Vital Weekly is the oldest e-mail magazine, which appears 48 times a year and has the latest experimental music reviews.

Vital started in 1987 as a paper magazine. Its simple xeroxed form ensured free copyright; everybody was encouraged to make and distribute copies. Until 1995, 44 issues were made, and with the arrival of the Internet, Vital changed into a pure review newsletter; since then, it has appeared online weekly, still as a free service and still without copyright.

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  • Number 1489
    Week 26 COSTIN MIEREANU – POLY-ART RECORDINGS 1976-1982 (6CD by Auryfa/Metaphon)M.B. – MECTPYO BAKTERIUM (CD by Eighth Tower Records)MASKHEAD – PAINFUL PERSUATION (CD + 3″CD by Aussaat)IDLE HANDS NOISE COMPILATION (CD compilation by Alpha Morzel)ANTHOLOGY OF EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC FROM AUSTRALIA (CD compilation by Unexplained Sounds Group)QUENTIN ROLLET & JÉRÔME LORICHON – PLANISPHÈRE (CD by Prohibited Records)MARCO FERRAZZA – AURA (CD by Zappak)PSYCHIC TV – A PRAYER FOR DEREK JARMAN (CD by Cold Spring Records)PAAL NILSSEN-LOVE – 5TH OF MARCH 2021 (CD by PNL Records)PAAL NILSSEN-LOVE – 15th OF DECEMBER 2024 (CD by PNL Records)STEFAN THUT & TAKU SUGIMOTO – ATWAIN… Read more: Number 1489
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