Mute Frequencies ~ Svalbard Soundtracks

Music criticism has historically under-valued the role context and framing play in influencing the space of listening— knowing a piece of music was composed in relationship to images inevitably colors how one interprets its sound. The horn-like drone that enters

Mute Frequencies ~ Svalbard Soundtracks

Music criticism has historically under-valued the role context and framing play in influencing the space of listening— knowing a piece of music was composed in relationship to images inevitably colors how one interprets its sound. The horn-like drone that enters

Siavash Amini ~ eremos

Having already released the brilliant album Eidolon and the brooding, seething follow-up EP, The Sweat of Earth earlier this year, Iranian composer, musician and sound artist Siavash Amini now releases eremos on the American Dreams label. It’s a stunning continuation

Siavash Amini ~ eremos

Having already released the brilliant album Eidolon and the brooding, seething follow-up EP, The Sweat of Earth earlier this year, Iranian composer, musician and sound artist Siavash Amini now releases eremos on the American Dreams label. It’s a stunning continuation

Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective ~ Many Voices: Ensemble

How best to encourage young musicians?  One might teach them how to play the classics, or even provide them with a modern score (I recently heard middle schoolers playing the theme from The Avengers at a park festival).  Even better,

Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective ~ Many Voices: Ensemble

How best to encourage young musicians?  One might teach them how to play the classics, or even provide them with a modern score (I recently heard middle schoolers playing the theme from The Avengers at a park festival).  Even better,

Sophie Hutchings ~ A World Outside

Until now, Sophie Hutchings has been associated with the coastline, but A World Outside stretches her geological boundaries to mountains and deserts and her colors from the deepest blue to burnt umber.  The album is the result of a road trip deep

Sophie Hutchings ~ A World Outside

Until now, Sophie Hutchings has been associated with the coastline, but A World Outside stretches her geological boundaries to mountains and deserts and her colors from the deepest blue to burnt umber.  The album is the result of a road trip deep

album artwork for The Seasons Are Not Four by Alex Kozobolis

Alex Kozobolis ~ The Seasons Are Not Four

Here is a happy story. Back in 2011-12, over a decade ago, Alex Kozobolis spent time on his friend Ingrid’s upright Furstein piano, practising what Alex describes as structured improvisation, capturing the notes he wove out of the air on

album artwork for The Seasons Are Not Four by Alex Kozobolis

Alex Kozobolis ~ The Seasons Are Not Four

Here is a happy story. Back in 2011-12, over a decade ago, Alex Kozobolis spent time on his friend Ingrid’s upright Furstein piano, practising what Alex describes as structured improvisation, capturing the notes he wove out of the air on

Ukrainian Field Notes XXVII

For the current episode YurcSa discusses how the war has influenced his sound, Noirnor sends us her interview from Berlin, JmDasha founds herself having to move to Ivano-Frankivsk from Mariupol, Dima K. gets overwhelmed by Koloah’s “Breath”, Kurl go deep

Ukrainian Field Notes XXVII

For the current episode YurcSa discusses how the war has influenced his sound, Noirnor sends us her interview from Berlin, JmDasha founds herself having to move to Ivano-Frankivsk from Mariupol, Dima K. gets overwhelmed by Koloah’s “Breath”, Kurl go deep

Zeynep Toraman ~ In a Dark House

Rife with mysteries, silences, and unheimlich spaces, In a Dark House, the debut album of Turkish composer and musician Zeynep Toraman, released on Seattle’s own Obscure & Terrible label, is a trip through a series of sonic and psychological states

Zeynep Toraman ~ In a Dark House

Rife with mysteries, silences, and unheimlich spaces, In a Dark House, the debut album of Turkish composer and musician Zeynep Toraman, released on Seattle’s own Obscure & Terrible label, is a trip through a series of sonic and psychological states

Erlend Apneseth Trio & Maja S.K. Ratkje ~ Collage

Collage is an apt name for an album that creates its own sonic world through field recordings, unusual instrumentation and vivid vocal experimentation.  The team-up of Norwegian trio Erlend Apneseth Trio & Maja S.K. Ratkje began as an “impromptu concert” that

Erlend Apneseth Trio & Maja S.K. Ratkje ~ Collage

Collage is an apt name for an album that creates its own sonic world through field recordings, unusual instrumentation and vivid vocal experimentation.  The team-up of Norwegian trio Erlend Apneseth Trio & Maja S.K. Ratkje began as an “impromptu concert” that