BMB con. ~ Μεσσήνη (Μαυρομμάτι)

Finally seeing the light of day this summer is a recording over two thousand years in the making. Recorded over the course of three days as part of the 2018 Tuned City festival in Μεσσήνη, Greece, BMB con.’s Μεσσήνη (Μαυρομμάτι)

BMB con. ~ Μεσσήνη (Μαυρομμάτι)

Finally seeing the light of day this summer is a recording over two thousand years in the making. Recorded over the course of three days as part of the 2018 Tuned City festival in Μεσσήνη, Greece, BMB con.’s Μεσσήνη (Μαυρομμάτι)

Rae Howell / Sunwrae String Orchestra ~ Bee-Sharp Honeybee

It’s been a while since we’re heard from Rae Howell, but her Sunwrae String Orchestra makes a glorious return with a project years in the making.  Bee-Sharp Honeybee is derived from the “rhythm, pitch, and waggle dance patterns” of bees, who accompany the orchestra

Rae Howell / Sunwrae String Orchestra ~ Bee-Sharp Honeybee

It’s been a while since we’re heard from Rae Howell, but her Sunwrae String Orchestra makes a glorious return with a project years in the making.  Bee-Sharp Honeybee is derived from the “rhythm, pitch, and waggle dance patterns” of bees, who accompany the orchestra

Martina Testen and Simon Šerc ~ Ekodukt

Martina Testen and Simon Šerc‘s Biodukt is one of the finest field recording works we’ve ever covered, making our overall Top 20 in 2020.  Earlier this year, we included the album in our feature, The 25 Best Spring Albums of All

Martina Testen and Simon Šerc ~ Ekodukt

Martina Testen and Simon Šerc‘s Biodukt is one of the finest field recording works we’ve ever covered, making our overall Top 20 in 2020.  Earlier this year, we included the album in our feature, The 25 Best Spring Albums of All

Tomáš Knoflíček ~ Serendipity

Over the past few years, the LAAPS label has been steadily stretching what may become the world’s longest musical exquisite corpse.  Gurun Gurun’s Tomáš Knoflíček has cleverly injected a touch of internal consistency, as Serendipity circles back to where it began, thanks

Tomáš Knoflíček ~ Serendipity

Over the past few years, the LAAPS label has been steadily stretching what may become the world’s longest musical exquisite corpse.  Gurun Gurun’s Tomáš Knoflíček has cleverly injected a touch of internal consistency, as Serendipity circles back to where it began, thanks

Liapades Album Cover

Paul Liam Walker ~ Liapades

There’s a delicate art to the field recording based composition: How present should the recordings be? Should they stand alone as a sonic element or merge seamlessly with the other elements of the work? Should they barely register their presence?

Liapades Album Cover

Paul Liam Walker ~ Liapades

There’s a delicate art to the field recording based composition: How present should the recordings be? Should they stand alone as a sonic element or merge seamlessly with the other elements of the work? Should they barely register their presence?

Gazelle Twin ~ Then You Run (Original Score)

Is there a Gazelle Twin sound?  Early fans believed so, until the dramatic left turn of 2018’s Pastoral and its companion album Deep England.  To her benefit, Elizabeth Bernholz is incredibly hard to pigeonhole, confounding expectations at every turn.  This being said,

Gazelle Twin ~ Then You Run (Original Score)

Is there a Gazelle Twin sound?  Early fans believed so, until the dramatic left turn of 2018’s Pastoral and its companion album Deep England.  To her benefit, Elizabeth Bernholz is incredibly hard to pigeonhole, confounding expectations at every turn.  This being said,

Ulvo ~ Monstera Country Cyborg

Sheffield’s Ulvo has been building an impressive discography over the past five years, and Monstera Country Cyborg should be the album that puts the artist over the top.  The music straddles two wafer-thin categories at once: the warm, elaborate electronic music popularized

Ulvo ~ Monstera Country Cyborg

Sheffield’s Ulvo has been building an impressive discography over the past five years, and Monstera Country Cyborg should be the album that puts the artist over the top.  The music straddles two wafer-thin categories at once: the warm, elaborate electronic music popularized

Kim Moore ~ A Song We Destroy to Spin Again

A Song We Destroy to Spin Again is a gorgeous mini-symphony, but leaving nothing to chance, it also comes in equally gorgeous packaging.  Blackford Hill is known for paying attention to detail.  The physical edition includes a 48-page softback book of

Kim Moore ~ A Song We Destroy to Spin Again

A Song We Destroy to Spin Again is a gorgeous mini-symphony, but leaving nothing to chance, it also comes in equally gorgeous packaging.  Blackford Hill is known for paying attention to detail.  The physical edition includes a 48-page softback book of