Highlighting the Avant-Garde at New Music Circle
Torn Light actively seeks stocking, distributing, and releasing current experimental and avant-garde music, as well as essentials from the past. Many of the artists we stock have shared their art […]
November 14, 2021Krautrock: Germany’s Post-War Sound from the Cosmic to the Minimal
In the aftermath of World War II, young German artists joined their desire for musical experimentation with cutting edge synthesizers and pursued a new legacy for German music. Krautrock is […]
November 7, 2021“The Entire World of Sound” with Folkways Records
Between the folk music of North America and international sections of our shop, we have a section dedicated to Folkways Records, a historically and culturally significant record label. Smithsonian Folkways […]
October 31, 2021Explore Cincinnati’s Garage, Psych, & Pop History with “Lonely Avenue”
If you have been in the shop within the past few weeks, you may have heard a piece of Jon Lorenz’s compilation, “Lonely Avenue: Select Cuts from Cincinnati’s Psych, Garage, […]
October 24, 2021The History of Indian Records Inc.
In 1964, Indian Records Inc. was founded by Oscar Humphrey in Watonga, Oklahoma. The business actually began as a shop called Cheyenne Indian Supplies, which sold various Native American supplies, […]
October 17, 2021Justin’s 30 Halloween Season Deep Dives
Last year on the Torn Light website I made a list of 10 movies that I felt were essential watching for the Halloween season, and this year I’ve tripled the […]
October 5, 2021Radio Topo Mix Tapes Archive
Limited mixtape series done on recycled cassettes.
September 29, 2021Torn Light Archives 2
CLUSTER-LAND Written by Michael Roden a Cincinnati Native in 1981 “Cluster-Land” is a 24 page homage to his favorite bands and the psychedelic realm of Kraut Rock / Space […]
February 6, 2021Torn Light Archives 1
Today is the first of hopefully many more blog posts to our website. We attempt to save as much print ephemera as possible as it comes through the store. This […]
November 14, 2020Torn Light Halloween Must Watch List.
Torn Light’s Halloween Season Movie Watchlist – by Justin Wiese We’re midway through October of 2020, truly one of the most ghoulish years of all time, and we at Torn […]
October 22, 2020