Category Archives: Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz
Stearica ~ Golem 202020
The themes of post-rock ~ cinematic vistas, light and dark, a sense of catharsis ~ are well-suited to scoring classic films, whose original soundtracks were often performed by a lone pianist. Der Golem, wie er in die Welt kam (1920) just
Stearica ~ Golem 202020
The themes of post-rock ~ cinematic vistas, light and dark, a sense of catharsis ~ are well-suited to scoring classic films, whose original soundtracks were often performed by a lone pianist. Der Golem, wie er in die Welt kam (1920) just
Jane Ira Bloom & Mark Helias ~ Some Kind of Tomorrow
Now that we are approaching a year in isolation, there is an ever crystallizing understanding of the long term impacts of quarantine on musical creation. Without an audience, where do artists find space for interactive dialogue? How do individual musicians
Jane Ira Bloom & Mark Helias ~ Some Kind of Tomorrow
Now that we are approaching a year in isolation, there is an ever crystallizing understanding of the long term impacts of quarantine on musical creation. Without an audience, where do artists find space for interactive dialogue? How do individual musicians
Samuel Sharp ~ Patterns Various
Pattern recognition runs deep in the human psyche. Spotting patterns allowed our ancestors to survive. Whether we are driving a car or playing a video game, we borrow their skill every day. We can’t turn it off. We stare at
Samuel Sharp ~ Patterns Various
Pattern recognition runs deep in the human psyche. Spotting patterns allowed our ancestors to survive. Whether we are driving a car or playing a video game, we borrow their skill every day. We can’t turn it off. We stare at
Mogwai ~ As the Love Continues
Exactly 25 years after the release of their first double-A single, Mogwai returns with their tenth album. In this industry, that’s quite an achievement. Even more impressive is the feeling that the Glasgow band may actually be getting better with age. At
Mogwai ~ As the Love Continues
Exactly 25 years after the release of their first double-A single, Mogwai returns with their tenth album. In this industry, that’s quite an achievement. Even more impressive is the feeling that the Glasgow band may actually be getting better with age. At
Camera ~ Prosthuman
Camera‘s propulsive Prosthuman is a krautrock explosion, bound to get the feet moving to the dance floors or whatever counts as a dance floor these days (bedroom floor, garage). This marks the beginning of the band’s second decade, including a lineup shift,
Camera ~ Prosthuman
Camera‘s propulsive Prosthuman is a krautrock explosion, bound to get the feet moving to the dance floors or whatever counts as a dance floor these days (bedroom floor, garage). This marks the beginning of the band’s second decade, including a lineup shift,
Jeremiah Cymerman / Charlie Looker ~ A Horizon Made of Canvas
A Horizon Made of Canvas is a bleak marvel, a journey through the creeping sensation that something new and unexplainable is around the corner. Sharing its name with the first chapter of a book by neo-reactionary writer Mencius Moldbug, the
Jeremiah Cymerman / Charlie Looker ~ A Horizon Made of Canvas
A Horizon Made of Canvas is a bleak marvel, a journey through the creeping sensation that something new and unexplainable is around the corner. Sharing its name with the first chapter of a book by neo-reactionary writer Mencius Moldbug, the
Wendra Hill ~ Ungdomskilden
Ungdomskilden is odd in all the best ways. The entry points are spoken word samples: a woman hawking the praises of laminate, a man counseling comfort around snakes. But beneath these lie the artistry of improvising collective Wendra Hill, a Norwegian duo
Wendra Hill ~ Ungdomskilden
Ungdomskilden is odd in all the best ways. The entry points are spoken word samples: a woman hawking the praises of laminate, a man counseling comfort around snakes. But beneath these lie the artistry of improvising collective Wendra Hill, a Norwegian duo
yadayn ~ Elders
Elders is a reflective album, rising from the ashes of an undisclosed “personal failure.” Was it a romantic relationship, a business venture, a relocation attempt? Perhaps it’s better not to know, as the album is more accessible as a result. This
yadayn ~ Elders
Elders is a reflective album, rising from the ashes of an undisclosed “personal failure.” Was it a romantic relationship, a business venture, a relocation attempt? Perhaps it’s better not to know, as the album is more accessible as a result. This
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