Posts Tagged: Dynamophone

Ekstasis

ACL 2012: Top Ten Electronic

It would appear that the Electronic section of A Closer Listen is the poor relation of the site, which in a way is no bad thing; certainly the remit when the site was founded was to give those artists who

Ekstasis

ACL 2012: Top Ten Electronic

It would appear that the Electronic section of A Closer Listen is the poor relation of the site, which in a way is no bad thing; certainly the remit when the site was founded was to give those artists who

Remaining Sounds

Grzegorz Bojanek ~ Remaining Sounds

The title of Grzegorz Bojanek‘s latest effort implies sorting, attrition, deterioration.  At one time, more sounds – perhaps all sounds – existed.  Now, only these remain.  In the process of composing, Bojanek distilled a batch of possibilities, settling on these distinctive sources.  By

Remaining Sounds

Grzegorz Bojanek ~ Remaining Sounds

The title of Grzegorz Bojanek‘s latest effort implies sorting, attrition, deterioration.  At one time, more sounds – perhaps all sounds – existed.  Now, only these remain.  In the process of composing, Bojanek distilled a batch of possibilities, settling on these distinctive sources.  By

Sun Chapter

Josh Varnedore ~ Sun Chapter

Josh Varnedore is the Josh in Amman/Josh, along with Amman Abbasi.  Abbasi lends a hand on “Vertebrae”, while Hammock contributes to “186,000 endings per second and Hideki Umezawa (Pawn) chips in on “Earth”.  The presence of such friends guarantees that the

Sun Chapter

Josh Varnedore ~ Sun Chapter

Josh Varnedore is the Josh in Amman/Josh, along with Amman Abbasi.  Abbasi lends a hand on “Vertebrae”, while Hammock contributes to “186,000 endings per second and Hideki Umezawa (Pawn) chips in on “Earth”.  The presence of such friends guarantees that the

Glimmer of Sunlight

Pawn ~ Glimmer of Sunlight

When Tone Sketch was released last October, it bumped Glimmer of Sunlight straight to 2012.  This turns out to have been a smart decision, as the two releases might otherwise have competed against each other.  The earlier album was more vocal-centric; Glimmer of

Glimmer of Sunlight

Pawn ~ Glimmer of Sunlight

When Tone Sketch was released last October, it bumped Glimmer of Sunlight straight to 2012.  This turns out to have been a smart decision, as the two releases might otherwise have competed against each other.  The earlier album was more vocal-centric; Glimmer of

Geskia! Muon

Geskia! ~ Muon

This is not your father’s Geskia! or even your older sibling’s Geskia! ~ this is Geskia! 2.0, a new adaptation for a new generation.  On Muon, the Japanese sound painter adds ambient branches to the industrial/trip-hop trunk of Silent 77/Eclipse 323,

Geskia! Muon

Geskia! ~ Muon

This is not your father’s Geskia! or even your older sibling’s Geskia! ~ this is Geskia! 2.0, a new adaptation for a new generation.  On Muon, the Japanese sound painter adds ambient branches to the industrial/trip-hop trunk of Silent 77/Eclipse 323,