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ACL 2020 ~ The Year’s Best Packaging
Earlier this year, we feared we would be unable to publish this article as labels paused physical production and artists recorded at home. Yet our fears were misplaced, as plenty of fine physical editions were produced! In an odd twist,
ACL 2020 ~ The Year’s Best Packaging
Earlier this year, we feared we would be unable to publish this article as labels paused physical production and artists recorded at home. Yet our fears were misplaced, as plenty of fine physical editions were produced! In an odd twist,
ACL 2020 ~ The Year’s 10 Best Music Videos
From heartbreaking stories to contagious dance to animation and wild FX, we’ve got a cornucopia of video styles to share this year. Either we have an especially strong selection of music videos, or we appreciated them more because we really
ACL 2020 ~ The Year’s 10 Best Music Videos
From heartbreaking stories to contagious dance to animation and wild FX, we’ve got a cornucopia of video styles to share this year. Either we have an especially strong selection of music videos, or we appreciated them more because we really
ACL 2020 ~ The Year’s Best Labels
One of our Labels of the Year didn’t start as a label, but as a festival; another gathered contributions from around the world; the third was unable to publish physical editions during the pandemic, and went digital. In the spirit
ACL 2020 ~ The Year’s Best Labels
One of our Labels of the Year didn’t start as a label, but as a festival; another gathered contributions from around the world; the third was unable to publish physical editions during the pandemic, and went digital. In the spirit
ACL 2020 ~ The Year in Review
When we look back on 2020, we’ll be able to see at least one light in the darkness: musicians stepped up. This was the year in which festivals were cancelled, labels paused all physical production, and musicians recorded – and donated
ACL 2020 ~ The Year in Review
When we look back on 2020, we’ll be able to see at least one light in the darkness: musicians stepped up. This was the year in which festivals were cancelled, labels paused all physical production, and musicians recorded – and donated
Jeremy Young presents ‘Je Suis Mon Absence.’ [mix]
Jeremy Young recently released Filaments on Eliane Tapes, Moving Furniture’s sporadic series of work inspired by the remarkable French composer Éliane Radigue. The series was inaugurated with a release by Kassel Jaeger back in early 2018, and after a long
Jeremy Young presents ‘Je Suis Mon Absence.’ [mix]
Jeremy Young recently released Filaments on Eliane Tapes, Moving Furniture’s sporadic series of work inspired by the remarkable French composer Éliane Radigue. The series was inaugurated with a release by Kassel Jaeger back in early 2018, and after a long
SP* Episode 15: EIDOLONS – with Kassel Jaeger [podcast]
Kassel Jaeger, once little more than a mysterious German moniker producing captivating music on our favorite boutique labels, has since been revealed to be François J. Bonnet, composer, philosopher, and now director of Ina-GRM, France’s legendary center for electroacoustic research.
SP* Episode 15: EIDOLONS – with Kassel Jaeger [podcast]
Kassel Jaeger, once little more than a mysterious German moniker producing captivating music on our favorite boutique labels, has since been revealed to be François J. Bonnet, composer, philosopher, and now director of Ina-GRM, France’s legendary center for electroacoustic research.
SP* Episode 14: LISTENING THROUGH MIMAROĞLU – with Serdar Kökçeoğlu [podcast]
We sit down with director Serdar Kökçeoğlu in Istanbul to discuss the 2013 Gezi Park protests, how the sounds of the city have inspired his work as a film maker, and how composer İlhan Mimaroglu was inspired by the activism
SP* Episode 14: LISTENING THROUGH MIMAROĞLU – with Serdar Kökçeoğlu [podcast]
We sit down with director Serdar Kökçeoğlu in Istanbul to discuss the 2013 Gezi Park protests, how the sounds of the city have inspired his work as a film maker, and how composer İlhan Mimaroglu was inspired by the activism
SP* Episode 13: OUTSIDE THE BOX – with Die Schachtel [podcast]
The podcast returns with an episode dedicated to Italy’s Die Schachtel label. Bruno Stucchi, graphic designer and co-founder of the Die Schachtel reflects upon the evolution of the label, the suppressed history of Italian experimental music, and the continued importance of big ideas.
SP* Episode 13: OUTSIDE THE BOX – with Die Schachtel [podcast]
The podcast returns with an episode dedicated to Italy’s Die Schachtel label. Bruno Stucchi, graphic designer and co-founder of the Die Schachtel reflects upon the evolution of the label, the suppressed history of Italian experimental music, and the continued importance of big ideas.
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