Yearly Archives: 2012
Celer ~ Evaporate and Wonder
Evaporate and Wonder is an ember of an ember, an echo of an echo, a ghost of a ghost, barely there yet fully present. This slowly meditative pair of tracks has all the power of a leaf floating down a lazy
Celer ~ Evaporate and Wonder
Evaporate and Wonder is an ember of an ember, an echo of an echo, a ghost of a ghost, barely there yet fully present. This slowly meditative pair of tracks has all the power of a leaf floating down a lazy
Greg Haines ~ Digressions
Orchestra students can be two things at once: wildly inventive (because they haven’t yet learned what “shouldn’t be done”) and open to fresh ideas. But few are lucky enough to have a visiting teacher like Greg Haines, who not only
Greg Haines ~ Digressions
Orchestra students can be two things at once: wildly inventive (because they haven’t yet learned what “shouldn’t be done”) and open to fresh ideas. But few are lucky enough to have a visiting teacher like Greg Haines, who not only
Claudio Curciotti ~ Indica: Sounds from India
Italian sound explorer Claudio Curciotti invites us to travel alongside him on his latest release, Indica: Sounds from India. These 22 short soundscapes, based on raw field recordings from New Delhi, Mumbay and Varanasi, come across as both sensitive and authentic. The artist set
Claudio Curciotti ~ Indica: Sounds from India
Italian sound explorer Claudio Curciotti invites us to travel alongside him on his latest release, Indica: Sounds from India. These 22 short soundscapes, based on raw field recordings from New Delhi, Mumbay and Varanasi, come across as both sensitive and authentic. The artist set
Ian Holloway ~ These Clockwork Tides
Ian Holloway goes the solo route on his tribute to the Gower Peninsula in South Wales, where he makes his home. One can imagine him walking the beach, picking up driftwood, righting an upside-down turtle, searching the tidal pools for octopi
Ian Holloway ~ These Clockwork Tides
Ian Holloway goes the solo route on his tribute to the Gower Peninsula in South Wales, where he makes his home. One can imagine him walking the beach, picking up driftwood, righting an upside-down turtle, searching the tidal pools for octopi
Ian Holloway, Rhodri Thomas & Stephen Jones ~ Simple Ghosts & Lazy Old Bones
Simple Ghosts & Lazy Bones sounds just like its title. It’s a tiny bit haunted, but the ghosts are benign; and it took three years to complete, but it did get done. The album sets it own pace, like a colorful
Ian Holloway, Rhodri Thomas & Stephen Jones ~ Simple Ghosts & Lazy Old Bones
Simple Ghosts & Lazy Bones sounds just like its title. It’s a tiny bit haunted, but the ghosts are benign; and it took three years to complete, but it did get done. The album sets it own pace, like a colorful
Musette ~ Drape Me In Velvet
There’s a twinkle in Joel Danell‘s eyes as he stares from the album cover ~ or perhaps his eyes have been replaced by tiny full moons. When listening to Drape Me In Velvet, one gains the impression that the second scenario is
Musette ~ Drape Me In Velvet
There’s a twinkle in Joel Danell‘s eyes as he stares from the album cover ~ or perhaps his eyes have been replaced by tiny full moons. When listening to Drape Me In Velvet, one gains the impression that the second scenario is
Son Clair ~ Birdsong
I normally stick my headphones on the moment I leave the house or office, like a pathetic music junkie craving his fix. This means I sometimes miss out on sounds which are part and parcel of our environment (beeping horns,
Son Clair ~ Birdsong
I normally stick my headphones on the moment I leave the house or office, like a pathetic music junkie craving his fix. This means I sometimes miss out on sounds which are part and parcel of our environment (beeping horns,
Helmut Schäfer ~ Thought Provoking III
The most surprising thing about Helmut Schäfer‘s final recording is how accessible it is: an experimental piece that teeters on the edge of modern composition. It’s so different from his “brutalist” output that it’s left to longtime collaborator Zbigniew Karkowski to tackle the
Helmut Schäfer ~ Thought Provoking III
The most surprising thing about Helmut Schäfer‘s final recording is how accessible it is: an experimental piece that teeters on the edge of modern composition. It’s so different from his “brutalist” output that it’s left to longtime collaborator Zbigniew Karkowski to tackle the
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