Bartosz Dziadosz ~ Peace

Just as the pandemic produced a ripple effect across the music industry, the war in Ukraine is having an effect today.  Bartosz Dziadosz‘ Peace is the latest album to address the war, albeit obliquely, offering a feeling of calm.  Dziadosz spent the

Bartosz Dziadosz ~ Peace

Just as the pandemic produced a ripple effect across the music industry, the war in Ukraine is having an effect today.  Bartosz Dziadosz‘ Peace is the latest album to address the war, albeit obliquely, offering a feeling of calm.  Dziadosz spent the

Christian Balvig ~ Night Poem

This review was written at night to miror its time of composition.  In Christian Balvig‘s building, 9:00 p.m. is quiet time, even for a famous orchestra member, composer, film scorer, and Efterklang collaborator. Balvig turned his keyboard volume down so low

Christian Balvig ~ Night Poem

This review was written at night to miror its time of composition.  In Christian Balvig‘s building, 9:00 p.m. is quiet time, even for a famous orchestra member, composer, film scorer, and Efterklang collaborator. Balvig turned his keyboard volume down so low

PALLADIAN ~ Ocra

Barcelona duo PALLADIAN has been releasing a steady stream of singles and remixes over the past three years, along with an EP in 2021.  Ocra is their debut album, and while the thirty-seven-minute set does contain some space, the duo chose not to

PALLADIAN ~ Ocra

Barcelona duo PALLADIAN has been releasing a steady stream of singles and remixes over the past three years, along with an EP in 2021.  Ocra is their debut album, and while the thirty-seven-minute set does contain some space, the duo chose not to

The Best Film & TV Soundtracks of All Time ~ Part Two

Welcome back to Part Deux of our list of the Best Film & TV Soundtracks of All Time! We hope you liked the first half; it’s worth a look over there to start if this is your first visit. One

The Best Film & TV Soundtracks of All Time ~ Part Two

Welcome back to Part Deux of our list of the Best Film & TV Soundtracks of All Time! We hope you liked the first half; it’s worth a look over there to start if this is your first visit. One

The Best Film & TV Soundtracks of All Time ~ Part One

“Remove [the] score from any scene, and it becomes nearly unrecognizable. Something has instantaneously and fundamentally gone, like the soul of the piece.” JJ Abrams said this about John Williams’ work on Star Wars, but it’s equally applicable to the

The Best Film & TV Soundtracks of All Time ~ Part One

“Remove [the] score from any scene, and it becomes nearly unrecognizable. Something has instantaneously and fundamentally gone, like the soul of the piece.” JJ Abrams said this about John Williams’ work on Star Wars, but it’s equally applicable to the

Arbee ~ La place est prise / Glacial Anatomy ~ Field

One of the pleasures of watching Montreal’s Florina Cassettes is matching their cover art with the original paintings.  The young label’s unified cover aesthetic is particularly appealing as it zeroes in on abstractions ~ even in otherwise straightforward art, as

Arbee ~ La place est prise / Glacial Anatomy ~ Field

One of the pleasures of watching Montreal’s Florina Cassettes is matching their cover art with the original paintings.  The young label’s unified cover aesthetic is particularly appealing as it zeroes in on abstractions ~ even in otherwise straightforward art, as

Philip G Anderson ~ Always Present

Fear. It’s a taboo topic for musicians. Our audiences don’t want to see our fear, because it disrupts their enjoyment of the performance and because it complicates the narrative that music is transcendental. And the thing is, music is transcendental.

Philip G Anderson ~ Always Present

Fear. It’s a taboo topic for musicians. Our audiences don’t want to see our fear, because it disrupts their enjoyment of the performance and because it complicates the narrative that music is transcendental. And the thing is, music is transcendental.

Eluvium ~ (Whirring Marvels in) Consensus Reality

(Whirring Marvels in) Consensus Reality is one of the year’s most anticipated releases.  The album is also the longest anticipated, as the tracks have been appearing two by two, like the animals on Noah’s Ark, since last November.  The final track

Eluvium ~ (Whirring Marvels in) Consensus Reality

(Whirring Marvels in) Consensus Reality is one of the year’s most anticipated releases.  The album is also the longest anticipated, as the tracks have been appearing two by two, like the animals on Noah’s Ark, since last November.  The final track