ACL 2022 ~ The Year’s Best Winter Music

December is the beginning of winter music season ~ not holiday music, but seasonal music, a soundtrack to the ice and snow.  The music sounds fitting all the way through the new year, as the temperatures plummet, the wind howls,

ACL 2022 ~ The Year’s Best Winter Music

December is the beginning of winter music season ~ not holiday music, but seasonal music, a soundtrack to the ice and snow.  The music sounds fitting all the way through the new year, as the temperatures plummet, the wind howls,

ACL 2022 ~ The Year in Review

The pandemic eased and war began.  Inflation rose and politicians argued.  And all the while, the planet continued to warm.  Music was an anchor in a turbulent time ~ whether directing our attention to important matters, entertaining us or offering

ACL 2022 ~ The Year in Review

The pandemic eased and war began.  Inflation rose and politicians argued.  And all the while, the planet continued to warm.  Music was an anchor in a turbulent time ~ whether directing our attention to important matters, entertaining us or offering

Mehmet Aslan ~ The Sun Is Parallel

If rays of sunlight were continuous lines, they would converge at the core of the sun. But considering the great distance between the Sun and Earth, sun rays can more or less be considered parallel from a human perspective. Ancient

Mehmet Aslan ~ The Sun Is Parallel

If rays of sunlight were continuous lines, they would converge at the core of the sun. But considering the great distance between the Sun and Earth, sun rays can more or less be considered parallel from a human perspective. Ancient

BJM Mario Bajardi ~ VORTEX

Long time readers may remember composer BJM Mario Bajardi from Glass Orchestra, in particular “The Sound of Wine.”  A decade ago, we predicted a cinematic career, and we were right ~ he’s also gone on to work in theatre and installation.  VORTEX began as one

BJM Mario Bajardi ~ VORTEX

Long time readers may remember composer BJM Mario Bajardi from Glass Orchestra, in particular “The Sound of Wine.”  A decade ago, we predicted a cinematic career, and we were right ~ he’s also gone on to work in theatre and installation.  VORTEX began as one

1 Mile North ~ The Sunken Nest

1 Mile North is a post-rock veteran.  His first album appeared in 2001, although his career also includes a ten-year hiatus.  For a short period, the act was a duo, but for the past few years, J. Hills has been the

1 Mile North ~ The Sunken Nest

1 Mile North is a post-rock veteran.  His first album appeared in 2001, although his career also includes a ten-year hiatus.  For a short period, the act was a duo, but for the past few years, J. Hills has been the

NO HAY BANDA ~ I had a dream about this place

The logic of dreams turns the unfamiliar familiar. When dreaming about strange scenes and places, they often seem strangely mundane, as if you’d experienced them before during waking hours. By titling their debut album I had a dream about this

NO HAY BANDA ~ I had a dream about this place

The logic of dreams turns the unfamiliar familiar. When dreaming about strange scenes and places, they often seem strangely mundane, as if you’d experienced them before during waking hours. By titling their debut album I had a dream about this

Haythem Mahbouli ~ Last Man On Earth

There was a time when the apocalypse seemed far enough away that movies like The Road and series like The Walking Dead were, whilst undoubtedly horrifying, still entertaining. There was a macabre fun to be had from imagining how we

Haythem Mahbouli ~ Last Man On Earth

There was a time when the apocalypse seemed far enough away that movies like The Road and series like The Walking Dead were, whilst undoubtedly horrifying, still entertaining. There was a macabre fun to be had from imagining how we

Fortresses presents Near Inspirations [mix]

Fortresses is Sam Ashton, a London-based ambient artist who brought us last year’s Eve Inspirations, a delicate mix blending some of the influences that went into Eve, his debut EP for Yann Novak’s Dragon’s Eye Recordings. Fortresses returns to Dragon’s Eye

Fortresses presents Near Inspirations [mix]

Fortresses is Sam Ashton, a London-based ambient artist who brought us last year’s Eve Inspirations, a delicate mix blending some of the influences that went into Eve, his debut EP for Yann Novak’s Dragon’s Eye Recordings. Fortresses returns to Dragon’s Eye