“a mic at a window…” ~ an interview with PRESQUE TOUT
Presque Tout launched in 2019 as a Bandcamp page, a humble ongoing digital archive of field recordings from around the world. Anyone can participate, and the parameters for inclusion are very straightforward: Make a recording from an open window, with
“a mic at a window…” ~ an interview with PRESQUE TOUT
Presque Tout launched in 2019 as a Bandcamp page, a humble ongoing digital archive of field recordings from around the world. Anyone can participate, and the parameters for inclusion are very straightforward: Make a recording from an open window, with
Högni ~ Music for Katla
The Icelandic miniseries Katla is one of the most intriguing shows ever to appear on Netflix: visually stunning, deeply philosophical, uniquely unsettling. While similar in tone to Les Revenants (scored by Mogwai), the series diverges from the thriller format by asking penetrating questions.
Högni ~ Music for Katla
The Icelandic miniseries Katla is one of the most intriguing shows ever to appear on Netflix: visually stunning, deeply philosophical, uniquely unsettling. While similar in tone to Les Revenants (scored by Mogwai), the series diverges from the thriller format by asking penetrating questions.
Mark David Hadley ~ Flight Paths
Sheffield’s Mark David Hadley has been making field recordings for a while, benefitting recently from an equipment upgrade. Flight Paths is his most realized project to date, due to its theme, narrative structure and tonal variety. The project reframes s common question in
Mark David Hadley ~ Flight Paths
Sheffield’s Mark David Hadley has been making field recordings for a while, benefitting recently from an equipment upgrade. Flight Paths is his most realized project to date, due to its theme, narrative structure and tonal variety. The project reframes s common question in
Philip Jeck & Chris Watson ~ Oxmardyke
Oxmardyke is both heartrending and inspiring, suffused with a melancholic character revealed only by the backstory. The ears receive it as a celebration of life. These are Philip Jeck‘s final sonic offerings (although we may yet heard unreleased work from the
Philip Jeck & Chris Watson ~ Oxmardyke
Oxmardyke is both heartrending and inspiring, suffused with a melancholic character revealed only by the backstory. The ears receive it as a celebration of life. These are Philip Jeck‘s final sonic offerings (although we may yet heard unreleased work from the
SP* Episode 29: CRITICAL POSITIVITY – with ACL [podcast]
Happy (very belated) birthday to us! Back in January of 2022 we celebrated the tenth anniversary of our blog. To celebrate, in this episode, we pull the curtain back a bit to talk with ten of the writers who have
SP* Episode 29: CRITICAL POSITIVITY – with ACL [podcast]
Happy (very belated) birthday to us! Back in January of 2022 we celebrated the tenth anniversary of our blog. To celebrate, in this episode, we pull the curtain back a bit to talk with ten of the writers who have
Ensemble Dedalus / Ryoko Akama ~ ELIANE RADIGUE
A separation has many stages. It starts with an ellipse, a kind of alienation, and slowly unfolds into an opposition or even better a difference before it moves on to a departure. We can understand a separation as a way
Ensemble Dedalus / Ryoko Akama ~ ELIANE RADIGUE
A separation has many stages. It starts with an ellipse, a kind of alienation, and slowly unfolds into an opposition or even better a difference before it moves on to a departure. We can understand a separation as a way
Golden Hymns Sing ‘Hurrah’ ~ The Great Dystopian Songbook III: Songs for the Homeland
Is The Great Dystopian Songbook III: Songs for the Homeland the conclusion of a trilogy, or the third in an ongoing series? The answer may lie in how quickly society marches to dystopia. When the project began in early COVID, the seeds
Golden Hymns Sing ‘Hurrah’ ~ The Great Dystopian Songbook III: Songs for the Homeland
Is The Great Dystopian Songbook III: Songs for the Homeland the conclusion of a trilogy, or the third in an ongoing series? The answer may lie in how quickly society marches to dystopia. When the project began in early COVID, the seeds
Aaronson ~ The Great Swells That Carry Us Will Pull Us Under
The album starts and ends in waves, a metaphor for the music, which ebbs and flows like the tide. The Great Swells That Carry Us Will Pull Us Under is a perfect post-rock title, and Cardiff’s Aaronson uses the track
Aaronson ~ The Great Swells That Carry Us Will Pull Us Under
The album starts and ends in waves, a metaphor for the music, which ebbs and flows like the tide. The Great Swells That Carry Us Will Pull Us Under is a perfect post-rock title, and Cardiff’s Aaronson uses the track
a closer listen 