Henning Schmiedt ~ Piano Miniatures

This is a welcome return to ACL for Henning Schmiedt, who we last reviewed enthusiastically in 2017 for a collaboration with Christoph Berg. There’s a phrase from that review that stands out, ‘a feeling of playful innocence’, a feeling that

Henning Schmiedt ~ Piano Miniatures

This is a welcome return to ACL for Henning Schmiedt, who we last reviewed enthusiastically in 2017 for a collaboration with Christoph Berg. There’s a phrase from that review that stands out, ‘a feeling of playful innocence’, a feeling that

Danny Mulhern ~ Singing Through Others

We are not machines, but we are surrounded by them. We’re an ancient species who have surrounded ourselves with technology too complex for most of us to understand. Our society has embraced burnout-inducing narratives that coerce us into thinking we

Danny Mulhern ~ Singing Through Others

We are not machines, but we are surrounded by them. We’re an ancient species who have surrounded ourselves with technology too complex for most of us to understand. Our society has embraced burnout-inducing narratives that coerce us into thinking we

Ukrainian Field Notes XII

Back after a break for a new episode of Ukrainian Field Notes, we talk to two veterans of the scene, Edward Sol, who, in-between releasing new material and running three labels, is preparing for winter in a quiet village in

Ukrainian Field Notes XII

Back after a break for a new episode of Ukrainian Field Notes, we talk to two veterans of the scene, Edward Sol, who, in-between releasing new material and running three labels, is preparing for winter in a quiet village in

Sometimes I paint – An interview with Mirt

Tomek Mirt is a Polish musician and artist. We originally got in touch with him when compiling the first feature about fundraising albums for Ukraine, as Mirt destined proceeds of his bandcamp sales to the country after the full scale

Sometimes I paint – An interview with Mirt

Tomek Mirt is a Polish musician and artist. We originally got in touch with him when compiling the first feature about fundraising albums for Ukraine, as Mirt destined proceeds of his bandcamp sales to the country after the full scale

Fall Music Preview ~ Drone

The tractors are plowing the fields, the leaf blowers are clearing the lawns, the construction crews are fixing the roads, and a new season of drone music ~ live and recorded ~ is upon us.  Today’s drone post picks up

Fall Music Preview ~ Drone

The tractors are plowing the fields, the leaf blowers are clearing the lawns, the construction crews are fixing the roads, and a new season of drone music ~ live and recorded ~ is upon us.  Today’s drone post picks up

Fall Music Preview ~ Ambient

The tumult of the world creates an ongoing need for quiet music.  From soft piano to synthesized pulse, soothing brass to languid guitar, the ambient genre displays an amazing versatility.  And if ambience is yellow and drone is red, dark

Fall Music Preview ~ Ambient

The tumult of the world creates an ongoing need for quiet music.  From soft piano to synthesized pulse, soothing brass to languid guitar, the ambient genre displays an amazing versatility.  And if ambience is yellow and drone is red, dark

Fall Music Preview ~ Experimental

The world may often seem stagnant, but as long as there is art, there is hope.  In every field ~ art, music, cinema, literature and more ~ experimentalists test the boundaries of the expected, breaking through to unexplored territories.  Today’s

Fall Music Preview ~ Experimental

The world may often seem stagnant, but as long as there is art, there is hope.  In every field ~ art, music, cinema, literature and more ~ experimentalists test the boundaries of the expected, breaking through to unexplored territories.  Today’s

Fall Music Preview ~ Electronic

This fall the electronic music scene is hot enough to fry circuits and burst sub-woofers.  We suspect this may happen in clubs as they dust off long-shelved equipment.  But the same may be true of vehicles; as the popular sample

Fall Music Preview ~ Electronic

This fall the electronic music scene is hot enough to fry circuits and burst sub-woofers.  We suspect this may happen in clubs as they dust off long-shelved equipment.  But the same may be true of vehicles; as the popular sample