Author Archives: Garreth
Joel Lundberg ~ Odysseys and Apostrophes
This is an album for solo piano that stands out from the crowd. Joel Lundberg has toured as a bassist with Debbie Harry and Mumford & Sons and composed expansive modular synthesis ambience for the app Sleep Cycle, but it
Joel Lundberg ~ Odysseys and Apostrophes
This is an album for solo piano that stands out from the crowd. Joel Lundberg has toured as a bassist with Debbie Harry and Mumford & Sons and composed expansive modular synthesis ambience for the app Sleep Cycle, but it
Sarah Pagé ~ Voda
We have always been and will always be fascinated by water. It fills us and gives us life but can destroy us and all we love, so it’s no surprise that many of our myths revolve around water or the
Sarah Pagé ~ Voda
We have always been and will always be fascinated by water. It fills us and gives us life but can destroy us and all we love, so it’s no surprise that many of our myths revolve around water or the
Katherine Kyu Hyeon Lim ~ Starling
As the many pieces of music titled “Murmuration” demonstrate, the movements made by flocks of starlings have often inspired musicians. In Katherine Kyu Hyeon Lim‘s album Starling the variety and complexity of murmurations was not the inspiration for the music
Katherine Kyu Hyeon Lim ~ Starling
As the many pieces of music titled “Murmuration” demonstrate, the movements made by flocks of starlings have often inspired musicians. In Katherine Kyu Hyeon Lim‘s album Starling the variety and complexity of murmurations was not the inspiration for the music
Matthew Herbert ~ The Horse
To quote the press release, Matthew Herbert’s latest is an album “based around a full-size horse skeleton”. This is a statement that prompts questions. One such question is “why?” Is it for shock value? He’s certainly unafraid of controversy, as
Matthew Herbert ~ The Horse
To quote the press release, Matthew Herbert’s latest is an album “based around a full-size horse skeleton”. This is a statement that prompts questions. One such question is “why?” Is it for shock value? He’s certainly unafraid of controversy, as
Philip G Anderson ~ Always Present
Fear. It’s a taboo topic for musicians. Our audiences don’t want to see our fear, because it disrupts their enjoyment of the performance and because it complicates the narrative that music is transcendental. And the thing is, music is transcendental.
Philip G Anderson ~ Always Present
Fear. It’s a taboo topic for musicians. Our audiences don’t want to see our fear, because it disrupts their enjoyment of the performance and because it complicates the narrative that music is transcendental. And the thing is, music is transcendental.
Jan Matiz ~ II
Jan Matiz‘s experimental second album II is a beguiling mix of appealing acoustic guitar melodies surrounded by a chaotic haze of glitch and samples. Always playful, it is charmingly unpredictable yet singalong melodic. Opener “Siebenacht” sets the tone of the
Jan Matiz ~ II
Jan Matiz‘s experimental second album II is a beguiling mix of appealing acoustic guitar melodies surrounded by a chaotic haze of glitch and samples. Always playful, it is charmingly unpredictable yet singalong melodic. Opener “Siebenacht” sets the tone of the
J.S. Bach / Dan Tepfer ~ Inventions / Reinventions
Dan Tepfer hasn’t featured on these pages before, which is an omission we’re keen to correct. Tepfer is a fascinating mix of jazz pianist, composer and innovator (both musically and in the literal sense of creating useful new apps). More
J.S. Bach / Dan Tepfer ~ Inventions / Reinventions
Dan Tepfer hasn’t featured on these pages before, which is an omission we’re keen to correct. Tepfer is a fascinating mix of jazz pianist, composer and innovator (both musically and in the literal sense of creating useful new apps). More
Mark Barrott ~ Jōhatsu (蒸発)
We’ve often travelled with Mark Barrott, whose three evocative Sketches from an Island releases are so closely linked with Ibiza that they instantly transport us to sun-kissed beachside bars, where we sip cocktails and look (in our minds, if perhaps
Mark Barrott ~ Jōhatsu (蒸発)
We’ve often travelled with Mark Barrott, whose three evocative Sketches from an Island releases are so closely linked with Ibiza that they instantly transport us to sun-kissed beachside bars, where we sip cocktails and look (in our minds, if perhaps
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