Category Archives: Field Recording & Soundscape
Ká ~ A Minstrel’s Beads
When recording Minstrel’s Beads, Ká realized that he had the completing portion of a trilogy. Now in three Mays, we’ve reviewed a Ká album ~ In the Land of Lonesome Vicarages in 2020 and A Hidden River in 2021, stretching the arc of the pandemic
Ká ~ A Minstrel’s Beads
When recording Minstrel’s Beads, Ká realized that he had the completing portion of a trilogy. Now in three Mays, we’ve reviewed a Ká album ~ In the Land of Lonesome Vicarages in 2020 and A Hidden River in 2021, stretching the arc of the pandemic
Daniela Fromberg & Stefan Roigk ~ Unfamiliar Home
We often ask when a house becomes a home, but seldom ask when a home becomes a house ~ or at least an unfamiliar home. This disorienting shift can occur when the experience of living in one’s house grows uncomfortable. Tensions
Daniela Fromberg & Stefan Roigk ~ Unfamiliar Home
We often ask when a house becomes a home, but seldom ask when a home becomes a house ~ or at least an unfamiliar home. This disorienting shift can occur when the experience of living in one’s house grows uncomfortable. Tensions
Markus Mehr ~ Pressure
It’s been five years since we’ve seen an album in a concrete box, the last being MYMK’s The Memory Fog. But while that one had to be broken to access the tape within, this one can be opened to find the
Markus Mehr ~ Pressure
It’s been five years since we’ve seen an album in a concrete box, the last being MYMK’s The Memory Fog. But while that one had to be broken to access the tape within, this one can be opened to find the
Pablo Diserens ~ dusk ——- dawn
Breaking the law, breaking the law! Judas Priest has little to do with field recordings, but their 1980 hit comes to mind while listening to dusk——-dawn. In the spring of 2021, a COVID curfew was imposed in Berlin, and Pablo Diserens snuck
Pablo Diserens ~ dusk ——- dawn
Breaking the law, breaking the law! Judas Priest has little to do with field recordings, but their 1980 hit comes to mind while listening to dusk——-dawn. In the spring of 2021, a COVID curfew was imposed in Berlin, and Pablo Diserens snuck
Vertical Music ~ Northern European Soundscapes
The third tape batch from Vertical Music covers the lands of Iceland, Finland and Norway. With sounds both natural and manipulated, these artists seek to reflect not only the acoustics, but the feeling of the vast and vibrant north. The first of
Vertical Music ~ Northern European Soundscapes
The third tape batch from Vertical Music covers the lands of Iceland, Finland and Norway. With sounds both natural and manipulated, these artists seek to reflect not only the acoustics, but the feeling of the vast and vibrant north. The first of
Cole Peters ~ A Certain Point of Inertia
In his liner notes, Cole Peters addresses the pandemic feeling of “time and space collapsing,” and brings this personal feeling to bear on his music. To many, these past two years have been one long blur: an unending winter or Lent, time
Cole Peters ~ A Certain Point of Inertia
In his liner notes, Cole Peters addresses the pandemic feeling of “time and space collapsing,” and brings this personal feeling to bear on his music. To many, these past two years have been one long blur: an unending winter or Lent, time
Leo Okagawa ~ minato / Stéphane Marin ~ tres fronteras
The Unfathomless label continues to release albums in pairs, like animals on Noah’s ark. The first pairing of 2022 sees two artists produce disc-long soundscapes, each one incredibly active, packed with the dynamic contrasts of transit and nature. There’s no
Leo Okagawa ~ minato / Stéphane Marin ~ tres fronteras
The Unfathomless label continues to release albums in pairs, like animals on Noah’s ark. The first pairing of 2022 sees two artists produce disc-long soundscapes, each one incredibly active, packed with the dynamic contrasts of transit and nature. There’s no
Gonçalo F. Cardoso ~ Impressões de Outra Ilha (Borneo)
In the movie industry, sometimes a sequel appears and we realize we have a series. The same principle holds true in the music industry. Impressões de Outra Ilha (Borneo) is a follow-up to Impressões De Uma Ilha (Unguja), its source material
Gonçalo F. Cardoso ~ Impressões de Outra Ilha (Borneo)
In the movie industry, sometimes a sequel appears and we realize we have a series. The same principle holds true in the music industry. Impressões de Outra Ilha (Borneo) is a follow-up to Impressões De Uma Ilha (Unguja), its source material
a closer listen 