Category Archives: Modern Composition
Tiny Leaves ~ A Good Land An Excellent Land
After three well-received EPs (one in 2011 and two in 2012), Joel Nathaniel Pike is set to release his debut album. We were pleasantly surprised by the last two EPs (the first came out before we existed), and the new
Tiny Leaves ~ A Good Land An Excellent Land
After three well-received EPs (one in 2011 and two in 2012), Joel Nathaniel Pike is set to release his debut album. We were pleasantly surprised by the last two EPs (the first came out before we existed), and the new
Rauelsson ~ Vora
Witness the slow evolution of Rauelsson, a Spanish-born folk artist who has expanded his tonal palette considerably over the course of a half-dozen albums. Fans will be happy to welcome his latest work; those who lacked interest earlier should take another
Rauelsson ~ Vora
Witness the slow evolution of Rauelsson, a Spanish-born folk artist who has expanded his tonal palette considerably over the course of a half-dozen albums. Fans will be happy to welcome his latest work; those who lacked interest earlier should take another
Marsen Jules ~ The Endless Change of Colour / Marsen Jules Trio ~ Présence Acousmatique
After releasing the techno tinged Sekundenschlaf under the krill.minima moniker, German sound artist Marsen Jules returns to more ambient territory with The Endless Change of Colour and delves into jazzier, more avant garde grounds with his trio on Présence Acousmatique.
Marsen Jules ~ The Endless Change of Colour / Marsen Jules Trio ~ Présence Acousmatique
After releasing the techno tinged Sekundenschlaf under the krill.minima moniker, German sound artist Marsen Jules returns to more ambient territory with The Endless Change of Colour and delves into jazzier, more avant garde grounds with his trio on Présence Acousmatique.
Greg Haines ~ Where We Were
Digital music production owes its greatness to a kind of thought that places the terms of its progress within the ever-expanding boundaries of fidelity, a sharp cleanliness that denotes the achievements of rationality and its very distinct calls for order.
Greg Haines ~ Where We Were
Digital music production owes its greatness to a kind of thought that places the terms of its progress within the ever-expanding boundaries of fidelity, a sharp cleanliness that denotes the achievements of rationality and its very distinct calls for order.
A Veil of Water ~ Reminder
It is probably due to mundane issues such as cost and logistics, but there aren’t enough piano-centric albums being made at the moment. Of course, one of the reasons might be that not enough people are playing the piano, which
A Veil of Water ~ Reminder
It is probably due to mundane issues such as cost and logistics, but there aren’t enough piano-centric albums being made at the moment. Of course, one of the reasons might be that not enough people are playing the piano, which
Luca Longobardi ~ P.eople.
One says, “Hey, you got your drone in my classical music!” The other responds, “You got your classical music in my drone!” They pause to sample the new concoction, and together exclaim, “Delicious!” (To understand the reference, click here.) It’s
Luca Longobardi ~ P.eople.
One says, “Hey, you got your drone in my classical music!” The other responds, “You got your classical music in my drone!” They pause to sample the new concoction, and together exclaim, “Delicious!” (To understand the reference, click here.) It’s
Rhian Sheehan ~ Stories from Elsewhere
A swelling synth and plaintive piano offer the barest whisper of a greeting, and cast a malaise over a distant field recording of the hum of everyday life. It is an unassuming entrance to an album that slowly yet insistently
Rhian Sheehan ~ Stories from Elsewhere
A swelling synth and plaintive piano offer the barest whisper of a greeting, and cast a malaise over a distant field recording of the hum of everyday life. It is an unassuming entrance to an album that slowly yet insistently
Tiago Sousa ~ Samsara
The teaching of samsara, or “continuous flow”, is that a spiritual cycle of birth, death and rebirth haunts all of creation. A beautiful 2012 documentary of the same name loosely translates the concept to cinema, albeit with heavy moral implications.
Tiago Sousa ~ Samsara
The teaching of samsara, or “continuous flow”, is that a spiritual cycle of birth, death and rebirth haunts all of creation. A beautiful 2012 documentary of the same name loosely translates the concept to cinema, albeit with heavy moral implications.
a closer listen 