Rone ~ Megaptera
A worthy successor to David Rothenberg’s fine 2008 book Whale Music: Thousand Mile Songs in a Sea of Sound, Rone‘s Megaptera is the original score to the French film The Musician and the Whale, in which the artist discovers that his music attracts whales
Rone ~ Megaptera
A worthy successor to David Rothenberg’s fine 2008 book Whale Music: Thousand Mile Songs in a Sea of Sound, Rone‘s Megaptera is the original score to the French film The Musician and the Whale, in which the artist discovers that his music attracts whales
MONO ~ Snowdrop
MONO‘s debut album, Under the Pipal Tree, was released in 2001. This year they reach their silver anniversary. Few bands get to this point; even fewer remain relevant, and fewer still continue to release their best work. MONO’s finest albums
MONO ~ Snowdrop
MONO‘s debut album, Under the Pipal Tree, was released in 2001. This year they reach their silver anniversary. Few bands get to this point; even fewer remain relevant, and fewer still continue to release their best work. MONO’s finest albums
David Vélez ~ The River Calder
After seeing the illustration of a cute but anguished monster, one wants to know more. Lina Velandia‘s line drawings grace the release by David Vélez, an original way to draw us into the story of the River Calder. Two months
David Vélez ~ The River Calder
After seeing the illustration of a cute but anguished monster, one wants to know more. Lina Velandia‘s line drawings grace the release by David Vélez, an original way to draw us into the story of the River Calder. Two months
Magdaléna Manderlová ~ Kozmické louky
The amazing Gruenrekorder label follows up last year’s Sounds of the Wetlands, one of our top field recording albums of 2025, with a pair of water-based releases. Kozmické louky is a further investigation of wetlands and their surrounding environments, while the extended
Magdaléna Manderlová ~ Kozmické louky
The amazing Gruenrekorder label follows up last year’s Sounds of the Wetlands, one of our top field recording albums of 2025, with a pair of water-based releases. Kozmické louky is a further investigation of wetlands and their surrounding environments, while the extended
Cinna Peyghamy ~ Music For Tombak & Synth
On Music For Tombak & Synth, Paris-based Iranian musician Cinna Peyghamy transforms a technical experiment into something deeply personal. What began as research into contact microphones and live improvisation gradually evolved into a meditation on exile, double identity, and inherited
Cinna Peyghamy ~ Music For Tombak & Synth
On Music For Tombak & Synth, Paris-based Iranian musician Cinna Peyghamy transforms a technical experiment into something deeply personal. What began as research into contact microphones and live improvisation gradually evolved into a meditation on exile, double identity, and inherited
Daniela Mars ~ Protected
Is it possible to protect a family member from the horrors of war? This question was posed in the film “Life Is Beautiful,” which inspired Ukrainian artist Halyna Andrusenko to create her own works of art, which in turn inspired
Daniela Mars ~ Protected
Is it possible to protect a family member from the horrors of war? This question was posed in the film “Life Is Beautiful,” which inspired Ukrainian artist Halyna Andrusenko to create her own works of art, which in turn inspired
Alessandro Brivio ~ 2:25
Grief comes in multiple shapes and forms. None of them are pleasing to the eye or the ear. On 2:25, Alessandro Brivio confronts loss as a system under stress, short-circuiting in real time. The cover image—a specular photograph of graffiti
Alessandro Brivio ~ 2:25
Grief comes in multiple shapes and forms. None of them are pleasing to the eye or the ear. On 2:25, Alessandro Brivio confronts loss as a system under stress, short-circuiting in real time. The cover image—a specular photograph of graffiti
Lyra Pramuk ~ Hymnal (Resung)
One of our top albums of 2025 receives the remix treatment, as Hymnal (Resung) highlights six of the original fourteen tracks. Visionary vocalist Lyra Pramuk is well-served by these new takes, which highlight facets of the works that might otherwise have gone
Lyra Pramuk ~ Hymnal (Resung)
One of our top albums of 2025 receives the remix treatment, as Hymnal (Resung) highlights six of the original fourteen tracks. Visionary vocalist Lyra Pramuk is well-served by these new takes, which highlight facets of the works that might otherwise have gone
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