Category Archives: Drone
Theresa Wong ~ Journey to the Cave of Guanyin
Good questions are always more interesting than their answers. “What does the cello sound like?” seeks a factual, closed response, which most of us could easily produce in fairly short order. Through her work, however, Bay Area-based composer and Guggenheim
Theresa Wong ~ Journey to the Cave of Guanyin
Good questions are always more interesting than their answers. “What does the cello sound like?” seeks a factual, closed response, which most of us could easily produce in fairly short order. Through her work, however, Bay Area-based composer and Guggenheim
Sage Martens ~ Chamber Music for Lawn Mowers
Summer is near, bringing the roar of lawnmowers, drowning the dawn chorus. From push mowers to ride-a-mowers to massive multi-blade vehicles, the sounds are inescapable. While many wear headsets (tacitly admitting that they are contributing to noise pollution), others prefer
Sage Martens ~ Chamber Music for Lawn Mowers
Summer is near, bringing the roar of lawnmowers, drowning the dawn chorus. From push mowers to ride-a-mowers to massive multi-blade vehicles, the sounds are inescapable. While many wear headsets (tacitly admitting that they are contributing to noise pollution), others prefer
Concepción Huerta ~ El Sol de los Muertos
As Grand River has chosen wind as her subject and Concepción Huerta has chosen fire, the Umor Rex label may be working toward an Elements series. El Sol de los Muertos (The Sun of the Dead) features a volcano on its
Concepción Huerta ~ El Sol de los Muertos
As Grand River has chosen wind as her subject and Concepción Huerta has chosen fire, the Umor Rex label may be working toward an Elements series. El Sol de los Muertos (The Sun of the Dead) features a volcano on its
Gwen Sainte-Rose ~ Collines / Racines
With physical releases on the wane, it’s comforting to open the Collines / Racines box to find small posters, photo cards, and ephemera foraged in the forests of Belgium. Reading that the objects were collected by “the musician and her acolytes,”
Gwen Sainte-Rose ~ Collines / Racines
With physical releases on the wane, it’s comforting to open the Collines / Racines box to find small posters, photo cards, and ephemera foraged in the forests of Belgium. Reading that the objects were collected by “the musician and her acolytes,”
Christopher Hamilton ((o)) ~ Euthermia
Spring is taking its time. This sentiment underlines the fact that spring doesn’t just spring at the equinox, but spreads slowly from south to north, a few miles a day, like returning birds. The same principle applies to recovery, to
Christopher Hamilton ((o)) ~ Euthermia
Spring is taking its time. This sentiment underlines the fact that spring doesn’t just spring at the equinox, but spreads slowly from south to north, a few miles a day, like returning birds. The same principle applies to recovery, to
ACL 2025 ~ Spring Music Preview: Drone
After yesterday’s massive article of ambient album announcements there arrives a smaller but no less potent collection of drone. Ironically, despite being a smaller segment of the market, drone recordings tend to find disproportionate success in our Year-End Lists. Two
ACL 2025 ~ Spring Music Preview: Drone
After yesterday’s massive article of ambient album announcements there arrives a smaller but no less potent collection of drone. Ironically, despite being a smaller segment of the market, drone recordings tend to find disproportionate success in our Year-End Lists. Two
Hekla ~ Turnar
Turnar may contain glimmers of sunlight, but it is not a daylight album; this is music for the depths of night and the soul, music of desolation and heartfelt prayer, music for long winters yearning for spring. Partially recorded in
Hekla ~ Turnar
Turnar may contain glimmers of sunlight, but it is not a daylight album; this is music for the depths of night and the soul, music of desolation and heartfelt prayer, music for long winters yearning for spring. Partially recorded in
Grand River ~ Tuning the Wind
Those familiar with Grand River‘s All Above – one of our top electronic releases of 2023 – may be surprised at the timbre of Tuning the Wind. But Aimée Portioli has always been about more than electronics. Tuning the Wind is a grand experiment
Grand River ~ Tuning the Wind
Those familiar with Grand River‘s All Above – one of our top electronic releases of 2023 – may be surprised at the timbre of Tuning the Wind. But Aimée Portioli has always been about more than electronics. Tuning the Wind is a grand experiment
a closer listen 