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Barry Adamson ~ SCALA!!!

As an original member of Magazine and Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Barry Adamson is the perfect choice to compose the OST for SCALA!!!  The documentary film traces the history of the infamous countercultural movie venue in King’s Cross, which

Barry Adamson ~ SCALA!!!

As an original member of Magazine and Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Barry Adamson is the perfect choice to compose the OST for SCALA!!!  The documentary film traces the history of the infamous countercultural movie venue in King’s Cross, which

Filippo Ansaldi & Simone Sims Longo ~ Solo Sueno

“Dodici,” the lead-off track and first single from Solo Sueno, is one of the most ebullient tracks of the new year.  Beginning with a literal breath of excitement, the piece plunges into brilliant interplay between sax and electronics, representing the friendship

Filippo Ansaldi & Simone Sims Longo ~ Solo Sueno

“Dodici,” the lead-off track and first single from Solo Sueno, is one of the most ebullient tracks of the new year.  Beginning with a literal breath of excitement, the piece plunges into brilliant interplay between sax and electronics, representing the friendship

Various Artists ~ Gaza Is The Moral Compass

The situation continues to be dire in Gaza, and Beacon Sound’s Andrew Neerman has teamed up with Stefan Christoff and a host of international collaborators to release this first in a series of benefit albums.  Gaza Is The Moral Compass includes

Various Artists ~ Gaza Is The Moral Compass

The situation continues to be dire in Gaza, and Beacon Sound’s Andrew Neerman has teamed up with Stefan Christoff and a host of international collaborators to release this first in a series of benefit albums.  Gaza Is The Moral Compass includes

zakè ~ Cantus for Winter in Six Parts

We’re huge fans of winter music at A Closer Listen, so we are enamored by Cantus for Winter in Six Parts, a pure winter suite whose outer sleeve pays tribute to classic 20th century LPs.  The implication is that the music will

zakè ~ Cantus for Winter in Six Parts

We’re huge fans of winter music at A Closer Listen, so we are enamored by Cantus for Winter in Six Parts, a pure winter suite whose outer sleeve pays tribute to classic 20th century LPs.  The implication is that the music will

Pullman ~ III

Given the fact that Pullman‘s first release arrived in 1998 and their second in 2001, no one anticipated a third; and yet personal circumstances brought this supergroup together for what may be a final hurrah. Featuring band members of Tortoise, Come

Pullman ~ III

Given the fact that Pullman‘s first release arrived in 1998 and their second in 2001, no one anticipated a third; and yet personal circumstances brought this supergroup together for what may be a final hurrah. Featuring band members of Tortoise, Come

Kyle Preston ~ Music for Disappearing Coastlines

Music for Disappearing Coastlines is two things at once: on the surface, the mini-album is an elegy for the land lost by devouring seas, but as composer Kyle Preston writes, this is also a “meditation on loss – of memory, of the

Kyle Preston ~ Music for Disappearing Coastlines

Music for Disappearing Coastlines is two things at once: on the surface, the mini-album is an elegy for the land lost by devouring seas, but as composer Kyle Preston writes, this is also a “meditation on loss – of memory, of the

Trio Ramberget ~ Trio Ramberget

The star of Trio Ramberget‘s self-titled sixth album isn’t Trio Ramberget, but a “fourth player”, a big oil cistern on the island of Svanö, Sweden, in which the album was recorded.  While it’s unclear how many people can fit in such

Trio Ramberget ~ Trio Ramberget

The star of Trio Ramberget‘s self-titled sixth album isn’t Trio Ramberget, but a “fourth player”, a big oil cistern on the island of Svanö, Sweden, in which the album was recorded.  While it’s unclear how many people can fit in such

Dalriver ~ Wind Hammer

Long time readers may recall Appleton Cabin, which we reviewed over a decade ago.  For those who need a prompt, the album chronicled a year at the Appleton Creamery, a goat farm in Maine, with the requisite sounds of water and

Dalriver ~ Wind Hammer

Long time readers may recall Appleton Cabin, which we reviewed over a decade ago.  For those who need a prompt, the album chronicled a year at the Appleton Creamery, a goat farm in Maine, with the requisite sounds of water and