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Philip Samartzis and Michael Vorfeld ~ Air Pressure

Air Pressure is a companion piece to last year’s Room40 release Atmospheres and Disturbances, in which Philip Samartzis explored the sounds of sub-zero research stations.  The new album pairs him with Michael Vorfeld, whose percussion and self-designed string instruments operate in duet with

Philip Samartzis and Michael Vorfeld ~ Air Pressure

Air Pressure is a companion piece to last year’s Room40 release Atmospheres and Disturbances, in which Philip Samartzis explored the sounds of sub-zero research stations.  The new album pairs him with Michael Vorfeld, whose percussion and self-designed string instruments operate in duet with

V/A ~ Ukrainian Field Notes Volume II

News on the war in Ukraine has greatly accelerated.  A new president was elected in the U.S., pledging a swift end to the war; but many fear his allegiances lie with russia.  The sitting president approved the use of long-range,

V/A ~ Ukrainian Field Notes Volume II

News on the war in Ukraine has greatly accelerated.  A new president was elected in the U.S., pledging a swift end to the war; but many fear his allegiances lie with russia.  The sitting president approved the use of long-range,

Félicia Atkinson ~ Space As An Instrument

Standing but not facing completely what’s in front of me…Félicia Atkinson softly utters in the opening track “The Healing” off the aptly titled Space as an Instrument. Piano and subtle field recordings accompany Atkinson’s deeply poetic words, her enchanting exchanges

Félicia Atkinson ~ Space As An Instrument

Standing but not facing completely what’s in front of me…Félicia Atkinson softly utters in the opening track “The Healing” off the aptly titled Space as an Instrument. Piano and subtle field recordings accompany Atkinson’s deeply poetic words, her enchanting exchanges

Ká ~ Bridesmaids’ Autumn

Bridemaids’ Autumn was released just before the world took an even darker turn, and as such, its message is perfect for the season.  Loosely based on the parable of the ten bridesmaids from Matthew 25, the album suggests that some are

Ká ~ Bridesmaids’ Autumn

Bridemaids’ Autumn was released just before the world took an even darker turn, and as such, its message is perfect for the season.  Loosely based on the parable of the ten bridesmaids from Matthew 25, the album suggests that some are

Ben Lukas Boysen ~ Alta Ripa

After 20 years in Berlin, Ben Lukas Boysen began to think about the “youthful musical language” that he spoke in the first 20 years of his life in Altrip, on the left bank of the Rhine.  Alta Ripa is the town’s Roman

Ben Lukas Boysen ~ Alta Ripa

After 20 years in Berlin, Ben Lukas Boysen began to think about the “youthful musical language” that he spoke in the first 20 years of his life in Altrip, on the left bank of the Rhine.  Alta Ripa is the town’s Roman

Per Störby Jutbring ~ Tenants of Misty Mansion (According to the Landlord)

Five years have passed since The Thief Bunny Society, whose animated title track imitated a children’s book, with a flying whale, a bunny on a motorbike and a pernicious lynx.  In the videos from Tenants of Misty Mansion (According to

Per Störby Jutbring ~ Tenants of Misty Mansion (According to the Landlord)

Five years have passed since The Thief Bunny Society, whose animated title track imitated a children’s book, with a flying whale, a bunny on a motorbike and a pernicious lynx.  In the videos from Tenants of Misty Mansion (According to

Whale Fall ~ Five

It took exactly one minute and five seconds for me to like this album: right at the 65-second mark, J. Matt Greenburg’s Morricone trumpet enters and lifts the music to a remarkable early height. This is the first of many

Whale Fall ~ Five

It took exactly one minute and five seconds for me to like this album: right at the 65-second mark, J. Matt Greenburg’s Morricone trumpet enters and lifts the music to a remarkable early height. This is the first of many

Murcof ~ Twin Color (vol. I)

The best part of Twin Color (vol. I) is that the title promises a vol. II.  Only a month ago, we included Murcof‘s Remembranza in our list of favorite fall albums; the new set recalls that fall feeling, earth-toned and atmospheric, an ode to

Murcof ~ Twin Color (vol. I)

The best part of Twin Color (vol. I) is that the title promises a vol. II.  Only a month ago, we included Murcof‘s Remembranza in our list of favorite fall albums; the new set recalls that fall feeling, earth-toned and atmospheric, an ode to