Category Archives: Featured Articles

LCNL 059: Dronarivm mix

This mix comes courtesy of the Dronarivm label, run by Dmitry Taldykin and Bartosz Dziadosz (aka Pleq), presenting a selection of their catalogue.  You can also still download their free x-mas compilation Past Disappears over at Bandcamp.  (And if you

LCNL 059: Dronarivm mix

This mix comes courtesy of the Dronarivm label, run by Dmitry Taldykin and Bartosz Dziadosz (aka Pleq), presenting a selection of their catalogue.  You can also still download their free x-mas compilation Past Disappears over at Bandcamp.  (And if you

Rich’s Picks: Best Film Scores

The Golden Globes ceremony has already taken place, and the Oscar and BAFTA nominees have been named.  Did any of these groups get it right?  Here’s a rundown of Original Film Score nominees, plus a list of some they missed.

Rich’s Picks: Best Film Scores

The Golden Globes ceremony has already taken place, and the Oscar and BAFTA nominees have been named.  Did any of these groups get it right?  Here’s a rundown of Original Film Score nominees, plus a list of some they missed.

Big Joy 2014 ~ Festival Report and Mix

Nayt Keane reports on the recent festivities in Vancouver, a showcase for artists including Gabriel Saloman, Secret Pyramid, Total Life, Loscil and more.  A new Soundcloud mix (scroll to the end) brings the sound of the festival into your own sonic devices! Big

Big Joy 2014 ~ Festival Report and Mix

Nayt Keane reports on the recent festivities in Vancouver, a showcase for artists including Gabriel Saloman, Secret Pyramid, Total Life, Loscil and more.  A new Soundcloud mix (scroll to the end) brings the sound of the festival into your own sonic devices! Big

ACL Mix for Secret Thirteen

    In two weeks I’ll be premiering a special mix compiled by Bartosz Dziadosz (aka Pleq) showcasing the Dronarivm label, including some new and unreleased material.  Until then, please enjoy this 55-track, 73-minute mix I composed for the excellent

ACL Mix for Secret Thirteen

    In two weeks I’ll be premiering a special mix compiled by Bartosz Dziadosz (aka Pleq) showcasing the Dronarivm label, including some new and unreleased material.  Until then, please enjoy this 55-track, 73-minute mix I composed for the excellent

ACL 2014: Sound Propositions

As has become my habit, I’m sitting down to reflect on the last year on New Years Day. I can’t reflect properly on the year until its actually over, and so I resist writing my End of Year list until

ACL 2014: Sound Propositions

As has become my habit, I’m sitting down to reflect on the last year on New Years Day. I can’t reflect properly on the year until its actually over, and so I resist writing my End of Year list until

The 25 Best Winter Albums of All Time

2015 Edition!  This is music for long, dark nights and cold, grey days, music to play when surrounded by howling winds and white drifts.  But winter isn’t always stark; on this list, you’ll also find music for sledding and making

The 25 Best Winter Albums of All Time

2015 Edition!  This is music for long, dark nights and cold, grey days, music to play when surrounded by howling winds and white drifts.  But winter isn’t always stark; on this list, you’ll also find music for sledding and making

Winter Music Preview 2015

Happy New Year!  We’ve finally finished our year-end lists, reflections, and vacations, and are about to turn our ears to the new.  With nearly 75 new releases on the horizon for January and February alone, 2015 is already shaping up

Winter Music Preview 2015

Happy New Year!  We’ve finally finished our year-end lists, reflections, and vacations, and are about to turn our ears to the new.  With nearly 75 new releases on the horizon for January and February alone, 2015 is already shaping up

ACL 2014: The Top 20 Albums of the Year

This year’s #1 pick united the staff, and will be seen by many as the obvious choice.  But surprises abound deeper down the list, no more so than our #2 pick, which challenges the entire definition of “album.” The 20

ACL 2014: The Top 20 Albums of the Year

This year’s #1 pick united the staff, and will be seen by many as the obvious choice.  But surprises abound deeper down the list, no more so than our #2 pick, which challenges the entire definition of “album.” The 20