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Long Hallways ~ Close Your Eyes to Travel
Oregon quintet Long Hallways calls itself “an eclectic post-rock band,” and we agree. The band incorporates not only other genres, but other instruments on their third album, inviting guest musicians on violin and sax ~ this in addition to the pre-existing cello,
Long Hallways ~ Close Your Eyes to Travel
Oregon quintet Long Hallways calls itself “an eclectic post-rock band,” and we agree. The band incorporates not only other genres, but other instruments on their third album, inviting guest musicians on violin and sax ~ this in addition to the pre-existing cello,
Gideon Wolf ~ Replicas
What happened to the places we used to know? The question is nostalgic, melancholic, hanging in the air like a dust mote. A further question, perplexed, shellshocked: What happened to people? And the last, perhaps most frightening question: What happened to me?
Gideon Wolf ~ Replicas
What happened to the places we used to know? The question is nostalgic, melancholic, hanging in the air like a dust mote. A further question, perplexed, shellshocked: What happened to people? And the last, perhaps most frightening question: What happened to me?
V/A ~ Sleeplaboratory1.0
Happy third anniversary to Harry Towell’s Whitelabrecs, which is celebrating the occasion with a landmark 50th release. Since January 2016, we’ve become enamored with these limited run CDs that look like baby records. Sleeplaboratory1.0 includes a disc-sized facsimile of an album sleeve.
V/A ~ Sleeplaboratory1.0
Happy third anniversary to Harry Towell’s Whitelabrecs, which is celebrating the occasion with a landmark 50th release. Since January 2016, we’ve become enamored with these limited run CDs that look like baby records. Sleeplaboratory1.0 includes a disc-sized facsimile of an album sleeve.
Surachai ~ Come, Deathless
The first great industrial album of the year comes from L.A.’s Surachai, the artist’s seventh album overall and finest to date. The artist pulls out all the stops for this one, beginning with the Wax Mage edition (already sold out), which
Surachai ~ Come, Deathless
The first great industrial album of the year comes from L.A.’s Surachai, the artist’s seventh album overall and finest to date. The artist pulls out all the stops for this one, beginning with the Wax Mage edition (already sold out), which
MYMK ~ Garlands
The last album from MYMK (Brasília’s Bruno Sres) was encased in concrete. Early editions of the new album come with a second disc ~ a visual album from Yoshi Sodeoka. These additions make the releases unique. But the best thing about
MYMK ~ Garlands
The last album from MYMK (Brasília’s Bruno Sres) was encased in concrete. Early editions of the new album come with a second disc ~ a visual album from Yoshi Sodeoka. These additions make the releases unique. But the best thing about
Cheryl E. Leonard ~ Watershed
Is it cold where you are? It’s 7F here, which makes the cold weather recordings of Cheryl E. Leonard a perfect accompaniment. Watershed is active and enthralling, existing on the invisible reef between field recording and improvisation. On the surface, this is a
Cheryl E. Leonard ~ Watershed
Is it cold where you are? It’s 7F here, which makes the cold weather recordings of Cheryl E. Leonard a perfect accompaniment. Watershed is active and enthralling, existing on the invisible reef between field recording and improvisation. On the surface, this is a
Julia Kent ~ Temporal
Five months after her collaboration The Great Lake Swallows, cellist extraordinaire Julia Kent returns with her first solo album since Asperities. Temporal is deep and distinctive, another high mark in a distinguished career. The beauty of the set is found in the variety of tracks,
Julia Kent ~ Temporal
Five months after her collaboration The Great Lake Swallows, cellist extraordinaire Julia Kent returns with her first solo album since Asperities. Temporal is deep and distinctive, another high mark in a distinguished career. The beauty of the set is found in the variety of tracks,
Machinefabriek ~ With Voices
Rutger Zuydervelt (Machinefabriek) is one of the most prolific recording artists around, but he’s also one of the finest. With Voices is already his second album of the year. Last year he released an average of an album a month; at
Machinefabriek ~ With Voices
Rutger Zuydervelt (Machinefabriek) is one of the most prolific recording artists around, but he’s also one of the finest. With Voices is already his second album of the year. Last year he released an average of an album a month; at
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