The Locrian mode occupies a peculiar niche in the world of Western tonality, often described by critics and theorists alike as the “anti‑tonal” voice of the seven‑note scales that have shaped ...

Writing a song is just like baking a cake or painting a picture, there is a specific method and technique that will allow you to accomplish your goal. Of course, your own style and creativity will ...

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Today, the Spotlight shines on visual artist, professor, and experimental musician Terence Hannum. Terence wears many hats. He is a visual artist, professor, and one-third of the experimental trio ...

"Why music?" It comes off like a Philosophy 101 essay question at first, but the more I twist my head around it, the more it causes a volcanic hurl of thought: Why do I love music? Why do I write ...

Over the last 10 years, the music made by prolific Chicago/Baltimore trio Locrian has always been tough to categorize: Is it noise? Black metal? Dark ambient? Industrial? Drone? Things get more ...

The more music Locrian create, the less sense the metallurgists seem to make: That is the implicit lesson of Infinite Dissolution, the most adventurous and accessible album the once-prohibitively ...