Joe & Mat Maneri are featured in a recent interview in which they detail their philosophies and slow rise to notoriety as two of America's great improvisors...

Rafael Toral Mike McGonigal interviews the Portuguese guitar magician whose unique approach to sound creation has become a little better known recently thanks to some higher profile releases...

Loren Chasse the improvisational electro-acoustician and member of idBattery contributes Area Sonologies, a descriptive account of the ideas and motivations behind his field recording work with partner Brandon LaBelle...

Ralph Haxton we're very pleased to be able to publish the definitive history of this American iconoclast, whose influence on the avant-garde musical landscape is only matched by his unfortunate obscurity...

Rick Bishop Sun City Girls member lets us in on some incredible stories from his travels through the Far East and North Africa...

David Tudor D'Arcy Philip Gray contributes a Tudor biography of sorts, told through anecdotes and stories about the life and work of this remarkable musician...

Motoharu Yoshizawa remembrances and tributes from many of the friends and colleagues of the legendary Japanese improv figure who sadly succumbed to his long battle with cancer, passing away on September 12...

the magazine also includes a companion CD that features over an hour of exclusive music from all of the featured artists, except for Joe & Mat Maneri...

"Everything about this arty American New Music zine squeals quality..." —Rob Young, The Wire, Novemeber 1999

"Beautifully-printed and absolutely packed with valuable information, Halana is a must-have for anyone interested in exploring the new terrain being uncovered and mapped by contemporary soundworkers." —Jeremy P. Bushnell, Invisible City Productions

"I hope I am not insulting all editors of magazines that I always receive and never review by reviewing this one. Halana is sort of special for me... Bravo, another well done issue, well done music, so onwards to issue 5." —Frans de Waard, Vital Weekly

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