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Owen Tromans ~ Merry Christmas

Every Christmas Eve for the past decade, Hampshire guitarist Owen Tromans has recorded an improvised track.  The slowly-growing collection now spans 63 minutes and encompasses many life changes, including the birth of a child.  The music is a fine panacea to the

Owen Tromans ~ Merry Christmas

Every Christmas Eve for the past decade, Hampshire guitarist Owen Tromans has recorded an improvised track.  The slowly-growing collection now spans 63 minutes and encompasses many life changes, including the birth of a child.  The music is a fine panacea to the

Anna Thorvaldsdottir ~ Aerial

Rhízōma was one of the first albums we ever reviewed, back in early 2012.  Our little site has grown a lot since then, and so has Anna Thorvaldsdottir, whose newest album fulfills the promise shown on the former work.  Now on Deutsche

Anna Thorvaldsdottir ~ Aerial

Rhízōma was one of the first albums we ever reviewed, back in early 2012.  Our little site has grown a lot since then, and so has Anna Thorvaldsdottir, whose newest album fulfills the promise shown on the former work.  Now on Deutsche

Jóhann Jóhannsson ~ The Theory of Everything OST

Jóhann Jóhannsson‘s soundtrack work has picked up speed and stature in the past few years, and The Theory of Everything is his highest-profile release to date, arriving on the heels of last year’s Prisoners.  Our readers first came to know Jóhannsson as the composer

Jóhann Jóhannsson ~ The Theory of Everything OST

Jóhann Jóhannsson‘s soundtrack work has picked up speed and stature in the past few years, and The Theory of Everything is his highest-profile release to date, arriving on the heels of last year’s Prisoners.  Our readers first came to know Jóhannsson as the composer

Aaron Martin ~ Comet’s Coma

After a flurry of solo activity in the late 00’s, Aaron Martin released a number of excellent collaborations, including Day Has Ended with Christoph Berg and the album/duo named From the Mouth of the Sun with Dag Rosenqvist.  Comet’s Coma is his first all-new solo

Aaron Martin ~ Comet’s Coma

After a flurry of solo activity in the late 00’s, Aaron Martin released a number of excellent collaborations, including Day Has Ended with Christoph Berg and the album/duo named From the Mouth of the Sun with Dag Rosenqvist.  Comet’s Coma is his first all-new solo

A Denovali Trio: Poppy Ackroyd, Carlos Cipa, Dale Cooper Quartet & the Dictaphones + Witxes

Three albums in three weeks from Denovali, a very active November!  The new slate includes piano-based albums from Poppy Ackroyd and Carlos Cipa, and a split work from Dale Cooper Quartet & the Dictaphones + Witxes, each reworking the other’s music. Pianist/violinist Poppy Ackroyd is

A Denovali Trio: Poppy Ackroyd, Carlos Cipa, Dale Cooper Quartet & the Dictaphones + Witxes

Three albums in three weeks from Denovali, a very active November!  The new slate includes piano-based albums from Poppy Ackroyd and Carlos Cipa, and a split work from Dale Cooper Quartet & the Dictaphones + Witxes, each reworking the other’s music. Pianist/violinist Poppy Ackroyd is

Taavi Tulev ~ Kuku!

Estonia’s Taavi Tulev describes himself as a soundscape designer, concerned with the interplay between natural and urban noises.  Tulev is also an electronic artist, whose last release, T400, was released in a plastic case that had to be cracked to be opened.  The

Taavi Tulev ~ Kuku!

Estonia’s Taavi Tulev describes himself as a soundscape designer, concerned with the interplay between natural and urban noises.  Tulev is also an electronic artist, whose last release, T400, was released in a plastic case that had to be cracked to be opened.  The

Thibault Jehanne ~ Eskifjörður

Thibault Jehanne‘s Eskifjörður (not to be confused with Eyjafjallajökull, so famously mispronounced by Ben Stiller in “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”) is a pristine Icelandic soundscape captured in the eastern fjords.  For those unfamiliar with Iceland, this is a relatively

Thibault Jehanne ~ Eskifjörður

Thibault Jehanne‘s Eskifjörður (not to be confused with Eyjafjallajökull, so famously mispronounced by Ben Stiller in “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”) is a pristine Icelandic soundscape captured in the eastern fjords.  For those unfamiliar with Iceland, this is a relatively

Michael Pisaro ~ Continuum Unbound

Some field recording enthusiasts prefer their sound works unadorned; some prefer light adornment; and some prefer the heavy adornment of soundscapes.  Michael Pisaro‘s new project offers all three.  There’s no universal “best” to be found in this three-disc box set;

Michael Pisaro ~ Continuum Unbound

Some field recording enthusiasts prefer their sound works unadorned; some prefer light adornment; and some prefer the heavy adornment of soundscapes.  Michael Pisaro‘s new project offers all three.  There’s no universal “best” to be found in this three-disc box set;