Meg Mulhearn ~ Let It Burn Through the Night

Ceremony of Seasons returns this week with its seventh pairing, a celebration of the winter solstice that expands to encompass the entire season.  Again the winter wine was released on the solstice, and the album early in the new year.

Meg Mulhearn ~ Let It Burn Through the Night

Ceremony of Seasons returns this week with its seventh pairing, a celebration of the winter solstice that expands to encompass the entire season.  Again the winter wine was released on the solstice, and the album early in the new year.

R. Weis ~ The Reaper & Me

Where do people go after they die?  Is it possible to communicate with them? R. Weis‘ The Reaper & Me is a discussion of such things, as well as a love letter to loved ones lost during the A.I.D.S. crisis.  Recorded in

R. Weis ~ The Reaper & Me

Where do people go after they die?  Is it possible to communicate with them? R. Weis‘ The Reaper & Me is a discussion of such things, as well as a love letter to loved ones lost during the A.I.D.S. crisis.  Recorded in

mega cat ~ mega cat / Nicholas Tripi ~ Loud World

For those of us in the Northern hemisphere, the winter solstice has passed and the shortest days are behind us. But the nights are still long and the excitement of the holiday festivities has worn off. We need a musical

mega cat ~ mega cat / Nicholas Tripi ~ Loud World

For those of us in the Northern hemisphere, the winter solstice has passed and the shortest days are behind us. But the nights are still long and the excitement of the holiday festivities has worn off. We need a musical

aus & Danny Norbury ~ Better Late Than Never

The album begins as quietly as winter snow.  Soft piano notes fall from the sky, immersed in cloud-like ambience.  Then the cello notes start to play, yielding a reflective and slightly mournful tone.   By the end of “A Diary

aus & Danny Norbury ~ Better Late Than Never

The album begins as quietly as winter snow.  Soft piano notes fall from the sky, immersed in cloud-like ambience.  Then the cello notes start to play, yielding a reflective and slightly mournful tone.   By the end of “A Diary

Eva808 ~ ÖÐRUVÍSI

We’re only a week away from the Grapevine Music Awards, which will be presented on February 1 by Reykjavik Grapevine.  ÖÐRUVÍSI is one of four albums nominated for album of the year, along with entries from Laufey, Erin Hall and Neomne.  Three

Eva808 ~ ÖÐRUVÍSI

We’re only a week away from the Grapevine Music Awards, which will be presented on February 1 by Reykjavik Grapevine.  ÖÐRUVÍSI is one of four albums nominated for album of the year, along with entries from Laufey, Erin Hall and Neomne.  Three

Ear to Ear ~ AI-36: Live Recordings

From the obsessively textured and richly hued artwork gracing the album covers (courtesy of visual artist and graphic novelist Theo Ellsworth), to the deeply enveloping and endlessly evolving psychedelic soundscapes within, London’s Astral Industries label consistently conjures up explorations that

Ear to Ear ~ AI-36: Live Recordings

From the obsessively textured and richly hued artwork gracing the album covers (courtesy of visual artist and graphic novelist Theo Ellsworth), to the deeply enveloping and endlessly evolving psychedelic soundscapes within, London’s Astral Industries label consistently conjures up explorations that

Shelf Nunny ~ Pronoia

Pronoia is the opposite of paranoia: the idea that fate is conspiring for a person, that others’ intentions are benign, and that everything is working toward the good.  While this attitude, like paranoia, may exist outside of reality, it may also become a

Shelf Nunny ~ Pronoia

Pronoia is the opposite of paranoia: the idea that fate is conspiring for a person, that others’ intentions are benign, and that everything is working toward the good.  While this attitude, like paranoia, may exist outside of reality, it may also become a

Loula Yorke ~ Volta

The tone is ambient, the timbre electronic; Loula Yorke‘s modular synthesizer compositions create a trancelike state that is eminently relaxing, especially now that the occasional drums of Florescence have gone.  This is less of a sea change than a gentle shift,

Loula Yorke ~ Volta

The tone is ambient, the timbre electronic; Loula Yorke‘s modular synthesizer compositions create a trancelike state that is eminently relaxing, especially now that the occasional drums of Florescence have gone.  This is less of a sea change than a gentle shift,