Author Archives: Damian Van Denburgh
Alva Noto ~ HYbr:ID III
Alva Noto (aka Carsten Nicolai) is a minimalist musician, audio-visual artist, and sound designer par excellence who has been producing an unremitting, sui generis body of work for nearly thirty years. Whether he’s creating soundtracks (Alejandro Iñárritu’s The Revenant being the most prominent),
Alva Noto ~ HYbr:ID III
Alva Noto (aka Carsten Nicolai) is a minimalist musician, audio-visual artist, and sound designer par excellence who has been producing an unremitting, sui generis body of work for nearly thirty years. Whether he’s creating soundtracks (Alejandro Iñárritu’s The Revenant being the most prominent),
Jordina Millà & Barry Guy ~ Live in Munich
There’s a saying about certain modes of improvisatory music: they’re more fun to play than they are to listen to. Pianist Jordina Millà and bassist Barry Guy’s Live in Munich, released on the legendary ECM label, gleefully and thrillingly proves that old chestnut wrong.
Jordina Millà & Barry Guy ~ Live in Munich
There’s a saying about certain modes of improvisatory music: they’re more fun to play than they are to listen to. Pianist Jordina Millà and bassist Barry Guy’s Live in Munich, released on the legendary ECM label, gleefully and thrillingly proves that old chestnut wrong.
øjeRum ~ Cut Paper Flowers
Anyone familiar with the work of the enigmatic Danish musician and artist øjeRum, aka Paw Grabowski, knows of the deep and dreamlike auras he conjures with his prodigious output of music – and the arresting cover art he creates. Using Victorian-era
øjeRum ~ Cut Paper Flowers
Anyone familiar with the work of the enigmatic Danish musician and artist øjeRum, aka Paw Grabowski, knows of the deep and dreamlike auras he conjures with his prodigious output of music – and the arresting cover art he creates. Using Victorian-era
Lara Sarkissian ~ Born of the Sea
With her background in film – shooting, editing, and scoring her own work and the work of others – it’s easy to understand why Armenian-American musician Lara Sarkissian’s swaggering, dizzying new EP, Born of the Sea, has such a cinematic feel. But it’s
Lara Sarkissian ~ Born of the Sea
With her background in film – shooting, editing, and scoring her own work and the work of others – it’s easy to understand why Armenian-American musician Lara Sarkissian’s swaggering, dizzying new EP, Born of the Sea, has such a cinematic feel. But it’s
Wanderwelle ~ Wat gebeurde er met Sergeant Massuro? (What Happened to Sergeant Massuro?)
Taking a break from completing their trilogy of albums examining the impact of global warming on the world’s coastal regions, Amsterdam’s Wanderwelle have instead created a new work that considers the damaging consequences of authoritarian rule and dogmatic self-interest. Their
Wanderwelle ~ Wat gebeurde er met Sergeant Massuro? (What Happened to Sergeant Massuro?)
Taking a break from completing their trilogy of albums examining the impact of global warming on the world’s coastal regions, Amsterdam’s Wanderwelle have instead created a new work that considers the damaging consequences of authoritarian rule and dogmatic self-interest. Their
Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan ~ Your Community Hub
You may have heard talk of them lately. You may even live in one. A fifteen-minute city refers to a quasi-utopian model of contemporary urban living. The concept behind it is that through the wizardry of urban planning, design, and managed development,
Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan ~ Your Community Hub
You may have heard talk of them lately. You may even live in one. A fifteen-minute city refers to a quasi-utopian model of contemporary urban living. The concept behind it is that through the wizardry of urban planning, design, and managed development,
Josh Johnson ~ Unusual Object
After years of playing with a roster of musicians and band leaders ranging from Makaya McCraven to Jeff Parker to Meshell Ndegeocello (whose most recent Grammy-winning album, The Omnichord Real Book, he produced), musician, composer, and arranger Josh Johnson wrote that he
Josh Johnson ~ Unusual Object
After years of playing with a roster of musicians and band leaders ranging from Makaya McCraven to Jeff Parker to Meshell Ndegeocello (whose most recent Grammy-winning album, The Omnichord Real Book, he produced), musician, composer, and arranger Josh Johnson wrote that he
Chelidon Frame ~ Flatline Voyages & Relay Station ~ Ground Waves
A theory holds that constraints in any creative discipline force artists to dig deep and get more resourceful in their approach to problem solving. While it’s perhaps reductive, or worse, to think of COVID-19 as a kind of restraint, there’s
Chelidon Frame ~ Flatline Voyages & Relay Station ~ Ground Waves
A theory holds that constraints in any creative discipline force artists to dig deep and get more resourceful in their approach to problem solving. While it’s perhaps reductive, or worse, to think of COVID-19 as a kind of restraint, there’s
a closer listen 