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LCNL 039: TRANSFORMATIONS by Tapiwa Svosve (Cullllt)
LCNL 039: TRANSFORMATIONS by Tapiwa Svosve (Cullllt) And… we’re back! Happy New Year y’all. We stopped the mix series so we could focus on our year end features, and in the meantime I’ve accumulated a backlog of amazing mixes. So
LCNL 039: TRANSFORMATIONS by Tapiwa Svosve (Cullllt)
LCNL 039: TRANSFORMATIONS by Tapiwa Svosve (Cullllt) And… we’re back! Happy New Year y’all. We stopped the mix series so we could focus on our year end features, and in the meantime I’ve accumulated a backlog of amazing mixes. So
2014: The Next 50
Happy New Year! By now we’ve put the old year to bed and are ready for something new. Here’s an advance look at first quarter releases, including our top picks for the upcoming season and a host of streaming samples!
2014: The Next 50
Happy New Year! By now we’ve put the old year to bed and are ready for something new. Here’s an advance look at first quarter releases, including our top picks for the upcoming season and a host of streaming samples!
Electronic Observations 2013 #10
Just scraping within the calendar year, here’s the final Electronic Observations for 2013. Thank you to everyone who has read it, and especially to the artists for making the music. This month’s column is later (and a bit shorter) than
Electronic Observations 2013 #10
Just scraping within the calendar year, here’s the final Electronic Observations for 2013. Thank you to everyone who has read it, and especially to the artists for making the music. This month’s column is later (and a bit shorter) than
Rich’s Picks: Soundtracks
During the movie nomination season, the tight Best Original Score category is of particular interest to A Closer Listen. Here are five nominees for your Oscar consideration, plus two bonuses: scores released in 2013 for films released in 2012 and 2014.
Rich’s Picks: Soundtracks
During the movie nomination season, the tight Best Original Score category is of particular interest to A Closer Listen. Here are five nominees for your Oscar consideration, plus two bonuses: scores released in 2013 for films released in 2012 and 2014.
ACL 2013: Guest Lists
Guest lists from Jayne Amara Ross and Frédéric D. Oberland (The Freemartin Calf, Oiseaux-Tempête), Bryan Ruhe (Ruhe), David Vélez (The Field Reporter), Monique Recknagel (Sonic Pieces) and David Colohan (Raising Holy Sparks, United Bible Studies) round out the year! Happy post-Christmas to all!
ACL 2013: Guest Lists
Guest lists from Jayne Amara Ross and Frédéric D. Oberland (The Freemartin Calf, Oiseaux-Tempête), Bryan Ruhe (Ruhe), David Vélez (The Field Reporter), Monique Recknagel (Sonic Pieces) and David Colohan (Raising Holy Sparks, United Bible Studies) round out the year! Happy post-Christmas to all!
ACL 2013: The Top 20 Albums of the Year
Over the course of the past year, we received thousands of albums and EPs to pore over, review and discuss. Out of these, we reviewed approximately 500. In this feature, we answer the Big Question: Which releases were the best?
ACL 2013: The Top 20 Albums of the Year
Over the course of the past year, we received thousands of albums and EPs to pore over, review and discuss. Out of these, we reviewed approximately 500. In this feature, we answer the Big Question: Which releases were the best?
ACL 2013: Top Ten Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz
The last of our genre lists is filled with WOW moments: big crescendos, bold moves, instinctive collaborations, explosions of brass. This is music for car stereos and open windows, music to lift the sullen heart and to make it race.
ACL 2013: Top Ten Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz
The last of our genre lists is filled with WOW moments: big crescendos, bold moves, instinctive collaborations, explosions of brass. This is music for car stereos and open windows, music to lift the sullen heart and to make it race.
ACL 2013: Top Ten Modern Composition
This may be called Neoclassical, Modern Classical or Modern Compostion, but everyone knows what it is: classical music for a modern generation. When it comes to honoring remarkable writing and playing, Modern Compostion is the genre to which we turn.
ACL 2013: Top Ten Modern Composition
This may be called Neoclassical, Modern Classical or Modern Compostion, but everyone knows what it is: classical music for a modern generation. When it comes to honoring remarkable writing and playing, Modern Compostion is the genre to which we turn.
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