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The McCormick Percussion Ensemble ~ Marimba Concerti with Percussion Orchestra
The marimba, an African-origins instrument typical of Central America (it’s the ‘national instrument’ of Guatemala) was introduced to the classical world by European modernists in the first half of the 20th century as a function of a brand of shocking
The McCormick Percussion Ensemble ~ Marimba Concerti with Percussion Orchestra
The marimba, an African-origins instrument typical of Central America (it’s the ‘national instrument’ of Guatemala) was introduced to the classical world by European modernists in the first half of the 20th century as a function of a brand of shocking
Keiji Haino / Jozef Dumoulin / Teun Verbruggen ~ The Miracles of Only One Thing
With an arcane name typical of Keiji Haino works, this collaboration involving Belgian improvisers Jozef Dumoulin (Fender Rhodes & electronics) and Teun Verbruggen (drums & electronics) draws together live and studio cuts that help create a sense of visceral, yet
Keiji Haino / Jozef Dumoulin / Teun Verbruggen ~ The Miracles of Only One Thing
With an arcane name typical of Keiji Haino works, this collaboration involving Belgian improvisers Jozef Dumoulin (Fender Rhodes & electronics) and Teun Verbruggen (drums & electronics) draws together live and studio cuts that help create a sense of visceral, yet
Harry Bertoia ~ Clear Sounds/Perfetta
There’s a marked element in the design schools born from the Arts & Crafts movements of the late 19th century that actively seeks to harmonize the natural with the artificial, and which is easily seen in the kinds of furniture
Harry Bertoia ~ Clear Sounds/Perfetta
There’s a marked element in the design schools born from the Arts & Crafts movements of the late 19th century that actively seeks to harmonize the natural with the artificial, and which is easily seen in the kinds of furniture
Rutger Zuydervelt ~ Astroneer OST
A sense of naïve wonder. A sentimental poetic that reflects upon discovery, whether of new spaces or perhaps even new sensations, as the vantage-point of an adventurous imagination. The music of the ‘last frontier’ that is found among the stars
Rutger Zuydervelt ~ Astroneer OST
A sense of naïve wonder. A sentimental poetic that reflects upon discovery, whether of new spaces or perhaps even new sensations, as the vantage-point of an adventurous imagination. The music of the ‘last frontier’ that is found among the stars
CHVE ~ 10910
Often, when drone music is mentioned in relation to ritual practices I come upon the idea of an electronics-based modernist primitivism, full of loops and delays and other manipulative techniques that link to new relationships to new technologies. Few are
CHVE ~ 10910
Often, when drone music is mentioned in relation to ritual practices I come upon the idea of an electronics-based modernist primitivism, full of loops and delays and other manipulative techniques that link to new relationships to new technologies. Few are
ACL 2016: The Year’s Best Videogame Soundtracks
While videogame soundtracks have followed a different path to that of film scores, ever since high quality, non-synth or electronic audio started to become accessible to studios there’s been a stark focus on the cinematic side of sound: bombastic orchestral
ACL 2016: The Year’s Best Videogame Soundtracks
While videogame soundtracks have followed a different path to that of film scores, ever since high quality, non-synth or electronic audio started to become accessible to studios there’s been a stark focus on the cinematic side of sound: bombastic orchestral
Ricarda Cometa & Dario Dubois Duo ~ DDDRC
A collaboration between the explosive, anti-musical Ricarda Cometa and the krautrock dronesters of the Dario Dubois Duo would sound like something not entirely logical. After all, the last RC album was noisy, dirty, and full of unexpected turns, while the
Ricarda Cometa & Dario Dubois Duo ~ DDDRC
A collaboration between the explosive, anti-musical Ricarda Cometa and the krautrock dronesters of the Dario Dubois Duo would sound like something not entirely logical. After all, the last RC album was noisy, dirty, and full of unexpected turns, while the
The Great Cold ~ S/T
The Great Cold’s self-titled debut expresses very well a sensitive kind of intensity, an oceanic emotional state that ebbs and flows into anger, sadness, and despair, but in so doing offers glimpses of hopefulness. If this kind of description seems
The Great Cold ~ S/T
The Great Cold’s self-titled debut expresses very well a sensitive kind of intensity, an oceanic emotional state that ebbs and flows into anger, sadness, and despair, but in so doing offers glimpses of hopefulness. If this kind of description seems
a closer listen 