Category Archives: Experimental
Félicia Atkinson ~ Visions / Voices
A wall is the antithesis of a waterfall. Right angles are unnatural, but they define our world. The enigmatic New York City tour guide Speed Levitch once said, “People do have a tendency to build walls in the face of
Félicia Atkinson ~ Visions / Voices
A wall is the antithesis of a waterfall. Right angles are unnatural, but they define our world. The enigmatic New York City tour guide Speed Levitch once said, “People do have a tendency to build walls in the face of
Graveyard Tapes ~ Our Sound Is Our Wound
As a review site that leans toward the instrumental side, we don’t receive many albums that are about heartbreak; without making a complete site-wide survey it’s impossible to say for sure, but it certainly feels like we’ve covered more albums
Graveyard Tapes ~ Our Sound Is Our Wound
As a review site that leans toward the instrumental side, we don’t receive many albums that are about heartbreak; without making a complete site-wide survey it’s impossible to say for sure, but it certainly feels like we’ve covered more albums
JesterN & Paolo Pascolo ~ hBar
If you’ve ever stood still in a busy part of any city just to listen to the way it continually constructs itself then you should be familiar with the kind of experiment hBar enacts: the microscopic dissonance at the heart
JesterN & Paolo Pascolo ~ hBar
If you’ve ever stood still in a busy part of any city just to listen to the way it continually constructs itself then you should be familiar with the kind of experiment hBar enacts: the microscopic dissonance at the heart
Liz Christine ~ Sweet Mellow Cat
Adorable kitty-cats meow aplenty on Sweet Mellow Cat, chatting in anticipation and eyes fixated on the slab of meat you just bought, looking up at you with those innocent…uh…puppy-dog eyes. You just can’t resist those eyes, and soon the two of
Liz Christine ~ Sweet Mellow Cat
Adorable kitty-cats meow aplenty on Sweet Mellow Cat, chatting in anticipation and eyes fixated on the slab of meat you just bought, looking up at you with those innocent…uh…puppy-dog eyes. You just can’t resist those eyes, and soon the two of
Felipe Otondo ~ Tutuguri
Having a doctorate does not necessarily make one a fine musician, but in this case, the degree is evidence of a keen musical mind. Dr. Felipe Otondo lectures on composition and music technology at the Lancaster Institute for Contemporary Arts, and
Felipe Otondo ~ Tutuguri
Having a doctorate does not necessarily make one a fine musician, but in this case, the degree is evidence of a keen musical mind. Dr. Felipe Otondo lectures on composition and music technology at the Lancaster Institute for Contemporary Arts, and
Ett Abigail ~ Five Tales
Five tales, 25 tracks, 44 minutes. The new project from Jose Acuña (EUS) is drastically different from his former work. The physical copy comes in a sturdy, rust-colored cloth pouch, along with a small paper ticket. Momentarily forgiving the cliché, this is
Ett Abigail ~ Five Tales
Five tales, 25 tracks, 44 minutes. The new project from Jose Acuña (EUS) is drastically different from his former work. The physical copy comes in a sturdy, rust-colored cloth pouch, along with a small paper ticket. Momentarily forgiving the cliché, this is
Stephan Mathieu ~ Un Coeur Simple
It’s a safe bet that most readers of A Closer Listen are already familiar with the sound world of Stephan Mathieu. Active since the early nineties, he has over 30 album titles to his name (both solo and collaborative) and
Stephan Mathieu ~ Un Coeur Simple
It’s a safe bet that most readers of A Closer Listen are already familiar with the sound world of Stephan Mathieu. Active since the early nineties, he has over 30 album titles to his name (both solo and collaborative) and
Michelle Cross & Joe Frawley ~ Dolls Come to Life
13 Houses and the Mermaid plunged listeners into a world of repressed and haunted memory; A Hundred Years delved into fairy tales. On Dolls Come to Life, Joe Frawley sidesteps into a forest of dark whimsy with the aid of Chicago vocalist Michelle Cross. The turn
Michelle Cross & Joe Frawley ~ Dolls Come to Life
13 Houses and the Mermaid plunged listeners into a world of repressed and haunted memory; A Hundred Years delved into fairy tales. On Dolls Come to Life, Joe Frawley sidesteps into a forest of dark whimsy with the aid of Chicago vocalist Michelle Cross. The turn
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