Author Archives: Joseph Sannicandro
Luca Sigurtà ~ Bliss
A simple three-note melody is quietly sounded out as electronics buzz and swarm their way into the foreground, a low tone gently swelling in the back. A bird cries above, water sloshes lightly in the harbor. What is conjured up
Luca Sigurtà ~ Bliss
A simple three-note melody is quietly sounded out as electronics buzz and swarm their way into the foreground, a low tone gently swelling in the back. A bird cries above, water sloshes lightly in the harbor. What is conjured up
LCNL Mix 011: Daylight Fades
LCNL Mix 011 The internet as a distribution network for music has done some really wonderful things for us, bad press to the contrary aside. As I hope this series itself will eventually attest, there is great productive power in
LCNL Mix 011: Daylight Fades
LCNL Mix 011 The internet as a distribution network for music has done some really wonderful things for us, bad press to the contrary aside. As I hope this series itself will eventually attest, there is great productive power in
Premiere: Birds of Passage – “The Numinous Place”
A Closer Listen is proud to present the world premiere of a new track by Alicia Merz aka Birds of Passage entitled “The Numinous Place.” You might remember Merz from Dear and Unfamiliar, her fabulous collaboration with Leonardo Rosado. Released on
Premiere: Birds of Passage – “The Numinous Place”
A Closer Listen is proud to present the world premiere of a new track by Alicia Merz aka Birds of Passage entitled “The Numinous Place.” You might remember Merz from Dear and Unfamiliar, her fabulous collaboration with Leonardo Rosado. Released on
LCNL 10: SEC_ Mix (part one)
LCNL 010: SEC_ Mix Last year while in Napoli I met Mario Gabola (A spirale, Aspec(t)) at Perditempo, an incredible music venue in Piazza Dante with a sister-store nearby, both of which act as bars that sell radical books and
LCNL 10: SEC_ Mix (part one)
LCNL 010: SEC_ Mix Last year while in Napoli I met Mario Gabola (A spirale, Aspec(t)) at Perditempo, an incredible music venue in Piazza Dante with a sister-store nearby, both of which act as bars that sell radical books and
Sound Propositions 02: Matteo Uggeri
Joseph Sannicandro interviews Italian soundshaper Matteo Uggeri (Hue, Sparkle in Grey) in the second installment of an ongoing series searching for a relationship towards technology that doesn’t fetishize equipment, but rather valorizes the creative process itself. There is a
Sound Propositions 02: Matteo Uggeri
Joseph Sannicandro interviews Italian soundshaper Matteo Uggeri (Hue, Sparkle in Grey) in the second installment of an ongoing series searching for a relationship towards technology that doesn’t fetishize equipment, but rather valorizes the creative process itself. There is a
LCNL 09: Deep Magic
Download Last year Preservation records released Deep Magic‘s second full-length record, Lucid Thought, as part of their innovative Circa series. Deep magic’s contemplative, hypnotic music fit perfectly in with the series’ mission, a unity of audio and visual design. Around
LCNL 09: Deep Magic
Download Last year Preservation records released Deep Magic‘s second full-length record, Lucid Thought, as part of their innovative Circa series. Deep magic’s contemplative, hypnotic music fit perfectly in with the series’ mission, a unity of audio and visual design. Around
Wesołowski + Kaliski ~ 281011
It may have taken about 600 years and countless jokes, but it seems Poland may finally be cool. In the last decade Poland has emerged with cutting edge festivals (Unsound), artists (Jacaszek), labels (AudioTong, Few Quiet People) and now musical
Wesołowski + Kaliski ~ 281011
It may have taken about 600 years and countless jokes, but it seems Poland may finally be cool. In the last decade Poland has emerged with cutting edge festivals (Unsound), artists (Jacaszek), labels (AudioTong, Few Quiet People) and now musical
LCNL 08: Cello Mix
LCNL 08: Cello Mix While waiting for the next artist-curated mix, I decided to make a mix of my own focusing on the sonorities of the cello. I made a digital “crate” of cello-centric tracks and strung them together on
LCNL 08: Cello Mix
LCNL 08: Cello Mix While waiting for the next artist-curated mix, I decided to make a mix of my own focusing on the sonorities of the cello. I made a digital “crate” of cello-centric tracks and strung them together on
a closer listen 