Author Archives: JB
Cara Stacey & Camilo Ángeles ~ Ceder
It must have been an interesting moment back in February 2017 when Camilo Ángeles arrived at the studio for a recording session with Cara Stacey. There’s the piano, of course, mic’ed up and ready to go. “That’s good,” says Camilo
Cara Stacey & Camilo Ángeles ~ Ceder
It must have been an interesting moment back in February 2017 when Camilo Ángeles arrived at the studio for a recording session with Cara Stacey. There’s the piano, of course, mic’ed up and ready to go. “That’s good,” says Camilo
Sarah Davachi ~ Let Night Come On Bells End The Day
Confession time: I held off reviewing this for a long time because I couldn’t quite wrap my head around this album. What I could hear was fascinating music but it seemed to be buried under layers of distortion – not
Sarah Davachi ~ Let Night Come On Bells End The Day
Confession time: I held off reviewing this for a long time because I couldn’t quite wrap my head around this album. What I could hear was fascinating music but it seemed to be buried under layers of distortion – not
Rachel Grimes ~ The Doctor From India
Rachel Grimes first came to prominence as the composer of a soundtrack that utilised a piano and small ensemble – Rachel’s Music for Egon Schiele, written for a stage play and which is rightfully regarded as a masterpiece of modern
Rachel Grimes ~ The Doctor From India
Rachel Grimes first came to prominence as the composer of a soundtrack that utilised a piano and small ensemble – Rachel’s Music for Egon Schiele, written for a stage play and which is rightfully regarded as a masterpiece of modern
Run Logan Run ~ The Delicate Balance of Terror
Let’s have a quick test to start with: who is the odd one out between Johnny Mathis, Van Morrison, Laura Mvula and fresh out the blocks jazz duo Run Logan Run? The answer isn’t just that only one of those
Run Logan Run ~ The Delicate Balance of Terror
Let’s have a quick test to start with: who is the odd one out between Johnny Mathis, Van Morrison, Laura Mvula and fresh out the blocks jazz duo Run Logan Run? The answer isn’t just that only one of those
Venetian Snares x Daniel Lanois ~ Venetian Snares x Daniel Lanois
You’d be forgiven for looking at the two artists responsible for this album and thinking ‘W…wait… What??’ Because if you are familiar with the individual output of Daniel Lanois and Aaron Funk a.k.a. Venetian Snares (and I guess as a
Venetian Snares x Daniel Lanois ~ Venetian Snares x Daniel Lanois
You’d be forgiven for looking at the two artists responsible for this album and thinking ‘W…wait… What??’ Because if you are familiar with the individual output of Daniel Lanois and Aaron Funk a.k.a. Venetian Snares (and I guess as a
Goldmund ~ Occasus
The great leap forward for the development of the piano was that, unlike its predecessor the harpsichord, the volume of an individual note could be controlled by the weight used to hit the key (the name itself comes from pianoforte,
Goldmund ~ Occasus
The great leap forward for the development of the piano was that, unlike its predecessor the harpsichord, the volume of an individual note could be controlled by the weight used to hit the key (the name itself comes from pianoforte,
Rival Consoles ~ Persona
Life must be pretty sweet for Erased Tapes about now. Not only have they recently put the final cherry on the top of the tenth anniversary celebrations (read about that here), they have also followed up a very strong 2017
Rival Consoles ~ Persona
Life must be pretty sweet for Erased Tapes about now. Not only have they recently put the final cherry on the top of the tenth anniversary celebrations (read about that here), they have also followed up a very strong 2017
Third Eye Foundation ~ Wake The Dead
Electronic as opposed to acoustic. Urban rather than pastoral. Instrumental instead of vocal. Drums in the place of acoustic guitars. Third Eye Foundation vs Matt Elliott. There are a lot of differences between the two projects: there is still a
Third Eye Foundation ~ Wake The Dead
Electronic as opposed to acoustic. Urban rather than pastoral. Instrumental instead of vocal. Drums in the place of acoustic guitars. Third Eye Foundation vs Matt Elliott. There are a lot of differences between the two projects: there is still a
a closer listen 