Category Archives: Drone
The Floating World ~ We Hunted
When is a flute album not a flute album? When the flautist is the leader of a band, and when the album has a purpose beyond the promotion of a single instrument. Amanda Votta, the guiding hand behind The Floating World,
The Floating World ~ We Hunted
When is a flute album not a flute album? When the flautist is the leader of a band, and when the album has a purpose beyond the promotion of a single instrument. Amanda Votta, the guiding hand behind The Floating World,
Fescal ~ Two Winter Poems
This little package is a joy to own and to peruse. Two Winter Poems is a multi-media treasure in a box: an instrumental CD3″ inspired by the poems of Pushkin, the printed poems on delicate sheets, a Polaroid photo of Pushkin’s
Fescal ~ Two Winter Poems
This little package is a joy to own and to peruse. Two Winter Poems is a multi-media treasure in a box: an instrumental CD3″ inspired by the poems of Pushkin, the printed poems on delicate sheets, a Polaroid photo of Pushkin’s
Sujo ~ Repent
Very few artists can release multiple recordings in a single year and retain our attention, but Ryan Huber (Sujo, Olekranon, Vopat) is one of them. His multi-genre approach is a key factor; by straddling the fields of post-rock and drone,
Sujo ~ Repent
Very few artists can release multiple recordings in a single year and retain our attention, but Ryan Huber (Sujo, Olekranon, Vopat) is one of them. His multi-genre approach is a key factor; by straddling the fields of post-rock and drone,
Markus Mehr ~ Off
Marcus Mehr‘s Off is the concluding element in an ambitious trilogy. In and On, reviewed here in 2012, are vastly different in style, but set the stage for a grand finale. Now that all three pieces have been released, listeners can see how and
Markus Mehr ~ Off
Marcus Mehr‘s Off is the concluding element in an ambitious trilogy. In and On, reviewed here in 2012, are vastly different in style, but set the stage for a grand finale. Now that all three pieces have been released, listeners can see how and
The Holocene ~ The Messel Pit Tapes / eis
His wife thinks it sounds like angry bees and his mum thinks it sounds like a hoover, but Peter Hamlin’s looped drones are music to us. We do, however, realize that we are unusual people. The benefit in being unusual
The Holocene ~ The Messel Pit Tapes / eis
His wife thinks it sounds like angry bees and his mum thinks it sounds like a hoover, but Peter Hamlin’s looped drones are music to us. We do, however, realize that we are unusual people. The benefit in being unusual
Johann G. Winther ~ I Have a Heaven Ending and Weaving Thin Threads of Darkness from the Light that Was Given
Post-rockers and Fiona Apple, beware: Johann G. Winther is coming at you with the essay-length title of his latest work. If reading the album title seems a bit awkward, then it also seems fitting that the cassette is released on Awkward
Johann G. Winther ~ I Have a Heaven Ending and Weaving Thin Threads of Darkness from the Light that Was Given
Post-rockers and Fiona Apple, beware: Johann G. Winther is coming at you with the essay-length title of his latest work. If reading the album title seems a bit awkward, then it also seems fitting that the cassette is released on Awkward
The Inventors Of Aircraft ~ Where The Light Stops
As with every new arrival pulling into the beautifully adorned Time Released Sound station (voted as 2012 label of the year here at A Closer Listen), Where The Light Stops is much more than the sum of its plush parts. Like a
The Inventors Of Aircraft ~ Where The Light Stops
As with every new arrival pulling into the beautifully adorned Time Released Sound station (voted as 2012 label of the year here at A Closer Listen), Where The Light Stops is much more than the sum of its plush parts. Like a
Saåad ~ Orbs & Channels
Drone worlds collide on Orbs & Channels, which comes from the co-owners of the BLWBCK label, is mastered by Byron Christoloudou (Golders Green and The Felt Collective), and is released as a cassette on Hands in the Dark Records. It’s wonderful
Saåad ~ Orbs & Channels
Drone worlds collide on Orbs & Channels, which comes from the co-owners of the BLWBCK label, is mastered by Byron Christoloudou (Golders Green and The Felt Collective), and is released as a cassette on Hands in the Dark Records. It’s wonderful
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