Author Archives: JB
Evan Caminiti ~ Night Dust
Fans of Evan Caminiti have to be rejoicing. Not only has this fellow been exponentially prolific with each passing year, but his music is always operating on a high level. This year alone sees him releasing no less than three solo albums
Evan Caminiti ~ Night Dust
Fans of Evan Caminiti have to be rejoicing. Not only has this fellow been exponentially prolific with each passing year, but his music is always operating on a high level. This year alone sees him releasing no less than three solo albums
Witxes ~ Sorcery/Geography
The hyper-active brushwork, the busily plucked bass strings, the wailing of a saxophone off to one side… the thick and heady/heavy atmosphere created on the opening track suggests that Witxes are another band in thrall to what’s rapidly becoming a
Witxes ~ Sorcery/Geography
The hyper-active brushwork, the busily plucked bass strings, the wailing of a saxophone off to one side… the thick and heady/heavy atmosphere created on the opening track suggests that Witxes are another band in thrall to what’s rapidly becoming a
Andres Thor ~ Mónókróm
We don’t tend to cover much jazz on A Closer Listen, but that doesn’t mean we don’t enjoy listening to it, and Mónókróm, the new album from Andres Thor has proved quite the office favourite. It’s not an all-out fully
Andres Thor ~ Mónókróm
We don’t tend to cover much jazz on A Closer Listen, but that doesn’t mean we don’t enjoy listening to it, and Mónókróm, the new album from Andres Thor has proved quite the office favourite. It’s not an all-out fully
Toaster ~ Buy Both and Feel Deceived
Re-issue! Re-package! Re-package! Re-evaluate the songs… Slip them into different sleeves, buy both and feel deceived? It’s not everyday an electronic artist names a record after a quote from a Smiths song, but it’s a pretty good way to put
Toaster ~ Buy Both and Feel Deceived
Re-issue! Re-package! Re-package! Re-evaluate the songs… Slip them into different sleeves, buy both and feel deceived? It’s not everyday an electronic artist names a record after a quote from a Smiths song, but it’s a pretty good way to put
Laurel Halo ~ Quarantine
‘Words are just words that you soon forget,’ sings Laurel Halo on the closing track of her debut full-length, which seems to undermine all that has gone before. For there are quite a lot of words on this record –
Laurel Halo ~ Quarantine
‘Words are just words that you soon forget,’ sings Laurel Halo on the closing track of her debut full-length, which seems to undermine all that has gone before. For there are quite a lot of words on this record –
Dean Blunt & Inga Copeland ~ Black Is Beautiful
The duo previously known as Hype Williams are now using their ‘real’ names (it’s highly likely these too are pseudonyms, mind), presumably after a polite note from a lawyer representing the video director. But that’s the only thing that has
Dean Blunt & Inga Copeland ~ Black Is Beautiful
The duo previously known as Hype Williams are now using their ‘real’ names (it’s highly likely these too are pseudonyms, mind), presumably after a polite note from a lawyer representing the video director. But that’s the only thing that has
Out Level ~ SX Guitar #2
Any instrument’s true spirit can be instantly, and easily, recognised through her natural voice, expressing and announcing with a confidence and a surety who they truly are through identifiable tones. Yet through experimentation, this voice can just as easily lose
Out Level ~ SX Guitar #2
Any instrument’s true spirit can be instantly, and easily, recognised through her natural voice, expressing and announcing with a confidence and a surety who they truly are through identifiable tones. Yet through experimentation, this voice can just as easily lose
Moonwood ~ The Strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the Strength of the Wolf is the Pack
“The Law For The Wolves” is a poem from The Jungle Book that spells out how wolves are to conduct themselves, and a resounding line depicting the unyielding cycles of nature is where the Canadian duo Moonwood went for the
Moonwood ~ The Strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the Strength of the Wolf is the Pack
“The Law For The Wolves” is a poem from The Jungle Book that spells out how wolves are to conduct themselves, and a resounding line depicting the unyielding cycles of nature is where the Canadian duo Moonwood went for the
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