SP* Episode 28: COGNITIVE DISSONANCE – with Archivio Diafònico [podcast]
This episode features Giuseppe Esposito, a Neapolitan musician who runs the tape label Archivio Diafònico, an operation that mostly documents artists who are based in Napoli. The chaotic and bustling capital of the South of Italy undeservedly gets a bad
SP* Episode 28: COGNITIVE DISSONANCE – with Archivio Diafònico [podcast]
This episode features Giuseppe Esposito, a Neapolitan musician who runs the tape label Archivio Diafònico, an operation that mostly documents artists who are based in Napoli. The chaotic and bustling capital of the South of Italy undeservedly gets a bad
Greenhouse Ensemble ~ Rez-de-chaussée
Rez-de-chaussée is the rare jazz album to appear on our pages, its appeal so immediate that we became enamored. This is the first album for the Montréal-based sextet Greenhouse Ensemble, filmed below performing, true to form, in a greenhouse. Akin to many
Greenhouse Ensemble ~ Rez-de-chaussée
Rez-de-chaussée is the rare jazz album to appear on our pages, its appeal so immediate that we became enamored. This is the first album for the Montréal-based sextet Greenhouse Ensemble, filmed below performing, true to form, in a greenhouse. Akin to many
Often the Thinker ~ Sincere Insanity
Often the Thinker is a bright spot in the cloudy evening sky of modern post-rock: a collective that honors the past while writing music for the present. Sincere Insanity is a fitting title for the times, a nod to the tug-of-war in
Often the Thinker ~ Sincere Insanity
Often the Thinker is a bright spot in the cloudy evening sky of modern post-rock: a collective that honors the past while writing music for the present. Sincere Insanity is a fitting title for the times, a nod to the tug-of-war in
Kate NV ~ WOW
Ridiculously happy, relentlessly upbeat, WOW is a sonic sugar rush, a candy-coated confection topped with syrup and sprinkles. Kate NV‘s energy never seems to flag, nor does her creativity ease. Breaking with previous recordings, her voice is diced, chopped and splattered;
Kate NV ~ WOW
Ridiculously happy, relentlessly upbeat, WOW is a sonic sugar rush, a candy-coated confection topped with syrup and sprinkles. Kate NV‘s energy never seems to flag, nor does her creativity ease. Breaking with previous recordings, her voice is diced, chopped and splattered;
Kate Carr ~ false dawn
When is a field recording not a field recording? The dawn chorus arises from silence in a soft drone, followed by the sound of footsteps on gravel. Kate Carr is setting out in the forest, as she has so many times
Kate Carr ~ false dawn
When is a field recording not a field recording? The dawn chorus arises from silence in a soft drone, followed by the sound of footsteps on gravel. Kate Carr is setting out in the forest, as she has so many times
Asher Tuil ~ Automatism
Asher Tuil’s Automatism is a celebration of audio technology’s sound and texture. Across the album’s ten tracks Tuil questions the relationship between the noise of audio technology and its signals. The basis of each track are field recordings Tuil made
Asher Tuil ~ Automatism
Asher Tuil’s Automatism is a celebration of audio technology’s sound and texture. Across the album’s ten tracks Tuil questions the relationship between the noise of audio technology and its signals. The basis of each track are field recordings Tuil made
Ô Lake ~ Still
We loved Refuge, Sylvain Texier‘s 2019 debut under the name Ô Lake, describing it is “deeply cinematic in a manner many artists aspire to, but few achieve”. If anything, this has been amplified in Still, an album in which big
Ô Lake ~ Still
We loved Refuge, Sylvain Texier‘s 2019 debut under the name Ô Lake, describing it is “deeply cinematic in a manner many artists aspire to, but few achieve”. If anything, this has been amplified in Still, an album in which big
Ukrainian Field Notes XX
On the anniversary of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine it’s time to take stock. The first episode of Ukrainian Field Notes came out on March 19, 2022, with the first interviews dating back to March 5, 2022. Over the
Ukrainian Field Notes XX
On the anniversary of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine it’s time to take stock. The first episode of Ukrainian Field Notes came out on March 19, 2022, with the first interviews dating back to March 5, 2022. Over the
a closer listen 