Category Archives: Drone

Ricardo Donoso ~ Saravá Exu

‘There was no power in the world that could prevail with me to go through the mortal terror of another encounter with myself, to face another reorganization, a new incarnation, when at the end of the road there was no

Ricardo Donoso ~ Saravá Exu

‘There was no power in the world that could prevail with me to go through the mortal terror of another encounter with myself, to face another reorganization, a new incarnation, when at the end of the road there was no

Maxime Corbeil-Perron ~ KATHARSIS

ACL’s first review of the new year!  Our readers were introduced to Montreal’s Maxime Corbeil-Perron last year as part of Le Pélican Noir, and were introduced to KATHARSIS when it was featured as one of our Best Album Covers of 2014.  Now we turn to the

Maxime Corbeil-Perron ~ KATHARSIS

ACL’s first review of the new year!  Our readers were introduced to Montreal’s Maxime Corbeil-Perron last year as part of Le Pélican Noir, and were introduced to KATHARSIS when it was featured as one of our Best Album Covers of 2014.  Now we turn to the

ACL 2014: Top Ten Drone

The extended tones of drone can undulate and loop or attack like disturbed bees; they can lull one to sleep or startle one awake.  Both types of drone are represented in this year’s picks.  Some familiar names are present, joined

ACL 2014: Top Ten Drone

The extended tones of drone can undulate and loop or attack like disturbed bees; they can lull one to sleep or startle one awake.  Both types of drone are represented in this year’s picks.  Some familiar names are present, joined

Drunken Sufis ~ Fiber Optic Tap

A beautiful oddity from Bad Friend Records, Fiber Optic Tap is a keepsake cassette, each copy featuring a frame from the video.  Great attention has been given to this release, so much that one wonders if the bad friend might be a

Drunken Sufis ~ Fiber Optic Tap

A beautiful oddity from Bad Friend Records, Fiber Optic Tap is a keepsake cassette, each copy featuring a frame from the video.  Great attention has been given to this release, so much that one wonders if the bad friend might be a

Ennio Mazzon ~ CeriseIcicles

CeresIcicles is a pop track that’s no longer pop.  The sound sources began as pop, but were pulverized by Ennio Mazzon in a process akin to macerating a crate of fruit ~ crate included.  Mazzon doesn’t want to be a pop star, but

Ennio Mazzon ~ CeriseIcicles

CeresIcicles is a pop track that’s no longer pop.  The sound sources began as pop, but were pulverized by Ennio Mazzon in a process akin to macerating a crate of fruit ~ crate included.  Mazzon doesn’t want to be a pop star, but

Robert Curgenven ~ They tore the earth and, like a scar, it swallowed them / Sirène

The internet age poses both opportunity and difficulty for the politically minded instrumental composer.  The opportunity is that the liner notes can be shared far and wide, even to those who don’t purchase the music.  The difficulty is that many

Robert Curgenven ~ They tore the earth and, like a scar, it swallowed them / Sirène

The internet age poses both opportunity and difficulty for the politically minded instrumental composer.  The opportunity is that the liner notes can be shared far and wide, even to those who don’t purchase the music.  The difficulty is that many

Forest Management ~ Reservation

The amber street lights glow against the cold concrete of the sidewalk. The white lights yawn over the deserted lanes of the highway, and both look dim against the black of the night sky. Your car, dusty from the journey,

Forest Management ~ Reservation

The amber street lights glow against the cold concrete of the sidewalk. The white lights yawn over the deserted lanes of the highway, and both look dim against the black of the night sky. Your car, dusty from the journey,

Michel Guillet ~ Unstable Distance

Parisian Michel Guillet‘s impressive resume dates back to the turn of the century: film work, dance scores, concerts and collaborations.  Unstable Distance is his fourth album.  The stated goal: “to create continuity with discontinuity.”  While the artist succeeds in his goal, the

Michel Guillet ~ Unstable Distance

Parisian Michel Guillet‘s impressive resume dates back to the turn of the century: film work, dance scores, concerts and collaborations.  Unstable Distance is his fourth album.  The stated goal: “to create continuity with discontinuity.”  While the artist succeeds in his goal, the