Author Archives: nayt2012
Eilean Records ~ Winter/Spring 2015
France’s Eilean Records‘ release schedule has kept us busy in 2015, offering albums alligned with the corresponding season. And more records are coming as we write! Phew. We’ve heard some high quality limited releases in the first third of the year
Eilean Records ~ Winter/Spring 2015
France’s Eilean Records‘ release schedule has kept us busy in 2015, offering albums alligned with the corresponding season. And more records are coming as we write! Phew. We’ve heard some high quality limited releases in the first third of the year
Fogh Depot ~ Fogh Depot
The sun is rising, eyes are closing, and ghosts are dressed for the ballroom. Fogh Depot is the album an undertaker puts on while sipping a glass of dark red wine after work. Or, perhaps it should be vodka? The Fogh
Fogh Depot ~ Fogh Depot
The sun is rising, eyes are closing, and ghosts are dressed for the ballroom. Fogh Depot is the album an undertaker puts on while sipping a glass of dark red wine after work. Or, perhaps it should be vodka? The Fogh
Big Joy 2014 ~ Festival Report and Mix
Nayt Keane reports on the recent festivities in Vancouver, a showcase for artists including Gabriel Saloman, Secret Pyramid, Total Life, Loscil and more. A new Soundcloud mix (scroll to the end) brings the sound of the festival into your own sonic devices! Big
Big Joy 2014 ~ Festival Report and Mix
Nayt Keane reports on the recent festivities in Vancouver, a showcase for artists including Gabriel Saloman, Secret Pyramid, Total Life, Loscil and more. A new Soundcloud mix (scroll to the end) brings the sound of the festival into your own sonic devices! Big
ACL 2014: The Year’s Best Album Covers
Album covers are a funny thing. Some take months of planning and fine tuning while others spring up in the spur of the moment with no editing required. This year’s crop of covers features this spectrum of approaches, but, as
ACL 2014: The Year’s Best Album Covers
Album covers are a funny thing. Some take months of planning and fine tuning while others spring up in the spur of the moment with no editing required. This year’s crop of covers features this spectrum of approaches, but, as
Wil Bolton ~ Bokeh
Bokeh feels like a true “environment”: ambient music that feels alive with the intelligence of nature. Wil Bolton has done quite a bit of sound work for art installations, where being sensitive to an actual environment is paramount. His compositions
Wil Bolton ~ Bokeh
Bokeh feels like a true “environment”: ambient music that feels alive with the intelligence of nature. Wil Bolton has done quite a bit of sound work for art installations, where being sensitive to an actual environment is paramount. His compositions
Music For Haunted Houses
Just in time for Halloween, A Closer Listen presents 20 of the best haunted house albums ever made: music to jolt, frighten and unhinge. Enter if you dare! Warning: younger children, pregnant women and people with heart conditions should not
Music For Haunted Houses
Just in time for Halloween, A Closer Listen presents 20 of the best haunted house albums ever made: music to jolt, frighten and unhinge. Enter if you dare! Warning: younger children, pregnant women and people with heart conditions should not
Imprints ~ Data Trails
The three gentlemen of Imprints know how to fill up a room with tape machines, synthesizers, homemade pedals, computers, pedal steel, mixing boards, and whatever else makes music-making-sense at the time. Have a look at their recording setup. Shaun Crook, Darren Clark
Imprints ~ Data Trails
The three gentlemen of Imprints know how to fill up a room with tape machines, synthesizers, homemade pedals, computers, pedal steel, mixing boards, and whatever else makes music-making-sense at the time. Have a look at their recording setup. Shaun Crook, Darren Clark
ACL 2013: The Year’s Best Album Covers
The greatest album covers tell a story before you even hear a sound. And here we are employing the most widely parodied album cover of all time in honor of Storm Thorgerson, the brains behind long fabled design team Hipgnosis
ACL 2013: The Year’s Best Album Covers
The greatest album covers tell a story before you even hear a sound. And here we are employing the most widely parodied album cover of all time in honor of Storm Thorgerson, the brains behind long fabled design team Hipgnosis
a closer listen 