Yearly Archives: 2012

Lee Noyes & Radio Cegeste ~ to orient themselves with coastlines

Some recordings are meant to be listened to only late at night or with headphones.  Such is the case with to orient themselves with coastlines, a subtle collection that contains sub-level hisses, crackles and other tiny endearing features.  Blasting it

Lee Noyes & Radio Cegeste ~ to orient themselves with coastlines

Some recordings are meant to be listened to only late at night or with headphones.  Such is the case with to orient themselves with coastlines, a subtle collection that contains sub-level hisses, crackles and other tiny endearing features.  Blasting it

Hanetration ~ Tenth Oar

A Closer Listen is a brand new website, and Hanetration is a brand new artist.  The cover art of his debut release is mysteriously fragmented and blurred, while the sounds within are a perfect match.  Perhaps Hanetration’s New Year’s resolution

Hanetration ~ Tenth Oar

A Closer Listen is a brand new website, and Hanetration is a brand new artist.  The cover art of his debut release is mysteriously fragmented and blurred, while the sounds within are a perfect match.  Perhaps Hanetration’s New Year’s resolution

Marcus Fischer ~ Collected Dust

To stay creative, one must create.  Such a statement seems obvious, but few people abide by it.  All too often, artists fail to work when they’re not inspired, ignoring the fact that inspiration is more often the product of inactivity

Marcus Fischer ~ Collected Dust

To stay creative, one must create.  Such a statement seems obvious, but few people abide by it.  All too often, artists fail to work when they’re not inspired, ignoring the fact that inspiration is more often the product of inactivity

Dictaphone ~ Poems from a Rooftop

Imagine not having a legal voice, not being able to express an opinion without fear of arrest.  Such is the situation in many parts of the world.  In terms of this release, it relates to the oppression in Iran that

Dictaphone ~ Poems from a Rooftop

Imagine not having a legal voice, not being able to express an opinion without fear of arrest.  Such is the situation in many parts of the world.  In terms of this release, it relates to the oppression in Iran that

James Murray ~ Floods

If the Lord had not been on our side, the flood would have engulfed us, the torrent would have swept over us, the raging waters would have swept us away  (Psalm 124:1-4).  Every year the snow would melt in the

James Murray ~ Floods

If the Lord had not been on our side, the flood would have engulfed us, the torrent would have swept over us, the raging waters would have swept us away  (Psalm 124:1-4).  Every year the snow would melt in the

Deison ~ Night Sessions

Age can have a calming effect on the soul.  Just ask Deison, two decades removed from his work in Meathead.  While remaining experimental, he has toned down the knobs a bit for his latest effort, the collaborative and cavernous Night

Deison ~ Night Sessions

Age can have a calming effect on the soul.  Just ask Deison, two decades removed from his work in Meathead.  While remaining experimental, he has toned down the knobs a bit for his latest effort, the collaborative and cavernous Night

Birds of Passage & I’ve Lost ~ I Was All You Are

The cover of I Was All You Are says it all: blinding sunshine, dried weeds, a woman walking alone.  Alicia Merz (Birds of Passage) seems to have been raised in haziness, forever existing just a bit out of focus.  When

Birds of Passage & I’ve Lost ~ I Was All You Are

The cover of I Was All You Are says it all: blinding sunshine, dried weeds, a woman walking alone.  Alicia Merz (Birds of Passage) seems to have been raised in haziness, forever existing just a bit out of focus.  When

Noiko ~ Honey

Parenting is an emotional rollercoaster that begins with conception and never abates.  Hope and fear battle in an expectant parent’s heart; seriousness and playfulness do-si-do once a child is born.  Poignancy and pride compete as a child leaves home, and

Noiko ~ Honey

Parenting is an emotional rollercoaster that begins with conception and never abates.  Hope and fear battle in an expectant parent’s heart; seriousness and playfulness do-si-do once a child is born.  Poignancy and pride compete as a child leaves home, and