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U ~ ARCHENFIELD

October is the time for haunted music, and U‘s new collection fits the bill.  Archenfield represents a very British manner of haunting, connected to the area of Herefordshire, whose folklore connects these pieces in drama and dread.  Old vinyl samples

U ~ ARCHENFIELD

October is the time for haunted music, and U‘s new collection fits the bill.  Archenfield represents a very British manner of haunting, connected to the area of Herefordshire, whose folklore connects these pieces in drama and dread.  Old vinyl samples

Bryan Senti ~ La Marea

Inspired by the journey of his immigrant father from Cuba to the United States in 1959-60, Bryan Senti‘s La Marea takes on new relevance in the face of recent U.S. crackdowns.  Once proclaiming, “Give us your tired, your poor, your huddled masses

Bryan Senti ~ La Marea

Inspired by the journey of his immigrant father from Cuba to the United States in 1959-60, Bryan Senti‘s La Marea takes on new relevance in the face of recent U.S. crackdowns.  Once proclaiming, “Give us your tired, your poor, your huddled masses

Forbes Ukraine ~ Music of Data: A New Experience in Business Media Consumption

Here’s something unique: a magazine with its own multi-sensory score.  Maksym Zoloyedov, Creative Director of Forbes Ukraine, writes, “We strive to transform reading Forbes Ukraine into intellectual ecstasy.”  This first-of-its-kind experiment, in which “business journalism becomes art,” is something we’d

Forbes Ukraine ~ Music of Data: A New Experience in Business Media Consumption

Here’s something unique: a magazine with its own multi-sensory score.  Maksym Zoloyedov, Creative Director of Forbes Ukraine, writes, “We strive to transform reading Forbes Ukraine into intellectual ecstasy.”  This first-of-its-kind experiment, in which “business journalism becomes art,” is something we’d

Glacis ~ Borders

Previously on the Borders series … In the first episode we covered the launch of Glacis‘ epic four-album project, released six months at a time and now culminating in a four-LP box set (with each segment also available separately).  The project

Glacis ~ Borders

Previously on the Borders series … In the first episode we covered the launch of Glacis‘ epic four-album project, released six months at a time and now culminating in a four-LP box set (with each segment also available separately).  The project

Blue Lake ~ The Animal

January’s Weft introduced a new phase in the career of Copenhagen composer Jason Dungen, where Blue Lake began to evolve from solo artist to band.  The Animal solidifies this shift.  Dungen continues to play ten instruments, but leads a host of other musicians and

Blue Lake ~ The Animal

January’s Weft introduced a new phase in the career of Copenhagen composer Jason Dungen, where Blue Lake began to evolve from solo artist to band.  The Animal solidifies this shift.  Dungen continues to play ten instruments, but leads a host of other musicians and

Širom ~ In the Wind of Night, Hard-Fallen Incantations Whisper

Whenever we review a Širom album, we delight in listing the instruments that may be unfamiliar to Western ears: ribab, qeychak, balafon, fipple flute, gembri, morin khuur, balafon, tampura brač.  “‘We don’t want to play something that sounds like it already

Širom ~ In the Wind of Night, Hard-Fallen Incantations Whisper

Whenever we review a Širom album, we delight in listing the instruments that may be unfamiliar to Western ears: ribab, qeychak, balafon, fipple flute, gembri, morin khuur, balafon, tampura brač.  “‘We don’t want to play something that sounds like it already

Kelly Moran ~ Don’t Trust Mirrors

Kelly Moran is an incredibly versatile performer whose music straddles the categories of ambient, electronic and modern composition.  On Don’t Trust Mirrors, she completes a circle, returning to prepared piano and synth after a gorgeous foray into solo piano on last

Kelly Moran ~ Don’t Trust Mirrors

Kelly Moran is an incredibly versatile performer whose music straddles the categories of ambient, electronic and modern composition.  On Don’t Trust Mirrors, she completes a circle, returning to prepared piano and synth after a gorgeous foray into solo piano on last

Gazelle Twin ~ Mudtown (Ar y Ffin) [Original Soundtrack]

Gazelle Twin has become a prolific scorer in the past few years; her latest project is written for the Welsh procedural drama Mudtown (Ar y Ffin).  Viewing the trailer, one can tell that there’s a great deal of tension in the

Gazelle Twin ~ Mudtown (Ar y Ffin) [Original Soundtrack]

Gazelle Twin has become a prolific scorer in the past few years; her latest project is written for the Welsh procedural drama Mudtown (Ar y Ffin).  Viewing the trailer, one can tell that there’s a great deal of tension in the