Chimaera I Album Cover

Colin Stetson ~ Chimaera I

Colin Stetson is one among a number of contemporary experimental musicians who have carved out careers as composers for film and television. In 2022 alone the artist released soundtracks for two films and a docuseries about NASA.  It seems only

Chimaera I Album Cover

Colin Stetson ~ Chimaera I

Colin Stetson is one among a number of contemporary experimental musicians who have carved out careers as composers for film and television. In 2022 alone the artist released soundtracks for two films and a docuseries about NASA.  It seems only

Le Millipede ~ Legs and Birds

Legs and Birds has been in the works for a while, a series of singles given to friends, only one copy made of each (save for three copies of a double-sided single).  This year, as Sufjan Stevens once did with his

Le Millipede ~ Legs and Birds

Legs and Birds has been in the works for a while, a series of singles given to friends, only one copy made of each (save for three copies of a double-sided single).  This year, as Sufjan Stevens once did with his

Cicada ~ Seeking the Sources of Streams

One of the highlights of the early year, Seeking the Sources of Streams sounds just like its title and its inspiration.  Piano notes sparkle like sunlight on water; strings swirl like eddies around stones.  The music sounds as cool and crisp as

Cicada ~ Seeking the Sources of Streams

One of the highlights of the early year, Seeking the Sources of Streams sounds just like its title and its inspiration.  Piano notes sparkle like sunlight on water; strings swirl like eddies around stones.  The music sounds as cool and crisp as

Unwed Sailor ~ Mute the Charm

It’s amazing to realize that Seattle’s Unwed Sailor has been active since 1998.  In a way, Mute the Charm is the opposite of its title, representing a continuation of charm.  There’s a great deal of comfort to be found in the “classic” post-rock sound,

Unwed Sailor ~ Mute the Charm

It’s amazing to realize that Seattle’s Unwed Sailor has been active since 1998.  In a way, Mute the Charm is the opposite of its title, representing a continuation of charm.  There’s a great deal of comfort to be found in the “classic” post-rock sound,

moL ~ Principle of Hope

Can reading about hope, and listening to music about hope, make one feel more hopeful?  Principle of Hope is the brainchild of Lorenz Weber, who asked twelve artists to record a track – one for each month – and to pen

moL ~ Principle of Hope

Can reading about hope, and listening to music about hope, make one feel more hopeful?  Principle of Hope is the brainchild of Lorenz Weber, who asked twelve artists to record a track – one for each month – and to pen

To Participate More Fully in the World ~ An Interview With Mario Diaz de Leon

Mario Diaz de Leon is an artist and professor from the US who has worked across different musical genres and styles as both composer and performer. We had the chance to talk with him over email, a conversation presented below

To Participate More Fully in the World ~ An Interview With Mario Diaz de Leon

Mario Diaz de Leon is an artist and professor from the US who has worked across different musical genres and styles as both composer and performer. We had the chance to talk with him over email, a conversation presented below

William Ryan Fritch ~ Polarity

Polarity is a different but no less engaging album from William Ryan Fritch, the first of a trilogy addressing the planet’s water crisis.  Fritch’s experimental and electronic tendencies come to the fore, eclipsing his orchestral bent (although it remains evident in

William Ryan Fritch ~ Polarity

Polarity is a different but no less engaging album from William Ryan Fritch, the first of a trilogy addressing the planet’s water crisis.  Fritch’s experimental and electronic tendencies come to the fore, eclipsing his orchestral bent (although it remains evident in

Tachycardie ~ Autonomie Minérale

Metal and wood, sine waves and synthesizers, drum heads and patch cables: Autonomie Minérale, the newest record from Tachycardie, is about bringing “percussion and electronic composition together on the same level.” According to the man behind the project, the French

Tachycardie ~ Autonomie Minérale

Metal and wood, sine waves and synthesizers, drum heads and patch cables: Autonomie Minérale, the newest record from Tachycardie, is about bringing “percussion and electronic composition together on the same level.” According to the man behind the project, the French