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ACL 2012: Guest Lists Part I
We don’t always discover all the good music ourselves; in order to do so, we also rely on our friends. This month, we invited dozens of guest artists and label owners to submit their own year-end lists. We’re really happy
ACL 2012: Guest Lists Part I
We don’t always discover all the good music ourselves; in order to do so, we also rely on our friends. This month, we invited dozens of guest artists and label owners to submit their own year-end lists. We’re really happy
LCNL 014: ACL 2012 Mix
LCNL 014: Best of 2012 Mix by the new objective Download: http://bit.ly/ACLOSERLISTEN2012 Well my friends, 2012 is coming to a close and as I look back it has been quite a strong year for experimental music. We also just celebrated
LCNL 014: ACL 2012 Mix
LCNL 014: Best of 2012 Mix by the new objective Download: http://bit.ly/ACLOSERLISTEN2012 Well my friends, 2012 is coming to a close and as I look back it has been quite a strong year for experimental music. We also just celebrated
ACL 2012: The Top 20 Albums of the Year
Thousands of releases, hundreds of reviews, and it all comes down to this: the Top Twenty instrumental and experimental releases of 2012. This isn’t just the one percent; it’s a small percent of a percent, the cream of the crop.
ACL 2012: The Top 20 Albums of the Year
Thousands of releases, hundreds of reviews, and it all comes down to this: the Top Twenty instrumental and experimental releases of 2012. This isn’t just the one percent; it’s a small percent of a percent, the cream of the crop.
ACL 2012: Top Ten Rock & Post Rock
Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz is an umbrella category that is dominated by, but not exclusive to post-rock. As evidenced by this year’s incredibly diverse selection, the old horse seems to have no intention of lying down any time soon.
ACL 2012: Top Ten Rock & Post Rock
Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz is an umbrella category that is dominated by, but not exclusive to post-rock. As evidenced by this year’s incredibly diverse selection, the old horse seems to have no intention of lying down any time soon.
ACL 2012: Top Ten Modern Composition
The Modern Composition genre is the heir to the Classical: music composed for piano, brass, strings or orchestra. One might expect to encounter these artists in churches and other resonant spaces designed for full musical palettes and rich timbral shades.
ACL 2012: Top Ten Modern Composition
The Modern Composition genre is the heir to the Classical: music composed for piano, brass, strings or orchestra. One might expect to encounter these artists in churches and other resonant spaces designed for full musical palettes and rich timbral shades.
ACL 2012: Top Ten Field Recording & Soundscape
An expert field recording requires more than just a good weather-resistant microphone. One needs a feel for one’s subject matter, a discriminating ear, and the ability to make sound so powerful that it makes up for the lack of sight.
ACL 2012: Top Ten Field Recording & Soundscape
An expert field recording requires more than just a good weather-resistant microphone. One needs a feel for one’s subject matter, a discriminating ear, and the ability to make sound so powerful that it makes up for the lack of sight.
ACL 2012: Top Ten Experimental
Many artists claim to be experimental, simply since they experiment; but this does not make them experimental artists. In order to be placed in this category, an artist must be wildly improvisational, incredibly creative, or straight out hard to define.
ACL 2012: Top Ten Experimental
Many artists claim to be experimental, simply since they experiment; but this does not make them experimental artists. In order to be placed in this category, an artist must be wildly improvisational, incredibly creative, or straight out hard to define.
ACL 2012: Top Ten Electronic
It would appear that the Electronic section of A Closer Listen is the poor relation of the site, which in a way is no bad thing; certainly the remit when the site was founded was to give those artists who
ACL 2012: Top Ten Electronic
It would appear that the Electronic section of A Closer Listen is the poor relation of the site, which in a way is no bad thing; certainly the remit when the site was founded was to give those artists who
