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All things must come to an end.
After 10 years and over 40 releases, Crouton will be closing. There are many people who without their help, none of this would have been possible. Even those simply reading these messages took part in something that consumed a big part of my life, and for […]

Alessandro Bosetti offers a segment from a Mask Mirror session, where language is processed to reveal different things about the complexity of communication.

Recorded during their 2008 tour:
Charlottesville, VA:

Atlanta, GA:

More info on this duo’s recent Topography CD in the Shop.

A variety of other items (vinyl, cd, dvd) can be found in the Crouton Shoppe at eBay. More items will continue to be added so continue to check the site for updates.

Crouton and UW-M present:
JAMES PLOTKIN
Thursday, September 11
Milwaukee, WI
All ages
James Plotkin (guitar & electronics) has been making music for over half his life, serving as an integral part of groups including Scorn, Old, Khanate, and Atomsmasher (now Phantomsmasher) . In over 100 releases across a variety of formats he has explored different and sometimes uncharted […]

New release from piano minimalist and early drum and bass innovator Robert Haigh now available in the Shop. As the sound sample there shows, this is introspective stuff. But what you’ll hear further on the record, is the rhythm of notes, and the slow merging of clusters that create spacious counter rhythms while […]

In 1999, Telecognac recorded a piece that was to be one side of a split 12″ with Swans member Jarboe, which never was released. Now, this rare piece is available exclusively as part of the ON MUSIC Series.

Experimental guitarist Morgan Craft offers text analyzing the current state of black involvement in innovative music. Check it out.

“Not the first collaboration between Mueller and Kahn, their 2007 tour was based on adapting the sounds of the instruments (percussion, cassette tapes and analog synthesizer) to the various places they touched in those days. An itinerant installation in a way, the sonic perspectives changing from night to night, the physical reaction of both room […]