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ACL 2023 ~ The Year’s Best Ukrainian Music
Nearly two years after the invasion, the Ukrainian music scene has continued to flourish, responding to war with creative fire. We continue to be astounded by the volume, variety and vitality of the new music released by Ukrainian musicians, which
ACL 2023 ~ The Year’s Best Ukrainian Music
Nearly two years after the invasion, the Ukrainian music scene has continued to flourish, responding to war with creative fire. We continue to be astounded by the volume, variety and vitality of the new music released by Ukrainian musicians, which
ACL 2023 ~ The Happiest Music of the Year
There’s never a bad time for happy music. Happy music comes in a variety of intensities, from peaceful and comforting to joyful and ebullient to silly and fun. The type of happy music one listens to can be tailored to
ACL 2023 ~ The Happiest Music of the Year
There’s never a bad time for happy music. Happy music comes in a variety of intensities, from peaceful and comforting to joyful and ebullient to silly and fun. The type of happy music one listens to can be tailored to
ACL 2023 ~ The Year’s Best Winter Music
At A Closer Listen, we make a clear distinction between winter music and music that is released in winter. Winter music is evocative of the season and latitudes in which snow and ice take up permanent residence. The catch is that some
ACL 2023 ~ The Year’s Best Winter Music
At A Closer Listen, we make a clear distinction between winter music and music that is released in winter. Winter music is evocative of the season and latitudes in which snow and ice take up permanent residence. The catch is that some
ACL 2023 ~ The Year in Review
Music offers stability in unstable times, but in 2023, the ground beneath the music industry continued to shift. This year’s top stories: an explosion in musical releases, the sale of Bandcamp, the publication of an ACL-related book and a glimpse
ACL 2023 ~ The Year in Review
Music offers stability in unstable times, but in 2023, the ground beneath the music industry continued to shift. This year’s top stories: an explosion in musical releases, the sale of Bandcamp, the publication of an ACL-related book and a glimpse
thenewobjective presents Musique contre le projet de loi 31 [mix]
It’s been over a year since the last time I posted a mix of my own here on ACL, and nearly as long since the last mix I published in general (Soundtrack Politica, commissioned by Cinema Politica in Montreal). So
thenewobjective presents Musique contre le projet de loi 31 [mix]
It’s been over a year since the last time I posted a mix of my own here on ACL, and nearly as long since the last mix I published in general (Soundtrack Politica, commissioned by Cinema Politica in Montreal). So
A Closer Look: AKOUSMA 2023
Joseph Sannicandro reviews the 19th edition of AKOUSMA in Montreal, including an interview with Aho Ssan, who closed out the festival. Shortly after the release of his stunning new collaborative album, Rhizomes, Aho Ssan presented a live diffusion of The
A Closer Look: AKOUSMA 2023
Joseph Sannicandro reviews the 19th edition of AKOUSMA in Montreal, including an interview with Aho Ssan, who closed out the festival. Shortly after the release of his stunning new collaborative album, Rhizomes, Aho Ssan presented a live diffusion of The
Ukrainian Field Notes XXVIII
For this month’s episode of UFN, Dubplanet X aka Obriy explains how he transforms anxiety inducing sounds into sonic effects for tracks, Anton Malynovskyi draws a brief outline of the apocalypse, Sony Synth treads the thin line separating genuine from
Ukrainian Field Notes XXVIII
For this month’s episode of UFN, Dubplanet X aka Obriy explains how he transforms anxiety inducing sounds into sonic effects for tracks, Anton Malynovskyi draws a brief outline of the apocalypse, Sony Synth treads the thin line separating genuine from
SP* Episode 32: INDISCREET MUSIC – with Patrick Nickleson [podcast]
Patrick Nickleson is the author of The Names of Minimalism: Authorship, Art, Music, and Historiography in Dispute, an academic study that radically reconsiders the origins and boundaries of musical minimalism. Uninterested in searching for the earliest work of musical minimalism,
SP* Episode 32: INDISCREET MUSIC – with Patrick Nickleson [podcast]
Patrick Nickleson is the author of The Names of Minimalism: Authorship, Art, Music, and Historiography in Dispute, an academic study that radically reconsiders the origins and boundaries of musical minimalism. Uninterested in searching for the earliest work of musical minimalism,
a closer listen 