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Poppy Nogood ~ Mood Paintings
Poppy Nogood‘s follow-up to last year’s Music for Mourning continues to delve into the personal realm. The unofficial subtitle, “a self-portrait in four parts”, marks it as an introspective set; the fact that a dozen instruments are played by the artist and
Poppy Nogood ~ Mood Paintings
Poppy Nogood‘s follow-up to last year’s Music for Mourning continues to delve into the personal realm. The unofficial subtitle, “a self-portrait in four parts”, marks it as an introspective set; the fact that a dozen instruments are played by the artist and
Last Builders of Empire ~ Άͅδης | Hades
We greatly enjoyed Last Builders of Empire‘s Post-War, a conceptual album that served as the soundtrack to a soldier’s last letter. Hades can be seen as a natural follow-up to that work, taking the Dante insprirations to an even deeper level. Over the
Last Builders of Empire ~ Άͅδης | Hades
We greatly enjoyed Last Builders of Empire‘s Post-War, a conceptual album that served as the soundtrack to a soldier’s last letter. Hades can be seen as a natural follow-up to that work, taking the Dante insprirations to an even deeper level. Over the
Various Artists ~ 010
010 is not the tenth in a series, but the area code for the city of Rotterdam, from which all of these sounds were sourced. On the surface, this is an electronic album, but below the surface, it’s the heartbeat and
Various Artists ~ 010
010 is not the tenth in a series, but the area code for the city of Rotterdam, from which all of these sounds were sourced. On the surface, this is an electronic album, but below the surface, it’s the heartbeat and
Giordano Simoncini & Alessandro Incorvaia ~ Check Out
To check out means to investigate; it also means to die. Both meanings are applicable to this new multimedia offering from Giordano Simoncini and Alessandro Incorvaia, available as a 10″ record plus photographic book. The images stand well on their own, as does the
Giordano Simoncini & Alessandro Incorvaia ~ Check Out
To check out means to investigate; it also means to die. Both meanings are applicable to this new multimedia offering from Giordano Simoncini and Alessandro Incorvaia, available as a 10″ record plus photographic book. The images stand well on their own, as does the
Marcus Fjellström ~ Skelektikon
To enter Skelektikon is to enter a world of dark fantasy. The elegant video for “Hermitage” (directed by Marcus Fjellström himself) is drenched in dark shadows and simultaneously informed by Kafka and Grimm. Strange creatures and contraptions interact as the moon rises diagonally
Marcus Fjellström ~ Skelektikon
To enter Skelektikon is to enter a world of dark fantasy. The elegant video for “Hermitage” (directed by Marcus Fjellström himself) is drenched in dark shadows and simultaneously informed by Kafka and Grimm. Strange creatures and contraptions interact as the moon rises diagonally
Colin Andrew Sheffield & James Eck Rippie ~ Essential Anatomies
Fourteen years is a long break, but that’s how long it took Colin Andrew Sheffield & James Eck Rippie to return to the studio. Variations first appeared in 2001, followed by two sound installations; then silence. When one listens to the newly expanded
Colin Andrew Sheffield & James Eck Rippie ~ Essential Anatomies
Fourteen years is a long break, but that’s how long it took Colin Andrew Sheffield & James Eck Rippie to return to the studio. Variations first appeared in 2001, followed by two sound installations; then silence. When one listens to the newly expanded
Andrew Tasselmyer ~ Presence, Volume 1
Philadelphia’s Andrew Tasselmyer is a third of the post-rock band The Sound of Rescue and half of the drone duo Hotel Neon. In his solo work, he drapes light drones over field recordings. The resulting sound is ambient, like yellow and blue joining
Andrew Tasselmyer ~ Presence, Volume 1
Philadelphia’s Andrew Tasselmyer is a third of the post-rock band The Sound of Rescue and half of the drone duo Hotel Neon. In his solo work, he drapes light drones over field recordings. The resulting sound is ambient, like yellow and blue joining
Max Richter ~ Three Worlds: Music from Woolf Works
The last time Max Richter was featured at A Closer Listen, he was awarded the Album of the Year. This produced enormous expectations for the follow-up, yet to no one’s surprise he’s come through again. Of course, once one has recorded an 8
Max Richter ~ Three Worlds: Music from Woolf Works
The last time Max Richter was featured at A Closer Listen, he was awarded the Album of the Year. This produced enormous expectations for the follow-up, yet to no one’s surprise he’s come through again. Of course, once one has recorded an 8
a closer listen 