There is, strictly speaking, the time of listening and the time of recording, and it is a rather tricky thing to try to disarticulate one from the other. For the performer, the different temporalities are more readily apparent, and there is a long tradition of composers and musical acts that have been pushing the imaginary space of live improvisation into the laps and ears of would-be listeners.

From the early 1970s, The Stone Tape is an eerier British horror-drama penned by Nigel Kneale (Quatermass And The Pit). It regards a research team finding what they believe is a psychic impression/ aka a repeating ghost within the walls of an old house. The film mixes emotional drama, with a growing sense of unease, and moments of nerve-jangling fear- often taking a more thoughtful take on horror, which will stay with you long after the film has finished. Here from 101 Films is a deluxe reissue of the film, taking in a new HD print of the film, two complementary tracks & a few other extras, plus a two hundred page reproduction of the script, a separate inlay booklet, and postcards.

The subject of snuff films, whether they exist or not, and if they do who acts in them & buys them has fascinated people for years. Snuff Queen claims to be a documentary looking into the world of Snuffing-  which is meant to be a multi-billion dollar industry where people intentionally die on camera, before being revived. But in reality, it’s a mockumentary- that’s trying to satirize the idea of snuff, all connected with it, and to a lesser account documentaries about the adult film industry. It’s fair to say it’s a highly mixed affair-which moves between very amateurish & not particularly shocking, to vaguely entertaining. Here from Dark Arts Entertainment is a region-free DVD, taking in a commentary track, cut scenes, and a trailer

Star Quality- Speculations For Guitar And Voice is a collaboration between soprano singer Eleanor Westbrook and avant-garde guitarist Keir Cooper. It’s a ten-track album which flirts and shirts between the playful, alien, and the jaunting ‘n’ jarring.

Make Mine Mondo 2 is a twenty-eight-track trip back through the wackier, rawer, and downright weird 45s from the 1960’s.  Moving through genres such as rockabilly, garage, raw rock ‘n’ roll, and instrumental fare. The release appears on UK’s Ace Recordings in the form of a CD.

Esoion is a bubbling sonic stockpot of varied female vocalising and mood-setting-to-seared noise-scaping. It’s a decidedly volatile and shifting work, which at points feels like it’s going to boil over & engulf itself, but never does. Over the release's forty-or-so-minute runtime, it remains engaging and creative.