Yearly Archives: 2012
Mark Peter Wright ~ Where Once We Walked
Listening to Where Once We Walked is a deeply religious experience. The half-hour composition is a tribute to the British village that took in 300 Polish children who had survived the Holocaust. Wright traveled to their homes in Poland to
Mark Peter Wright ~ Where Once We Walked
Listening to Where Once We Walked is a deeply religious experience. The half-hour composition is a tribute to the British village that took in 300 Polish children who had survived the Holocaust. Wright traveled to their homes in Poland to
Jana Winderen ~ Debris
Oslo-based sound artist Jana Winderen made her first splash on the international recording scene with the live album Heated, followed rapidly by Energy Field and the decapod-directed The Noisiest Guys on the Planet. Winderen specializes in micro-music, which is an
Jana Winderen ~ Debris
Oslo-based sound artist Jana Winderen made her first splash on the international recording scene with the live album Heated, followed rapidly by Energy Field and the decapod-directed The Noisiest Guys on the Planet. Winderen specializes in micro-music, which is an
Jónsi ~ We Bought a Zoo OST
Will Jónsi fans be happy to part with their hard-earned cash for a new half-hour EP? Absolutely. But the same fans may be put off by the fact that We Bought a Zoo also contains a little bit of Riceboy
Jónsi ~ We Bought a Zoo OST
Will Jónsi fans be happy to part with their hard-earned cash for a new half-hour EP? Absolutely. But the same fans may be put off by the fact that We Bought a Zoo also contains a little bit of Riceboy
1982 ~ Pintura
Sigbjørn Apeland‘s Glossolalia “brought back” the harmonium in 2011, and on Pintura, he teams up with the accomplished Hardanger fiddle/violin player Nils Økland and drummer Øyvind Skarbø for a series of mostly improvised pieces that skirt the edge of the accessible. A
1982 ~ Pintura
Sigbjørn Apeland‘s Glossolalia “brought back” the harmonium in 2011, and on Pintura, he teams up with the accomplished Hardanger fiddle/violin player Nils Økland and drummer Øyvind Skarbø for a series of mostly improvised pieces that skirt the edge of the accessible. A
Overhead, The Albatross ~ Mr. Dog
Overhead, The Albatross‘ debut EP, Lads With Sticks, brimmed more with potential than with originality. Follow-up EP Mr. Dog makes a more concerted effort to turn heads. The melodic “Pigeonometry” tilts gently on the math-rock axis before tumbling into a
Overhead, The Albatross ~ Mr. Dog
Overhead, The Albatross‘ debut EP, Lads With Sticks, brimmed more with potential than with originality. Follow-up EP Mr. Dog makes a more concerted effort to turn heads. The melodic “Pigeonometry” tilts gently on the math-rock axis before tumbling into a
Ludovic Bource ~ The Artist OST
Once upon a time, movies were silent and orchestras performed in the pits. Over the past few years, 3epkano and their contemporaries have attempted to revive the practice; The Artist is the next logical step. The film is already an
Ludovic Bource ~ The Artist OST
Once upon a time, movies were silent and orchestras performed in the pits. Over the past few years, 3epkano and their contemporaries have attempted to revive the practice; The Artist is the next logical step. The film is already an
Bill Ryder-Jones ~ If …
The former guitarist for The Coral is finding new life as a solo artist in the happy field of modern composition. If … , recorded with the Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and inspired by Italo Calvino’s If On a Winter’s Night
Bill Ryder-Jones ~ If …
The former guitarist for The Coral is finding new life as a solo artist in the happy field of modern composition. If … , recorded with the Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and inspired by Italo Calvino’s If On a Winter’s Night
Ambrosia(@) ~ Hysteria Siberiana
Bomb Shop describes the London tape duo Ambrosia(@) as “noise folk”, which may refer to the artists, the music, or both. Ambrosia(a)’s sophomore release is a chrome cassette, accompanied by a Polaroid and delivered in an evidence bag. Normal? Perhaps
Ambrosia(@) ~ Hysteria Siberiana
Bomb Shop describes the London tape duo Ambrosia(@) as “noise folk”, which may refer to the artists, the music, or both. Ambrosia(a)’s sophomore release is a chrome cassette, accompanied by a Polaroid and delivered in an evidence bag. Normal? Perhaps
a closer listen 