Author Archives: Joseph Sannicandro
LCNL 072: Off Land presents Astral Drive
Our latest mix comes from Off Land, a soothing journey through electronic ambience. We hope to keep this mix series coming more regularly, and have some great mixes ready to come out over the next few months. You can stream
LCNL 072: Off Land presents Astral Drive
Our latest mix comes from Off Land, a soothing journey through electronic ambience. We hope to keep this mix series coming more regularly, and have some great mixes ready to come out over the next few months. You can stream
Enrico Coniglio ~ Bragos series: Astrùra / Solèra
There are different schools of thought when it comes to the production of “soundscapes.” There is R. Murray Schafer, who coined the term, and his World Soundscape Project, which approaches the soundscape as “acoustic ecology.” Some have criticized his
Enrico Coniglio ~ Bragos series: Astrùra / Solèra
There are different schools of thought when it comes to the production of “soundscapes.” There is R. Murray Schafer, who coined the term, and his World Soundscape Project, which approaches the soundscape as “acoustic ecology.” Some have criticized his
Robert Curgenven ~ Climata
The border between two spaces both separates and conjoins, allowing for distinction as well as interplay. Depending on one’s perspective this can be understood as a contamination or a vital encounter. The latest from Australian composer Robert Curgenven explores sonic
Robert Curgenven ~ Climata
The border between two spaces both separates and conjoins, allowing for distinction as well as interplay. Depending on one’s perspective this can be understood as a contamination or a vital encounter. The latest from Australian composer Robert Curgenven explores sonic
Giovanni Lami ~ Bias
It’s like a garden, where everything grows by itself and you need to make just a few things, to see what is going to happen most of the time. -Giovanni Lami Does a physical medium simply contain (or mediate) a
Giovanni Lami ~ Bias
It’s like a garden, where everything grows by itself and you need to make just a few things, to see what is going to happen most of the time. -Giovanni Lami Does a physical medium simply contain (or mediate) a
Mutek 2016 ~ Previews and Picks
The 17th edition of MUTEK, Montreal’s esteemed international festival of digital creativity and electronic music, takes place this week running June 1-5. A veritable institution, this year’s festival continues to showcase the best in both established and up-and-coming Canadian
Mutek 2016 ~ Previews and Picks
The 17th edition of MUTEK, Montreal’s esteemed international festival of digital creativity and electronic music, takes place this week running June 1-5. A veritable institution, this year’s festival continues to showcase the best in both established and up-and-coming Canadian
Premiere: Ras Moshe + Stefan Christoff // Rêves Sonores à Alwan
A CLOSER LISTEN is proud to premiere the latest tape from Howl! Arts, featuring duets between Ras Moshe and Stefan Christoff, with reimaginings by Nick Schofield. The A-side of the tape was recorded at Alwan Centre for the Arts early
Premiere: Ras Moshe + Stefan Christoff // Rêves Sonores à Alwan
A CLOSER LISTEN is proud to premiere the latest tape from Howl! Arts, featuring duets between Ras Moshe and Stefan Christoff, with reimaginings by Nick Schofield. The A-side of the tape was recorded at Alwan Centre for the Arts early
LCNL 071: Luca Sigurtà presents Motel Music Mixtape
Luca Sigurtà recently released Warm Glow, the latest surprising turn for this Italian musician. Drawing on triphop and ambient textures, Warm Glow fits snugly into Sigurtà’s oeuvre while showing off a very different aspect of his identity as a musician. He
LCNL 071: Luca Sigurtà presents Motel Music Mixtape
Luca Sigurtà recently released Warm Glow, the latest surprising turn for this Italian musician. Drawing on triphop and ambient textures, Warm Glow fits snugly into Sigurtà’s oeuvre while showing off a very different aspect of his identity as a musician. He
Sound Propositions 010: Christina Vantzou
Sound Propositions is an ongoing, semi-regular series of conversations with artists exploring their creative practices and individual aesthetics, conceived of as a counter-narrative to a dominant trend in music journalism which fetishizes equipment and new technologies. Rather than writing copy
Sound Propositions 010: Christina Vantzou
Sound Propositions is an ongoing, semi-regular series of conversations with artists exploring their creative practices and individual aesthetics, conceived of as a counter-narrative to a dominant trend in music journalism which fetishizes equipment and new technologies. Rather than writing copy
a closer listen 