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 ~ 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 ~ 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

Heinali ~ Kyiv Eternal

Kyiv Eternal is released tomorrow on the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.  At this writing, over 200,000 people have died, and the war continues to rage … but not in the way that Putin had hoped.  The Battle

Heinali ~ Kyiv Eternal

Kyiv Eternal is released tomorrow on the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.  At this writing, over 200,000 people have died, and the war continues to rage … but not in the way that Putin had hoped.  The Battle

Hania Rani ~ On Giacometti

On Giacometti is a winter album of sorts, although an early track is titled “Spring.”  The music reflects the season and space in which it was recorded: a winter residency snuggled in the Swiss mountains, where pianist Hania Rani worked on the score

Hania Rani ~ On Giacometti

On Giacometti is a winter album of sorts, although an early track is titled “Spring.”  The music reflects the season and space in which it was recorded: a winter residency snuggled in the Swiss mountains, where pianist Hania Rani worked on the score