moshimoss ~ Stones of Paradise

Is it spring yet?  No, but the season is getting closer, and Stones of Paradise is a harbinger.  On the cover, the sun is shining and children are running through a gorgeous green field, the world embracing color after too long a

moshimoss ~ Stones of Paradise

Is it spring yet?  No, but the season is getting closer, and Stones of Paradise is a harbinger.  On the cover, the sun is shining and children are running through a gorgeous green field, the world embracing color after too long a

Brett Naucke ~ Cast a Double Shadow

Thanks to VISUALS Wine’s Ritual of Senses series, with accompanying albums from music imprint Ceremony of Seasons, I have happily accepted the assignment of drinking while writing (or the other way around) on a seasonal basis.  Last season, Ross Gentry’s

Brett Naucke ~ Cast a Double Shadow

Thanks to VISUALS Wine’s Ritual of Senses series, with accompanying albums from music imprint Ceremony of Seasons, I have happily accepted the assignment of drinking while writing (or the other way around) on a seasonal basis.  Last season, Ross Gentry’s

J.WLSN 1993 Album Cover

J.WLSN ~ 1993

We may be living in the era of pandemic records for a while yet. J.WLSN’s 1993 is another entry into the canon but it’s one which, although a product of the artist’s extended stay in Australia’s lockdowns, resonates far beyond

J.WLSN 1993 Album Cover

J.WLSN ~ 1993

We may be living in the era of pandemic records for a while yet. J.WLSN’s 1993 is another entry into the canon but it’s one which, although a product of the artist’s extended stay in Australia’s lockdowns, resonates far beyond

Hammock ~ Love in the Void

Touted as “Hammock‘s loudest album to date,” Love In the Void lives up to its billing with shoegaze guitars, post-rock crescendos and a plethora of drums.  But make no mistake; Love in the Void is still throughly Hammock.  On this album,  Slow Meadow/Matt

Hammock ~ Love in the Void

Touted as “Hammock‘s loudest album to date,” Love In the Void lives up to its billing with shoegaze guitars, post-rock crescendos and a plethora of drums.  But make no mistake; Love in the Void is still throughly Hammock.  On this album,  Slow Meadow/Matt

Ruhail Qaisar ~ Fatima

Imagine returning to your homeland and realizing that it no longer seems like home.  The agrarian areas remain, but poverty is high.  The military occupies the city, and tourism has transformed the municipality into a caricature.  The infrastructure is crumbling,

Ruhail Qaisar ~ Fatima

Imagine returning to your homeland and realizing that it no longer seems like home.  The agrarian areas remain, but poverty is high.  The military occupies the city, and tourism has transformed the municipality into a caricature.  The infrastructure is crumbling,

Francisco López ~ untitled #408

Andrew Weathers and Cody Yantis’ brand new Rural Situationism label launches this week with untitled #408, a striking sound work from Francisco López.  The label has planned 10 site-specific field recording discs for the year, followed by “an end of year journal

Francisco López ~ untitled #408

Andrew Weathers and Cody Yantis’ brand new Rural Situationism label launches this week with untitled #408, a striking sound work from Francisco López.  The label has planned 10 site-specific field recording discs for the year, followed by “an end of year journal

Bonfire Hill ~ A Year on Bonfire Hill

This past weekend saw the launch of a new series called A Year on Bonfire Hill.  On the 21st of each month, Bonfire Hill (Rebecca Denniff and David Owen) will release a 12-minute track tailored to the folklore of that month.  Next year

Bonfire Hill ~ A Year on Bonfire Hill

This past weekend saw the launch of a new series called A Year on Bonfire Hill.  On the 21st of each month, Bonfire Hill (Rebecca Denniff and David Owen) will release a 12-minute track tailored to the folklore of that month.  Next year

Drum & Lace ~ Frost EP

There’s an amusing story behind Blue Monday (not the world’s incredible top-selling 12″ record of all time by New Order, which didn’t make any money because the die-cut sleeve was so expensive, but the holiday), which we missed by a

Drum & Lace ~ Frost EP

There’s an amusing story behind Blue Monday (not the world’s incredible top-selling 12″ record of all time by New Order, which didn’t make any money because the die-cut sleeve was so expensive, but the holiday), which we missed by a