff/contributor charts are a real treasure trove w/ so much variety in the picks. Great way to discover new music.
Still quite happy with my list even though I compiled it almost 2 months ago. Los Thuthanaka should have been in my top 10, though.
Still quite happy with my list even though I compiled it almost 2 months ago. Los Thuthanaka should have been in my top 10, though.
December 18, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Always my favourite part of list season. The staff/contributor charts are a real treasure trove w/ so much variety in the picks. Great way to discover new music.
Still quite happy with my list even though I compiled it almost 2 months ago. Los Thuthanaka should have been in my top 10, though.
Still quite happy with my list even though I compiled it almost 2 months ago. Los Thuthanaka should have been in my top 10, though.
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December 17, 2025 at 2:19 PM
I somehow missed the new Slikback when it came out back in July, but holy smokes... Ultra dense, ultra extreme (club) music.
Attrition, by Slikback
11 track album
slikback.bandcamp.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I somehow missed the new Slikback when it came out back in July, but holy smokes... Ultra dense, ultra extreme (club) music.
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December 16, 2025 at 1:59 PM
We're currently just 25 subscribers off the magical 2000 that ensures the long-term viability and stability of The Quietus. Join the Subscriber tier today & get instant access to hours of music in playlists covering our three main end of year charts:
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heard someone call pooping “separating the art from the artist” & i think there’s something beautiful to learn from that
December 15, 2025 at 1:01 PM
heard someone call pooping “separating the art from the artist” & i think there’s something beautiful to learn from that
Excellent and quite comprehensive chart. Includes the splendid compilation 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯 𝘛𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘈𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴: 𝘈 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘙𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭, 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭, & 𝘐𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘔𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 1970𝘴 𝘚𝘢𝘯 𝘋𝘪𝘦𝘨𝘰 (accompanied by a blurb taken from my full review).
December 8, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Excellent and quite comprehensive chart. Includes the splendid compilation 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯 𝘛𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘈𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴: 𝘈 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘙𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭, 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭, & 𝘐𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘔𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 1970𝘴 𝘚𝘢𝘯 𝘋𝘪𝘦𝘨𝘰 (accompanied by a blurb taken from my full review).
And a few more Bandcamp Friday recs if you're into heavy shit (you should be). 👇
The best metal of 2025 as selected by Spyros and me for @popmatters.com.
Banger list all around ft Antiversum, @allieinchains.bsky.social, Mendoza/fluke-mogul/Pérez (@burningambulance.bsky.social), @gonemage.bsky.social, OvO, Retromorphosis, Stygian Ruin...
🔗 www.popmatters.com/best-metal-a...
Banger list all around ft Antiversum, @allieinchains.bsky.social, Mendoza/fluke-mogul/Pérez (@burningambulance.bsky.social), @gonemage.bsky.social, OvO, Retromorphosis, Stygian Ruin...
🔗 www.popmatters.com/best-metal-a...
December 5, 2025 at 2:24 PM
And a few more Bandcamp Friday recs if you're into heavy shit (you should be). 👇