Chaz Knapp & Mariel Roberts ~ Setting Fire to These Dark Times

The title seems especially relevant: Setting Fire to These Dark Times.  The phrase indicates a desire to burn the present era and start anew.  Other titles are tongue-in-cheek: “Flat Earth Drune for Non-Believers” pokes fun at conspiracy theorists, while “Warmth in

Chaz Knapp & Mariel Roberts ~ Setting Fire to These Dark Times

The title seems especially relevant: Setting Fire to These Dark Times.  The phrase indicates a desire to burn the present era and start anew.  Other titles are tongue-in-cheek: “Flat Earth Drune for Non-Believers” pokes fun at conspiracy theorists, while “Warmth in

Cruel Diagonals ~ Fractured Whole

With a stream of highly acclaimed albums already under her belt, Megan Mitchell (Cruel Diagonals) has made an extreme shift on Fractured Whole, resulting in the finest album of her young career.  Every sound, even those that come across as

Cruel Diagonals ~ Fractured Whole

With a stream of highly acclaimed albums already under her belt, Megan Mitchell (Cruel Diagonals) has made an extreme shift on Fractured Whole, resulting in the finest album of her young career.  Every sound, even those that come across as

J.S. Bach / Dan Tepfer ~ Inventions / Reinventions

Dan Tepfer hasn’t featured on these pages before, which is an omission we’re keen to correct. Tepfer is a fascinating mix of jazz pianist, composer and innovator (both musically and in the literal sense of creating useful new apps). More

J.S. Bach / Dan Tepfer ~ Inventions / Reinventions

Dan Tepfer hasn’t featured on these pages before, which is an omission we’re keen to correct. Tepfer is a fascinating mix of jazz pianist, composer and innovator (both musically and in the literal sense of creating useful new apps). More

Mark Barrott ~ Jōhatsu (蒸発)

We’ve often travelled with Mark Barrott, whose three evocative Sketches from an Island releases are so closely linked with Ibiza that they instantly transport us to sun-kissed beachside bars, where we sip cocktails and look (in our minds, if perhaps

Mark Barrott ~ Jōhatsu (蒸発)

We’ve often travelled with Mark Barrott, whose three evocative Sketches from an Island releases are so closely linked with Ibiza that they instantly transport us to sun-kissed beachside bars, where we sip cocktails and look (in our minds, if perhaps

KING VISION ULTRA ~ SHOOK WORLD (hosted by Algiers)

One of the motifs that unifies SHOOK WORLD, a collaborative album produced by GENG PTP aka KING VISION ULTRA, is the use of field-recordings of trains. This is partly a call back to beginning of Nas‘ Illmatic, cementing a connection with

KING VISION ULTRA ~ SHOOK WORLD (hosted by Algiers)

One of the motifs that unifies SHOOK WORLD, a collaborative album produced by GENG PTP aka KING VISION ULTRA, is the use of field-recordings of trains. This is partly a call back to beginning of Nas‘ Illmatic, cementing a connection with

Rob St. John ~ Örö

Örö is a multi-media extravaganza, another aesthetic triumph from Blackford Hill.  The pack includes an installation film, an artist’s book, a lathe-cut 7″ and an additional hour and 33 minutes of season-based field recordings from the former military island of Örö

Rob St. John ~ Örö

Örö is a multi-media extravaganza, another aesthetic triumph from Blackford Hill.  The pack includes an installation film, an artist’s book, a lathe-cut 7″ and an additional hour and 33 minutes of season-based field recordings from the former military island of Örö

Ozmotic | Fennesz ~ Senzatempo

One day soon we may hear the last of the albums produced during the pandemic, but not yet.  In the physical sense, this period was responsible for a blossoming of music; in the psychological sense, it highlighted the experience of

Ozmotic | Fennesz ~ Senzatempo

One day soon we may hear the last of the albums produced during the pandemic, but not yet.  In the physical sense, this period was responsible for a blossoming of music; in the psychological sense, it highlighted the experience of

Susan Schuppli ~ ICE RECORDS

The simple title bears multiple meanings.  First and foremost, ICE RECORDS is a historical document, a ledger in sound.  Second, by switching the noun to a verb, ice records changes in atmosphere, pressure and temperature: for example, ice cores reveal the extent of

Susan Schuppli ~ ICE RECORDS

The simple title bears multiple meanings.  First and foremost, ICE RECORDS is a historical document, a ledger in sound.  Second, by switching the noun to a verb, ice records changes in atmosphere, pressure and temperature: for example, ice cores reveal the extent of