Sarah Kirkland Snider & Metropolis Ensemble ~ Forward Into Light

As indicated by the title, Forward Into Light is a hopeful album, suggesting that history is tilting toward something brighter and more positive.  This attitude may be in short supply these days, but its rarity makes it all the more essential.  The

Sarah Kirkland Snider & Metropolis Ensemble ~ Forward Into Light

As indicated by the title, Forward Into Light is a hopeful album, suggesting that history is tilting toward something brighter and more positive.  This attitude may be in short supply these days, but its rarity makes it all the more essential.  The

The Synthesis Machine ~ An Interview with Shane Parish

Shane Parish is a multifaceted guitarist that has crafted numerous interesting arrangements of pieces from various genres for his chosen instrument. His latest, Autechre Guitar, showcases a series of adaptations from a wide selection of early works by the UK

The Synthesis Machine ~ An Interview with Shane Parish

Shane Parish is a multifaceted guitarist that has crafted numerous interesting arrangements of pieces from various genres for his chosen instrument. His latest, Autechre Guitar, showcases a series of adaptations from a wide selection of early works by the UK

Shane Parish ~ Autechre Guitar

It would appear Shane Parish likes a challenge. First of all, how to follow Repertoire, an album that saw the guitarist cover everyone from John Cage and Alice Coltrane to Aphex Twin and Charles Mingus. And second, once a theme

Shane Parish ~ Autechre Guitar

It would appear Shane Parish likes a challenge. First of all, how to follow Repertoire, an album that saw the guitarist cover everyone from John Cage and Alice Coltrane to Aphex Twin and Charles Mingus. And second, once a theme

Nathan Fake ~ Evaporator

A quick trip down the streaming rabbit hole to discover that Nathan Fake’s most popular track – by far – is the James Holden remix of “The Sky Was Pink”, which was a ground-shaking banger back in 2004 and remains

Nathan Fake ~ Evaporator

A quick trip down the streaming rabbit hole to discover that Nathan Fake’s most popular track – by far – is the James Holden remix of “The Sky Was Pink”, which was a ground-shaking banger back in 2004 and remains

Bosque Vacío ~ Aves de Nahá

With Aves de Nahá, Bosque Vacío turn from the fractured wetlands of Mexico City toward the dense cosmologies of the Lacandon jungle in Chiapas. Where 2023’s Cantera Oriente traced the unstable boundaries between quarry, reserve and megapolis — a site

Bosque Vacío ~ Aves de Nahá

With Aves de Nahá, Bosque Vacío turn from the fractured wetlands of Mexico City toward the dense cosmologies of the Lacandon jungle in Chiapas. Where 2023’s Cantera Oriente traced the unstable boundaries between quarry, reserve and megapolis — a site

Isabel Pine ~ Fables

Shortly after leaving her orchestral career behind to pursue a solo career, Isabel Pine had a startling revelation: in order to make her music sound warm, she’d have to move into the cold.  Fables is recorded inside and outside “a small, remote

Isabel Pine ~ Fables

Shortly after leaving her orchestral career behind to pursue a solo career, Isabel Pine had a startling revelation: in order to make her music sound warm, she’d have to move into the cold.  Fables is recorded inside and outside “a small, remote

xor ~ Present Tense

Inspired by the writings of Mark Fisher, Present Tense is about “mourning an imagined future.”  xor (Asheville, North Carolina’s Matthew Boman) cites “old space age photos” as a prime example, lamenting that “there used to be so much optimism about what humans were

xor ~ Present Tense

Inspired by the writings of Mark Fisher, Present Tense is about “mourning an imagined future.”  xor (Asheville, North Carolina’s Matthew Boman) cites “old space age photos” as a prime example, lamenting that “there used to be so much optimism about what humans were

Marielle V Jakobsons ~ The Patterns Lost to Air

The Patterns Lost to Air are the sounds that once played, begin to dissipate and decay.  They serve as metaphors for other transitions: physical, emotional, spiritual.  Just before composing this set, Marielle V Jakobsons had been struggling with the effects of Long

Marielle V Jakobsons ~ The Patterns Lost to Air

The Patterns Lost to Air are the sounds that once played, begin to dissipate and decay.  They serve as metaphors for other transitions: physical, emotional, spiritual.  Just before composing this set, Marielle V Jakobsons had been struggling with the effects of Long