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Premiere: Nick Schofield & Stefan Christoff – “Generation I”

ACL is pleased to present this exclusive track from rêves sonores à Montréal, an upcoming duet project by Nick Schofield on electronics & Stefan Christoff on piano to be released by the Howl Arts collective. A collaboration between  Nick Schofield

Premiere: Nick Schofield & Stefan Christoff – “Generation I”

ACL is pleased to present this exclusive track from rêves sonores à Montréal, an upcoming duet project by Nick Schofield on electronics & Stefan Christoff on piano to be released by the Howl Arts collective. A collaboration between  Nick Schofield

LCNL 057: Enrico Coniglio presents “Buon compleanno bambina morta”

 Enrico Coniglio (guitarist, field-recordist, dronegazer, manifesto-writer, one-half of Lemures, and co-founder of the Galaverna  label) has already produced a few great mixes for us over the years (03, 37) so I was happy to receive this unexpected gift, an all-vinyl set

LCNL 057: Enrico Coniglio presents “Buon compleanno bambina morta”

 Enrico Coniglio (guitarist, field-recordist, dronegazer, manifesto-writer, one-half of Lemures, and co-founder of the Galaverna  label) has already produced a few great mixes for us over the years (03, 37) so I was happy to receive this unexpected gift, an all-vinyl set

LCNL 056: n5MD Ambient Immersion Mix

Following the last few beat heavy mixes, Oakland-based record label n5MD delivers this soothing mix as a welcome departure, perfect for these first cold days of winter.  Specializing in more melodic forms of music,  label boss Mike Cadoo puts together this

LCNL 056: n5MD Ambient Immersion Mix

Following the last few beat heavy mixes, Oakland-based record label n5MD delivers this soothing mix as a welcome departure, perfect for these first cold days of winter.  Specializing in more melodic forms of music,  label boss Mike Cadoo puts together this

ACL Singles Chart ~ November 2014

This year, we’ve already featured a hundred songs on our Singles Chart, and we still have room for ten more before we choose the top tracks of 2014!  These songs are catchy, short, and ready for radio.  They could rule

ACL Singles Chart ~ November 2014

This year, we’ve already featured a hundred songs on our Singles Chart, and we still have room for ten more before we choose the top tracks of 2014!  These songs are catchy, short, and ready for radio.  They could rule

RADIOFONICA – Nov. 6/7/8/9 (free exhibition and live streaming)

  How quickly we forget. How quickly we are to believe our present moment is new, different, incommensurable with the past.  This is especially true in our fetishization of new technologies, as even a cursory glance at the recent literature

RADIOFONICA – Nov. 6/7/8/9 (free exhibition and live streaming)

  How quickly we forget. How quickly we are to believe our present moment is new, different, incommensurable with the past.  This is especially true in our fetishization of new technologies, as even a cursory glance at the recent literature

Electronic Observations #5

Well, it’s been a while… rather than dwell on the gap between columns this year, let’s enjoy a raft of new electronic releases, instead. (Jeremy Bye) Boozoo Bajou ~ Hirta EP The German dubtronica duo have not exactly been prolific

Electronic Observations #5

Well, it’s been a while… rather than dwell on the gap between columns this year, let’s enjoy a raft of new electronic releases, instead. (Jeremy Bye) Boozoo Bajou ~ Hirta EP The German dubtronica duo have not exactly been prolific

LCNL 055: Ryan Alexander Diduck presents Miss Claire Remembers

  This all vinyl mix comes to us from Ryan Alexander Diduck, a fellow music critic writing for such outstanding publications as Fact Mag and the Quietus.  We’re also both products of McGill University’s department of Art History & Communication

LCNL 055: Ryan Alexander Diduck presents Miss Claire Remembers

  This all vinyl mix comes to us from Ryan Alexander Diduck, a fellow music critic writing for such outstanding publications as Fact Mag and the Quietus.  We’re also both products of McGill University’s department of Art History & Communication

Music For Haunted Houses

Just in time for Halloween, A Closer Listen presents 20 of the best haunted house albums ever made: music to jolt, frighten and unhinge.  Enter if you dare!  Warning: younger children, pregnant women and people with heart conditions should not

Music For Haunted Houses

Just in time for Halloween, A Closer Listen presents 20 of the best haunted house albums ever made: music to jolt, frighten and unhinge.  Enter if you dare!  Warning: younger children, pregnant women and people with heart conditions should not