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ACL 2017 ~ The Year’s Best Labels
Montreal’s Constellation Records returns to the top spot for a third time, having previously been honored in 2013 and 2015. Coming up strong are two new labels, each in their sophomore seasons: Indonesia’s Tandem Tapes and the U.K.’s Whitelabrecs. By this point, it’s fair to
ACL 2017 ~ The Year’s Best Labels
Montreal’s Constellation Records returns to the top spot for a third time, having previously been honored in 2013 and 2015. Coming up strong are two new labels, each in their sophomore seasons: Indonesia’s Tandem Tapes and the U.K.’s Whitelabrecs. By this point, it’s fair to
ACL 2017 ~ The Year’s Best Videogame Soundtracks
The tension between the cinematic and background aspects of videogame music has perhaps reached a high point in 2017, giving us soundtracks with grand ambitions of making every moment a unique one and thus coming to span up to six
ACL 2017 ~ The Year’s Best Videogame Soundtracks
The tension between the cinematic and background aspects of videogame music has perhaps reached a high point in 2017, giving us soundtracks with grand ambitions of making every moment a unique one and thus coming to span up to six
ACL 2017 ~ The Year in Review
We knew the year would be different right from the start; we just didn’t know how different. Current events had a huge impact on music, and the instrumental world was no exception. In some cases, it even took the lead. Our very
ACL 2017 ~ The Year in Review
We knew the year would be different right from the start; we just didn’t know how different. Current events had a huge impact on music, and the instrumental world was no exception. In some cases, it even took the lead. Our very
2018 Grammy Nominees Announced
Each year the Recording Academy gets some things incredibly right and other things horribly wrong. Our initial reaction to this year’s nominees is mixed as well, but more positive than in recent years. We’ve even discovered a few new favorites.
2018 Grammy Nominees Announced
Each year the Recording Academy gets some things incredibly right and other things horribly wrong. Our initial reaction to this year’s nominees is mixed as well, but more positive than in recent years. We’ve even discovered a few new favorites.
LCNL 088: Front & Follow presents The Days Passed
Manchester label Front & Follow celebrates their 10th anniversary with a mix looking back on different corners of their catalog, with a few inspirational classics thrown in for good measure. You can check out their back-catalog over at Bandcamp. Enjoy!
LCNL 088: Front & Follow presents The Days Passed
Manchester label Front & Follow celebrates their 10th anniversary with a mix looking back on different corners of their catalog, with a few inspirational classics thrown in for good measure. You can check out their back-catalog over at Bandcamp. Enjoy!
Sound Propositions 013: Gregory Euclide (THESIS Project)
Sound Propositions is an ongoing, semi-regular series of conversations with artists exploring their creative practices and individual aesthetics, conceived of as a counter-narrative to a dominant trend in music journalism which fetishizes equipment and new technologies. For the first time, the
Sound Propositions 013: Gregory Euclide (THESIS Project)
Sound Propositions is an ongoing, semi-regular series of conversations with artists exploring their creative practices and individual aesthetics, conceived of as a counter-narrative to a dominant trend in music journalism which fetishizes equipment and new technologies. For the first time, the
Italian Label Fratto9 Makes Sold Out Back Catalog Available For Free Download
Fratto9 Under The Sky Records, or just Fratto9, is an Italian label founded by Gianmaria Aprile more than ten years ago. Gianmaria is a member of Luminance Ratio, a psychedelic drone supergroup currently comprising members Andrea Ferraris, Luca Mauri (I/O, Two Dead Bodies) and Luca Sigurtà (Harshcore). They
Italian Label Fratto9 Makes Sold Out Back Catalog Available For Free Download
Fratto9 Under The Sky Records, or just Fratto9, is an Italian label founded by Gianmaria Aprile more than ten years ago. Gianmaria is a member of Luminance Ratio, a psychedelic drone supergroup currently comprising members Andrea Ferraris, Luca Mauri (I/O, Two Dead Bodies) and Luca Sigurtà (Harshcore). They
LCNL 087: Monrovani presents House of Mystery
Out latest mix comes from Radoslav Morovani compiled with this special season in mind. Happy Halloween! Download/listen at Soundcloud MINI-INTERVIEW Please introduce yourself. I craft & edit sound for commercial enterprise such as games, sound therapy, marketing.
LCNL 087: Monrovani presents House of Mystery
Out latest mix comes from Radoslav Morovani compiled with this special season in mind. Happy Halloween! Download/listen at Soundcloud MINI-INTERVIEW Please introduce yourself. I craft & edit sound for commercial enterprise such as games, sound therapy, marketing.
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