Best known as the singer and keyboard player of the Swans, as well as a prolific collaborator, Jarboe is a composer and an artist above everything. Having had a cult following since her early days, Jarboe’s ambient, experimental and hypnotic style comes from her unique upbringing and variety of musical…

Taking its title from the Indian goddess of destruction, MahaKali portends two things particularly about Jarboe’s first solo release in a while (not that she’s been quiet, with several other projects this year, including J2 with Justin Broadrick and guest appearances on recent Guapo and Puscifer releases): There’s an eastern…

A common turn of phrase is that people operate on different (or similar) wavelengths, the idea being that there are innately stronger links between certain individuals. More instinctive connections are made and the friction that can exist in communication abates.

In the case of Jarboe, after talking with her for…