Under the moniker Gart & Seekatze, Ronny Van Hee has been exploring the minimal sides of things. His quiet improvisations are interspersed with tense silences, combining slow unfolding e-bow drones and softly stroked guitartones with brooding shades of fading fieldrecordings. This is music that takes its time to develop, creeps under your skin and gets you hooked. Ronny has been a regular in the Belgian underground for quite some time, playing in a wide range of projects as ne/ko 39/935, igNOr and Das Arentor Orkestrar. .. feature :: by Bart de Paepe

Interviews for the Jewelled Antler feature - raw questions/answers with Glenn Donaldson & Loren Chasse... feature :: by Brad Rose

New York native and current Oakland resident Gregg Kowalsky's recent album on Chicago's Kranky imprint is a minor masterpiece of murky soundscapes. "Through the Cardial Window" shows Kowalsky's talent and experience as an artist. Every drone dives deep into your skull, raining diamonds down your spine. This is the perfect kind of organic, electronic music. Kowalsky's use of varying textures and sounds is masterful, never losing site of the light burning at the end of the tunnel. This interview was conducted via email in 2006 during the end of Kowalsky's European tour... feature :: by Brad Rose