Category Archives: Modern Composition
Sean McCann ~ Music for Private Ensemble
A modern classical album was hiding beneath the drones and synths of Sean McCann‘s superlative The Capital, released two years back; now the elements that made that album memorable have come to the fore. McCann is the rare musician who seems to
Sean McCann ~ Music for Private Ensemble
A modern classical album was hiding beneath the drones and synths of Sean McCann‘s superlative The Capital, released two years back; now the elements that made that album memorable have come to the fore. McCann is the rare musician who seems to
Eluvium ~ Nightmare Ending
A lot of artists would start an album with the strongest track and leave everything that comes afterwards to try to live up to the set expectations like afterthoughts on tape, even more so would leave the best for last
Eluvium ~ Nightmare Ending
A lot of artists would start an album with the strongest track and leave everything that comes afterwards to try to live up to the set expectations like afterthoughts on tape, even more so would leave the best for last
Rudi Arapahoe ~ Double Bind
Last year’s Trust compilation introduced us to the work of Rudi Arapahoe, who not only mastered the set, but contributed one of the standout tracks, “Double Bind”. Following the positive reception for that track (as well as another on The Silence Was Warm
Rudi Arapahoe ~ Double Bind
Last year’s Trust compilation introduced us to the work of Rudi Arapahoe, who not only mastered the set, but contributed one of the standout tracks, “Double Bind”. Following the positive reception for that track (as well as another on The Silence Was Warm
Sky Flying By ~ Can You Say It With One Word?
Boston’s Sky Flying By has been dancing around the outskirts of our radar for a while now, remixing a track for The Echelon Effect and contributing to the recent compilation Elements 02. Can You Say It With One Word? is his third album (this
Sky Flying By ~ Can You Say It With One Word?
Boston’s Sky Flying By has been dancing around the outskirts of our radar for a while now, remixing a track for The Echelon Effect and contributing to the recent compilation Elements 02. Can You Say It With One Word? is his third album (this
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.
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