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Adriana Camacho and Stefan Christoff presents Un Pájaro Azul [mix]

Adriana Camacho and Stefan Christoff recently released Años y Minutos, a collaboration recorded on a sunny winter day in CDMX last year. Released by Boston’s Moon Villain label, Años y Minutos features the two prolific improvisers delicately exploring new sonic

Adriana Camacho and Stefan Christoff presents Un Pájaro Azul [mix]

Adriana Camacho and Stefan Christoff recently released Años y Minutos, a collaboration recorded on a sunny winter day in CDMX last year. Released by Boston’s Moon Villain label, Años y Minutos features the two prolific improvisers delicately exploring new sonic

First Half Highlights ~ The Top 20

Happy July!  At the halfway point of the year, we’ve asked our staff to list their favorite albums of the year to date.  While not a complete indicator of year-end honors, last year six of our First Half Highlights made

First Half Highlights ~ The Top 20

Happy July!  At the halfway point of the year, we’ve asked our staff to list their favorite albums of the year to date.  While not a complete indicator of year-end honors, last year six of our First Half Highlights made

Ukrainian Field Notes XXIV

To celebrate the summer solstice, we travel to the Carpathians with Sun Halø, before heading to Kyiv to discuss the ethics of triggering sounds with Ivan Skoryna while Oleksandr Hladun illustrates his sonic diary and new releases. Down in Ternopil,

Ukrainian Field Notes XXIV

To celebrate the summer solstice, we travel to the Carpathians with Sun Halø, before heading to Kyiv to discuss the ethics of triggering sounds with Ivan Skoryna while Oleksandr Hladun illustrates his sonic diary and new releases. Down in Ternopil,

Ten Tracks That Sound Like Summer

Summer music suggests the activities of summer: backyard barbecues, trips to the beach, vacations, good times with friends.  At the very least, summer music puts one in a summer mood, which can vary from easy-going to excited, characterized by tones

Ten Tracks That Sound Like Summer

Summer music suggests the activities of summer: backyard barbecues, trips to the beach, vacations, good times with friends.  At the very least, summer music puts one in a summer mood, which can vary from easy-going to excited, characterized by tones

Ukrainian Field Notes XXIII

Another episode, another milestone with 200+ interviews in almost 15 months since the full-scale invasion. For n. XXIII, we start off in the States speaking to Erlena Dlu about contemporary classical music, before heading to Dnipro, Ukraine, to discuss the

Ukrainian Field Notes XXIII

Another episode, another milestone with 200+ interviews in almost 15 months since the full-scale invasion. For n. XXIII, we start off in the States speaking to Erlena Dlu about contemporary classical music, before heading to Dnipro, Ukraine, to discuss the

The Best Film & TV Soundtracks of All Time ~ Part Two

Welcome back to Part Deux of our list of the Best Film & TV Soundtracks of All Time! We hope you liked the first half; it’s worth a look over there to start if this is your first visit. One

The Best Film & TV Soundtracks of All Time ~ Part Two

Welcome back to Part Deux of our list of the Best Film & TV Soundtracks of All Time! We hope you liked the first half; it’s worth a look over there to start if this is your first visit. One

The Best Film & TV Soundtracks of All Time ~ Part One

“Remove [the] score from any scene, and it becomes nearly unrecognizable. Something has instantaneously and fundamentally gone, like the soul of the piece.” JJ Abrams said this about John Williams’ work on Star Wars, but it’s equally applicable to the

The Best Film & TV Soundtracks of All Time ~ Part One

“Remove [the] score from any scene, and it becomes nearly unrecognizable. Something has instantaneously and fundamentally gone, like the soul of the piece.” JJ Abrams said this about John Williams’ work on Star Wars, but it’s equally applicable to the

Ukrainian Field Notes XXII

This month we are traveling to Kyiv where we explore Solar Nights with Shadow Unit, and discuss fundraising compilations with Volyk Artem and Volodymyr Kozhevnikov, while Hockins bemoans the current output of tiktok “sharovarshchyna” music. After a pit stop in

Ukrainian Field Notes XXII

This month we are traveling to Kyiv where we explore Solar Nights with Shadow Unit, and discuss fundraising compilations with Volyk Artem and Volodymyr Kozhevnikov, while Hockins bemoans the current output of tiktok “sharovarshchyna” music. After a pit stop in