Category Archives: Featured Articles

ACL Singles Chart ~ February 2014

While preparing our second monthly singles chart, it was hard not to think of the Grammies.  In 2014, Herb Alpert won for Best Pop Instrumental, while Brian Eno received a nomination in the New Age category.  Sadly, no instrumentals were

ACL Singles Chart ~ February 2014

While preparing our second monthly singles chart, it was hard not to think of the Grammies.  In 2014, Herb Alpert won for Best Pop Instrumental, while Brian Eno received a nomination in the New Age category.  Sadly, no instrumentals were

Call for Contributions – eContact! 16.4 — Experimental Practices and Subversion in Sound

A Call for Contributions that may appeal to many of our readers.  If you don’t have something to submit, I’d recommend checking out the eContract! archive anyway. (JS) The Canadian Electroacoustic Community’s (CEC) electronic journal eContact! is now accepting submissions

Call for Contributions – eContact! 16.4 — Experimental Practices and Subversion in Sound

A Call for Contributions that may appeal to many of our readers.  If you don’t have something to submit, I’d recommend checking out the eContract! archive anyway. (JS) The Canadian Electroacoustic Community’s (CEC) electronic journal eContact! is now accepting submissions

Sound Propositions 06: Giuseppe Ielasi

Our friends at  Experimedia  are currently doing a Spotlight feature on Giuseppe Ielasi.  Head over to their site to check out 28 Ielasi-related albums, and check out this playlist highlighting the many sides of this very singular talent. I know

Sound Propositions 06: Giuseppe Ielasi

Our friends at  Experimedia  are currently doing a Spotlight feature on Giuseppe Ielasi.  Head over to their site to check out 28 Ielasi-related albums, and check out this playlist highlighting the many sides of this very singular talent. I know

LCNL 041: Kwaidan Mix

LCNL 041: Kwaidan Mix (mixcloud) Our latest mix is an interesting tour through Blues, drone, avant-garde, and Korean music, representing the influences of the Chicago trio Kwaidan.  The band is comprised of Neil Jendon on synths, Mike Weis (of Zelionople),

LCNL 041: Kwaidan Mix

LCNL 041: Kwaidan Mix (mixcloud) Our latest mix is an interesting tour through Blues, drone, avant-garde, and Korean music, representing the influences of the Chicago trio Kwaidan.  The band is comprised of Neil Jendon on synths, Mike Weis (of Zelionople),

LCNL 040: Holodeck Records Mix

Starting now, you can stream any of our mixes over at our Mixcloud page, and/or at our Soundcloud, which is download-enabled and will eventually house our entire archive of mixes. This week’s mix comes to you from the artist-run label

LCNL 040: Holodeck Records Mix

Starting now, you can stream any of our mixes over at our Mixcloud page, and/or at our Soundcloud, which is download-enabled and will eventually house our entire archive of mixes. This week’s mix comes to you from the artist-run label

ACL 2013: Guest Lists II

Part II of our 2013 Guest Lists.  (Part I) Guest lists from Alex Gray (Deep Magic, d/p/i, sun araw band), Giovanni Lami (Lemures), Giuseppe Ielasi, Ross Baker, Liam Coleman, Vasco Viviani (old bicycle records), Sylvain ini.itu, and Pete Swanson. Alex

ACL 2013: Guest Lists II

Part II of our 2013 Guest Lists.  (Part I) Guest lists from Alex Gray (Deep Magic, d/p/i, sun araw band), Giovanni Lami (Lemures), Giuseppe Ielasi, Ross Baker, Liam Coleman, Vasco Viviani (old bicycle records), Sylvain ini.itu, and Pete Swanson. Alex

ACL 2013: Sound Propositions

To be honest, I always find myself resisting these end of year celebrations. For starters, the year ends on December 31, so if nothing else I need the time to even begin to reflect at all properly on the preceding

ACL 2013: Sound Propositions

To be honest, I always find myself resisting these end of year celebrations. For starters, the year ends on December 31, so if nothing else I need the time to even begin to reflect at all properly on the preceding

ACL Singles Chart ~ January 2014

What if instrumental-based music had its own Top Ten?  We’ve often wished this were true, before realizing we could make our own.  Consider this feature the Fantasy Football section of ACL, an alternate universe in which the music we enjoy

ACL Singles Chart ~ January 2014

What if instrumental-based music had its own Top Ten?  We’ve often wished this were true, before realizing we could make our own.  Consider this feature the Fantasy Football section of ACL, an alternate universe in which the music we enjoy