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Readings and Essays
Addlimb - Serbian site including a questionnaire given to numerous improvisors and a collection of texts originally published elsewhere
Bagatellen - Blog with insightful reviews and other material.
Erstwords - Writing related to musicians on the Erstwhile record label.
Paris Transatlantic - Massive web magazine with many reviews, interviews, and features.
Cornelius Cardew's Towards an Ethic of Improvisation" - classic essay by this English musician and writer
Excellent lengthy interview with Keith Rowe.



Blogs
Just Outside - Wide-ranging blog from this writer currently at work on a biography of Keith Rowe.
Of Sound Mind - Sound and construction experiments from this Philadelphia musician.
Root Blog - Blog of the Root Strata label, with much rare audio and video, new and historical
the Spiral Cage - Blog from this Seattle musician, writer, and organizer.
The Watchful Ear - Blog of Richard Pinnell, co-host of Audition radio program(me?), proprietor of the Cathnor label, and occasional record reviewer.


Listening and Viewing
Abient Editions -  Joda Clement's's very slowly growing archive of live improvised sets from Toronto.
Audition Radio - Fantastic online radio program from London, focusing on new improvised, electronic, and composed music.  Every episode is available for download.
Calculations - Jason Brogan's series for contemporary composition.

Compost and Height - British record label with many free download releases.
Free Music Archive - Curated by WFMU, WEXP, Issue Project Room, Dub Lab, etc. Tons of stuff all over the map.
Godbeni imperializem - Radio program from Slovenia, focusing on new improvised and electronic experimental music.
The Jokebux - Tons of live sets for free listening from the klingt.org gang - mostly Austrian improvisors and electronicists.
Live Constructions Archive, WKRC 89.9 FM NY - Although no longer updated, plenty of great sets from eRikm, Francisco Lopez, Gen Ken Montgomery, Phil Niblock, Zbigniew Karkowski, Yasunao Tone, John Duncan, Steve Roden, Mountains and more. 
Rare Frequncy - interviews, articles, reviews and a podcast from this Boston-area radio show.
Some great videos of mostly European improvisors shot by David Reid.  And part two.
Touch Radio - Online radio from this fine British label.  Sets from many artists, including CM von Hauswolff, Philip Jeck, Peter Rehberg, Toshiya Tsunoda, Leif Elggren, Stephan Mathieu, and Fennesz/Toral/Rehberg.
Wandelweiser Radio (direct link to audio stream - you may need to install the VLC player) - streaming web radio for this composer collective working largely with space and silence.  Playlist is here.
W.M.O/R - Great record label with free downloads of all releases.



Discussion
I Hate Music
Jazzcorner's Speakeasy
Noisefanatics/Troniks/Chondritic/Iheartnoise


Philadelphia musicians
Tim Albro
Antler Piss
Jon Barrios
Bee Mask
Dan Blacksberg
Jared Burak
Charles Cohen
Ashley Deekus
Embarker
Ian Fraser
God Willing
Katt Hernandez
Jesse Kudler
LATRALMAGOG
Joe Lentini
Eli Litwin
Matt Mitchell
CSection / Alex Nagle
Newton
PIMA Group
Satanized
Sharks with Wings
Shot X Shot
Dave Smolen
Jack Wright / Spring Garden Music