Pauline Hogstrand ~ Áhkká

A loose conceptual framework is at play on Áhkká, a beguiling release by violist and composer Pauline Hogstrand whose title honors the “queen mountain”of her native Lappland. Hogstrand suggests that the album’s arc is comparable to the act of hiking, complete

Pauline Hogstrand ~ Áhkká

A loose conceptual framework is at play on Áhkká, a beguiling release by violist and composer Pauline Hogstrand whose title honors the “queen mountain”of her native Lappland. Hogstrand suggests that the album’s arc is comparable to the act of hiking, complete

From the Mouth of the Sun ~ Valley of the Hummingbirds

Our second Lost Tribe Sound review in two days, Valley of the Hummingbirds is a piece of the label’s series Maps to Where the Poison Grows, along with Claire Deak’s Sotto Voice and nine other discs, all set for release this year.  When

From the Mouth of the Sun ~ Valley of the Hummingbirds

Our second Lost Tribe Sound review in two days, Valley of the Hummingbirds is a piece of the label’s series Maps to Where the Poison Grows, along with Claire Deak’s Sotto Voice and nine other discs, all set for release this year.  When

Claire Deak ~ Sotto Voce

Claire Deak first appeared on our site with the old capital, a 2020 collaboration with Tony Dupé that was released on nearly the same date as Sotto Voce.  Like that album, this one seems well-suited for October.  Deak again plays

Claire Deak ~ Sotto Voce

Claire Deak first appeared on our site with the old capital, a 2020 collaboration with Tony Dupé that was released on nearly the same date as Sotto Voce.  Like that album, this one seems well-suited for October.  Deak again plays

Antonymes ~ The Gramophone Suite

After six years away, Antonymes (Ian M Hazeldine) returns with the sublime The Gramophone Suite, a meditation on time and its many permutations.  The gramophone is evoked with the album’s opening sounds: clicks, breath, strings and distant transit.  When Black Box Recorder’s Sarah

Antonymes ~ The Gramophone Suite

After six years away, Antonymes (Ian M Hazeldine) returns with the sublime The Gramophone Suite, a meditation on time and its many permutations.  The gramophone is evoked with the album’s opening sounds: clicks, breath, strings and distant transit.  When Black Box Recorder’s Sarah

Aho Ssan ~ Rhizomes

This is the sound of music’s future: collaborative, cross-cultural and genre-fluid.  On Rhizomes, Aho Ssan (Niamké Désiré) touches upon six of our seven genre categories (leaving out only field recordings), while sounding wholly original.  The set spins like a whirlwind, constantly moving

Aho Ssan ~ Rhizomes

This is the sound of music’s future: collaborative, cross-cultural and genre-fluid.  On Rhizomes, Aho Ssan (Niamké Désiré) touches upon six of our seven genre categories (leaving out only field recordings), while sounding wholly original.  The set spins like a whirlwind, constantly moving

Mary Lattimore ~ Goodbye, Hotel Arkada

Goodbye, Hotel Arkada is a wistful album that seldom sounds sad.  This may be the byproduct of perspective; perhaps it is the presence of collaborators.  The hotel of the title is already in the process of transformation, undergoing a Ship

Mary Lattimore ~ Goodbye, Hotel Arkada

Goodbye, Hotel Arkada is a wistful album that seldom sounds sad.  This may be the byproduct of perspective; perhaps it is the presence of collaborators.  The hotel of the title is already in the process of transformation, undergoing a Ship

From Overseas & zakè ~ Demain, dès l’aube

On the final day of my first trip abroad, I hiked to the top of the hill above the small Italian village I’d been staying in for the previous month in order to watch the sunrise. I had promised myself

From Overseas & zakè ~ Demain, dès l’aube

On the final day of my first trip abroad, I hiked to the top of the hill above the small Italian village I’d been staying in for the previous month in order to watch the sunrise. I had promised myself

Birds in the Brickwork ~ A Strange Peace

A Strange Peace can be seen as an extension of last year’s Recovery.  The name Birds in the Brickwork is now capitalized on Bandcamp while remaining lower case on the physical edition, representing a gradual return to the time before.  Back

Birds in the Brickwork ~ A Strange Peace

A Strange Peace can be seen as an extension of last year’s Recovery.  The name Birds in the Brickwork is now capitalized on Bandcamp while remaining lower case on the physical edition, representing a gradual return to the time before.  Back