Ai Yamamoto ~ Seasons

Released on the cusp of summer, Seasons is an EP to carry one through the year.  Ai Yamamoto, who so graciously opened her home to listeners on Pan De Sonic – Iso, now turns her attention to the passing of the seasons and

Ai Yamamoto ~ Seasons

Released on the cusp of summer, Seasons is an EP to carry one through the year.  Ai Yamamoto, who so graciously opened her home to listeners on Pan De Sonic – Iso, now turns her attention to the passing of the seasons and

Ukrainian Field Notes LVI

After spending the month of May in Ukraine, I am back in Rome. There has been a 22% increase in the number of drones and missiles on Kyiv and Ukraine in general from the month of April. I have witnessed

Ukrainian Field Notes LVI

After spending the month of May in Ukraine, I am back in Rome. There has been a 22% increase in the number of drones and missiles on Kyiv and Ukraine in general from the month of April. I have witnessed

William Selman ~ Sanctioned Departures

Can one remix reality?  We do it all the time, as our minds revise, rewrite and reorganize our memories. Critique of Everyday Life’s William Selman performs a similar feat on Sanctioned Departures by arranging field recordings by categories.  This “thematic tagging system”

William Selman ~ Sanctioned Departures

Can one remix reality?  We do it all the time, as our minds revise, rewrite and reorganize our memories. Critique of Everyday Life’s William Selman performs a similar feat on Sanctioned Departures by arranging field recordings by categories.  This “thematic tagging system”

Émile Zener ~ Sumatra Method

The name of the label fits the release:  Critique of Everyday Life.  Émile Zener‘s Sumatra Method is an expose of the past and an indictment of the present, causing listeners to question what they think they know and what they believe.  At

Émile Zener ~ Sumatra Method

The name of the label fits the release:  Critique of Everyday Life.  Émile Zener‘s Sumatra Method is an expose of the past and an indictment of the present, causing listeners to question what they think they know and what they believe.  At

Garling Wu and Jessie Leov ~ Earthworks

Earthworks is a travel set: a memoir of places visited, impressions gleaned and experiences translated into sound.  Garling Wu and Jessie Leov composed the album remotely, folding in impressions of London, Japan, New Zealand and more.  In the same way, the perfume

Garling Wu and Jessie Leov ~ Earthworks

Earthworks is a travel set: a memoir of places visited, impressions gleaned and experiences translated into sound.  Garling Wu and Jessie Leov composed the album remotely, folding in impressions of London, Japan, New Zealand and more.  In the same way, the perfume

Shelf Nunny ~ Dancing With Latency

As the title implies, Dancing With Latency is music for the in-between.  Shelf Nunny sketched these tracks in hotel rooms while making a major life change, moving 283 miles from Seattle to Eugene, Oregon.  One night in Eugene, he found a church that

Shelf Nunny ~ Dancing With Latency

As the title implies, Dancing With Latency is music for the in-between.  Shelf Nunny sketched these tracks in hotel rooms while making a major life change, moving 283 miles from Seattle to Eugene, Oregon.  One night in Eugene, he found a church that

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