Noah Ophoven-Baldwin ~ 0 Oktas

An okta is a unit of measurement used to describe cloud cover on a scale from zero to eight. Each point on the scale is then represented by divisions of a circle: an empty center for an empty sky, a

Noah Ophoven-Baldwin ~ 0 Oktas

An okta is a unit of measurement used to describe cloud cover on a scale from zero to eight. Each point on the scale is then represented by divisions of a circle: an empty center for an empty sky, a

Adela Mede ~ Ne Lépj a Virágra

Ne Lépj a Virágra, says Hungarian-Slovakian singer-composer Adele Mede; don’t step on the flower.  By this she means, don’t stamp out hope, or innocence, or creativity, or life.  She backs up this admonition with an album that teems with encouragement, from the

Adela Mede ~ Ne Lépj a Virágra

Ne Lépj a Virágra, says Hungarian-Slovakian singer-composer Adele Mede; don’t step on the flower.  By this she means, don’t stamp out hope, or innocence, or creativity, or life.  She backs up this admonition with an album that teems with encouragement, from the

Birds in the Brickwork ~ Twelve Months

It’s calendar time again!  A calendar offers a new slate of twelve months, each represented by the turning of a page.  This monthly ritual is reflected in the third annual calendar and soundtrack from Birds in the Brickwork, which gives

Birds in the Brickwork ~ Twelve Months

It’s calendar time again!  A calendar offers a new slate of twelve months, each represented by the turning of a page.  This monthly ritual is reflected in the third annual calendar and soundtrack from Birds in the Brickwork, which gives

John Eckhardt ~ PALEODUBFOLK

John Eckhardt first came to our attention in 2015, when The Wire published an article about his album FORESTS.  The album contained two hours of double bass on a USB stick, lovingly nestled in a tangle of moss, lichen and bark from his family’s

John Eckhardt ~ PALEODUBFOLK

John Eckhardt first came to our attention in 2015, when The Wire published an article about his album FORESTS.  The album contained two hours of double bass on a USB stick, lovingly nestled in a tangle of moss, lichen and bark from his family’s

Depatterning & Delphine Dora ~ The Country Hospital

The house is flooded, the power is out and a baby is due any moment … this is the real-life story of the final Wist Records release, as dramatic as the tale behind The Country Hospital.  Founded in 2009 by

Depatterning & Delphine Dora ~ The Country Hospital

The house is flooded, the power is out and a baby is due any moment … this is the real-life story of the final Wist Records release, as dramatic as the tale behind The Country Hospital.  Founded in 2009 by

A Closer Look: Unsound 2023

“Demand the sound of paper! Echoes of our REAM-IFY binary! Dada laughter in every perforation, Nietzschean yodel in every typewritten stroke. Dance, my friends, dance within nonsense stanzas and absurdist sonnets. REAM-IFY, mummify the rational!”          

A Closer Look: Unsound 2023

“Demand the sound of paper! Echoes of our REAM-IFY binary! Dada laughter in every perforation, Nietzschean yodel in every typewritten stroke. Dance, my friends, dance within nonsense stanzas and absurdist sonnets. REAM-IFY, mummify the rational!”          

Chrisman ~ Dozage

Congolese producer Chrisman spoils his listeners with 35 tracks and 94 minutes of music.  Even the press release admits “there’s almost too much to absorb in one sitting,” but that’s okay, because the album deserves multiple plays. Amazingly, all of

Chrisman ~ Dozage

Congolese producer Chrisman spoils his listeners with 35 tracks and 94 minutes of music.  Even the press release admits “there’s almost too much to absorb in one sitting,” but that’s okay, because the album deserves multiple plays. Amazingly, all of

Ulrich Krieger ~ Aphotic II – Abyssal

If one were to imagine a musical approximation of the ocean’s aphotic depths – the zones beyond the reach of sunlight and photosynthesis, where fish are luminescent – the first instruments that come to mind might not be saxophone, accordion,

Ulrich Krieger ~ Aphotic II – Abyssal

If one were to imagine a musical approximation of the ocean’s aphotic depths – the zones beyond the reach of sunlight and photosynthesis, where fish are luminescent – the first instruments that come to mind might not be saxophone, accordion,