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R.A.N. ~ Şeb-i Yelda
Şeb-i Yelda, a Syriac-Persian term signifying “the longest night”, is R.A.N.’s way of romantically historicizing the current situation of the Middle East she calls a homeland. The term, however, also makes reference to an Iranian festival celebrated on the winter
R.A.N. ~ Şeb-i Yelda
Şeb-i Yelda, a Syriac-Persian term signifying “the longest night”, is R.A.N.’s way of romantically historicizing the current situation of the Middle East she calls a homeland. The term, however, also makes reference to an Iranian festival celebrated on the winter
*Press A* ~ The Rhythm of Violence in the Hotline Miami Soundtrack
Hotline Miami (2012) is an utterly violent game enamored with the question of agency as well as gaming’s long-standing depictions of different kinds of aggression, and it has one of the most powerful soundtracks in the medium’s recent history. Not only
*Press A* ~ The Rhythm of Violence in the Hotline Miami Soundtrack
Hotline Miami (2012) is an utterly violent game enamored with the question of agency as well as gaming’s long-standing depictions of different kinds of aggression, and it has one of the most powerful soundtracks in the medium’s recent history. Not only
Common Eider, King Eider ~ A Wound of Body
A Wound of Body is the first part of a two-album series by dark ambient experimentalist Common Eider, King Eider, which delves into “wounds at once physical and spiritual, social and societal, natural and environmental”. A harsh fragility permeates the entire
Common Eider, King Eider ~ A Wound of Body
A Wound of Body is the first part of a two-album series by dark ambient experimentalist Common Eider, King Eider, which delves into “wounds at once physical and spiritual, social and societal, natural and environmental”. A harsh fragility permeates the entire
Dustin Wong ~ Fluid World Building 101 With Shaman Bambu
‘World building’ is a concept I’ve seen used mostly in literature and videogames, but there’s a rarely recognized limited measure of it that’s been used in popular music, primarily in prog rock, in which fantasy and sci-fi have historical significance
Dustin Wong ~ Fluid World Building 101 With Shaman Bambu
‘World building’ is a concept I’ve seen used mostly in literature and videogames, but there’s a rarely recognized limited measure of it that’s been used in popular music, primarily in prog rock, in which fantasy and sci-fi have historical significance
Siavash Amini ~ Foras
Foras, which is “outside” in Latin, continues Siavash Amini’s exploration of consciousness, in which last year’s Tar delved upon the relations between the individual and the collective forms of mind. Foras turns that principle inside-out, focusing on the latent connections
Siavash Amini ~ Foras
Foras, which is “outside” in Latin, continues Siavash Amini’s exploration of consciousness, in which last year’s Tar delved upon the relations between the individual and the collective forms of mind. Foras turns that principle inside-out, focusing on the latent connections
Nadja ~ Sonnborner
Interconnection is a common theme to Italian artist Le Nevralgie Constanti (Mirko Rossi, translated as “The Constant Neuralgia”), whose work is featured in Nadja’s Sonnborner. It is not the simple interconnectedness of which so many a New Age perspective dwells
Nadja ~ Sonnborner
Interconnection is a common theme to Italian artist Le Nevralgie Constanti (Mirko Rossi, translated as “The Constant Neuralgia”), whose work is featured in Nadja’s Sonnborner. It is not the simple interconnectedness of which so many a New Age perspective dwells
The Necks ~ Body
One of the things that makes The Necks so brilliant is their continual exploration of organicism in any and all its forms, not only in pure musical terms but also as ensemble. For the past few years that’s meant drawing
The Necks ~ Body
One of the things that makes The Necks so brilliant is their continual exploration of organicism in any and all its forms, not only in pure musical terms but also as ensemble. For the past few years that’s meant drawing
Wolfgang Mitterer ~ Nine in One
Many years ago, while still a teenager, I was sharing music with a friend, and the idea was that we’d show each other a piece or song we were sure the other wouldn’t normally listen to. He put a rendition
Wolfgang Mitterer ~ Nine in One
Many years ago, while still a teenager, I was sharing music with a friend, and the idea was that we’d show each other a piece or song we were sure the other wouldn’t normally listen to. He put a rendition
a closer listen 