Various Artists ~ Gaza Is The Moral Compass
The situation continues to be dire in Gaza, and Beacon Sound’s Andrew Neerman has teamed up with Stefan Christoff and a host of international collaborators to release this first in a series of benefit albums. Gaza Is The Moral Compass includes
Various Artists ~ Gaza Is The Moral Compass
The situation continues to be dire in Gaza, and Beacon Sound’s Andrew Neerman has teamed up with Stefan Christoff and a host of international collaborators to release this first in a series of benefit albums. Gaza Is The Moral Compass includes
Mary Lattimore & Julianna Barwick ~ Tragic Magic
The Cottingley Fairies were a set of photographs that – for a while at least – proved the existence of fairies. They didn’t persuade everyone, but given this took place in 1917, and that the photographers were two cousins aged
Mary Lattimore & Julianna Barwick ~ Tragic Magic
The Cottingley Fairies were a set of photographs that – for a while at least – proved the existence of fairies. They didn’t persuade everyone, but given this took place in 1917, and that the photographers were two cousins aged
zakè ~ Cantus for Winter in Six Parts
We’re huge fans of winter music at A Closer Listen, so we are enamored by Cantus for Winter in Six Parts, a pure winter suite whose outer sleeve pays tribute to classic 20th century LPs. The implication is that the music will
zakè ~ Cantus for Winter in Six Parts
We’re huge fans of winter music at A Closer Listen, so we are enamored by Cantus for Winter in Six Parts, a pure winter suite whose outer sleeve pays tribute to classic 20th century LPs. The implication is that the music will
Pullman ~ III
Given the fact that Pullman‘s first release arrived in 1998 and their second in 2001, no one anticipated a third; and yet personal circumstances brought this supergroup together for what may be a final hurrah. Featuring band members of Tortoise, Come
Pullman ~ III
Given the fact that Pullman‘s first release arrived in 1998 and their second in 2001, no one anticipated a third; and yet personal circumstances brought this supergroup together for what may be a final hurrah. Featuring band members of Tortoise, Come
Kyle Preston ~ Music for Disappearing Coastlines
Music for Disappearing Coastlines is two things at once: on the surface, the mini-album is an elegy for the land lost by devouring seas, but as composer Kyle Preston writes, this is also a “meditation on loss – of memory, of the
Kyle Preston ~ Music for Disappearing Coastlines
Music for Disappearing Coastlines is two things at once: on the surface, the mini-album is an elegy for the land lost by devouring seas, but as composer Kyle Preston writes, this is also a “meditation on loss – of memory, of the
Trio Ramberget ~ Trio Ramberget
The star of Trio Ramberget‘s self-titled sixth album isn’t Trio Ramberget, but a “fourth player”, a big oil cistern on the island of Svanö, Sweden, in which the album was recorded. While it’s unclear how many people can fit in such
Trio Ramberget ~ Trio Ramberget
The star of Trio Ramberget‘s self-titled sixth album isn’t Trio Ramberget, but a “fourth player”, a big oil cistern on the island of Svanö, Sweden, in which the album was recorded. While it’s unclear how many people can fit in such
Dalriver ~ Wind Hammer
Long time readers may recall Appleton Cabin, which we reviewed over a decade ago. For those who need a prompt, the album chronicled a year at the Appleton Creamery, a goat farm in Maine, with the requisite sounds of water and
Dalriver ~ Wind Hammer
Long time readers may recall Appleton Cabin, which we reviewed over a decade ago. For those who need a prompt, the album chronicled a year at the Appleton Creamery, a goat farm in Maine, with the requisite sounds of water and
Hekla ~ Gjá
In Gjá, we return to the spectral world of Turnar, one of our top ten drone releases of 2025. The new EP is taken from the same sessions and draws from the same deep well. The illustration color has changed from
Hekla ~ Gjá
In Gjá, we return to the spectral world of Turnar, one of our top ten drone releases of 2025. The new EP is taken from the same sessions and draws from the same deep well. The illustration color has changed from
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