A weekly tally of memorable things Steve Smith has stuck in his ears.

Sarah Hennies – Fleas (Ultraviolet Light; 2018)

Travelling by Muyassar Kurdi

Muyassar Kurdi – Travelling (No Rent; 2018)

Lilliput by riverrun

riverrun – Lilliput (self-released; 2018)

D’Agala by Sylvie Courvoisier Trio

Sylvie Courvoisier Trio – D'Agala (Intakt; 2018)

Earth Tones at the Metal Show by Seth Chrisman & Nathan McLaughlin

Seth Chrisman & Nathan McLaughlin – Earth Tones at the Metal Show (Full Spectrum; 2018)

Mystery Tape #1 by Unidentified

Unidentified – Mystery Tape #1 (Colour8/ACR; 2018)

1,000 Sewing Machines by Ben McElroy

Ben McElroy – 1,000 Sewing Machines (Unknown Tone; 2017)

…city flexure… (Buffalo NY, 14 September 2017) by Ensemble of Irreproducible Outcomes

Ensemble of Irreproducible Outcomes – …city flexure… (Buffalo) (Irritable Hedgehog; 2017)

a thousand other names by a thousand other names

A Thousand Other Names – A Thousand Other Names (Birdcage/tone drop; 1996/2018)

cloud of unknowing by Taku Unami

Taku Unami – cloud of unknowing (Tenseless; 2017)

Second take (extract) by Tetuzi Akiyama/Magnus Granberg/HenrikOlsson

Tetuzi Akiyama/Magnus Granberg/Henrik Olsson – Whose Words? (Meena; 2017)

minimal music by John P. Hastings

John P. Hastings – minimal music (self-released; 2016)