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clade ~ vietnamese piano

If Brightness Outshine Heavens So Prepared was an enthralling yet disconcerting verge into dense, dark dronescapes.  clade‘s newest offering channels the detached soporific intrigue of Harold Budd. In this set of untitled pieces, the artist surrounds the quavers of the upright piano with intriguingly

clade ~ vietnamese piano

If Brightness Outshine Heavens So Prepared was an enthralling yet disconcerting verge into dense, dark dronescapes.  clade‘s newest offering channels the detached soporific intrigue of Harold Budd. In this set of untitled pieces, the artist surrounds the quavers of the upright piano with intriguingly

Ichtyor Tides ~ Eever Schapes

Eever Schapes completes the trilogy that began in 2012 with Eever Schores and continued with 2013’s Eever Schemes.  The most diverse of the triptych, it also sports the best packaging: a tape nestled in a sturdy rectangular wooden tunnel, courtesy of A Giant Fern.

Ichtyor Tides ~ Eever Schapes

Eever Schapes completes the trilogy that began in 2012 with Eever Schores and continued with 2013’s Eever Schemes.  The most diverse of the triptych, it also sports the best packaging: a tape nestled in a sturdy rectangular wooden tunnel, courtesy of A Giant Fern.

Rob St. John & Tommy Perman ~ Water of Life

Water of Life may be the evolution of field recordings.  Presented in an enormously appealing package, the 45 is accompanied by letterpress artwork and a series of essays that address Edinburgh’s water flow.  As the first edition of the larger Imagining

Rob St. John & Tommy Perman ~ Water of Life

Water of Life may be the evolution of field recordings.  Presented in an enormously appealing package, the 45 is accompanied by letterpress artwork and a series of essays that address Edinburgh’s water flow.  As the first edition of the larger Imagining

Radio Cegeste ~ The New Zealand Storm Petrel

We last encountered Radio Cegeste with 2012’s to orient themselves with coastlines, a collaboration with Lee Noyes that investigated hidden hisses and sub-level tones.  The new work echoes that theme by bringing to light a species previously thought to be extinct.  The New

Radio Cegeste ~ The New Zealand Storm Petrel

We last encountered Radio Cegeste with 2012’s to orient themselves with coastlines, a collaboration with Lee Noyes that investigated hidden hisses and sub-level tones.  The new work echoes that theme by bringing to light a species previously thought to be extinct.  The New

Seaworthy ~ The Rainbow Lorikeet

Looking for something to tweet about?  The Birds of a Feather series has returned!  (Sorry, couldn’t resist!)  The latest pair of releases begins with Seaworthy‘s ode to the Rainbow Lorikeet, a curious, colorful and talkative parrot that was accidentally released

Seaworthy ~ The Rainbow Lorikeet

Looking for something to tweet about?  The Birds of a Feather series has returned!  (Sorry, couldn’t resist!)  The latest pair of releases begins with Seaworthy‘s ode to the Rainbow Lorikeet, a curious, colorful and talkative parrot that was accidentally released

David Andree + Josh Mason ~ Call, Response

When an album is released on New Year’s Day, is it too early to speculate that it might make a year-end list?  Perhaps ~ but we know what we enjoy, and Call, Response is yet another winner from Own Records.  Arriving only

David Andree + Josh Mason ~ Call, Response

When an album is released on New Year’s Day, is it too early to speculate that it might make a year-end list?  Perhaps ~ but we know what we enjoy, and Call, Response is yet another winner from Own Records.  Arriving only

ACL Singles Chart ~ January 2014

What if instrumental-based music had its own Top Ten?  We’ve often wished this were true, before realizing we could make our own.  Consider this feature the Fantasy Football section of ACL, an alternate universe in which the music we enjoy

ACL Singles Chart ~ January 2014

What if instrumental-based music had its own Top Ten?  We’ve often wished this were true, before realizing we could make our own.  Consider this feature the Fantasy Football section of ACL, an alternate universe in which the music we enjoy

2014: The Next 50

Happy New Year!  By now we’ve put the old year to bed and are ready for something new.  Here’s an advance look at first quarter releases, including our top picks for the upcoming season and a host of streaming samples!

2014: The Next 50

Happy New Year!  By now we’ve put the old year to bed and are ready for something new.  Here’s an advance look at first quarter releases, including our top picks for the upcoming season and a host of streaming samples!