Conrad Praetzel ~ Adventures Into Somethingness
If an album has a striking cover, the track titles are clever, the backstory is memorable and the first video is intriguing, does it guarantee a review? Not always; the music must appeal as well. Thankfully, in this case it
Conrad Praetzel ~ Adventures Into Somethingness
If an album has a striking cover, the track titles are clever, the backstory is memorable and the first video is intriguing, does it guarantee a review? Not always; the music must appeal as well. Thankfully, in this case it
Akusmi ~ Fleeting Future
Given all that the world has been going through, it’s refreshing to encounter someone who has remained optimistic. Pascal Bideau is Akusmi, his moniker suggesting acoustic, albeit with an international tinge ~ exactly what one will hear while spinning Fleeting Future. The album
Akusmi ~ Fleeting Future
Given all that the world has been going through, it’s refreshing to encounter someone who has remained optimistic. Pascal Bideau is Akusmi, his moniker suggesting acoustic, albeit with an international tinge ~ exactly what one will hear while spinning Fleeting Future. The album
Hatis Noit ~ Aura
Aura is the exemplar of the human voice as instrument. While Hatis Noit often seems to be singing words, her debut album is wordless and otherwise instrument-free. A sample of the ocean near Fukushima is the only adornment. Her vocal range, applied to
Hatis Noit ~ Aura
Aura is the exemplar of the human voice as instrument. While Hatis Noit often seems to be singing words, her debut album is wordless and otherwise instrument-free. A sample of the ocean near Fukushima is the only adornment. Her vocal range, applied to
Glenn Jones ~ Vade Mecum
Vade Mecum is a collection of ten instrumentals, performed fingerstyle on solo acoustic guitar by veteran virtuoso Glenn Jones, though he’d likely resist the second descriptor. According to Jones, the Latin phrase means ‘go with me’. Another definition is a handbook kept by one’s
Glenn Jones ~ Vade Mecum
Vade Mecum is a collection of ten instrumentals, performed fingerstyle on solo acoustic guitar by veteran virtuoso Glenn Jones, though he’d likely resist the second descriptor. According to Jones, the Latin phrase means ‘go with me’. Another definition is a handbook kept by one’s
Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch ~ Ravage
The death of a parent is never easy, especially when the relationship is strained or the death is unexpected. For good or ill, parents scaffold our lives and when they suddenly disappear, we’re forced to relearn how to stand. When
Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch ~ Ravage
The death of a parent is never easy, especially when the relationship is strained or the death is unexpected. For good or ill, parents scaffold our lives and when they suddenly disappear, we’re forced to relearn how to stand. When
Leena Lee & Vania Fortuna ~ Niebla
Mexican artists Leena Lee and Vania Fortuna ask questions that place sound at the intersection of other media, sciences, and modes of expression, offering a delicate and intimate examination of ways in which the natural and the culturally conditioned felt and
Leena Lee & Vania Fortuna ~ Niebla
Mexican artists Leena Lee and Vania Fortuna ask questions that place sound at the intersection of other media, sciences, and modes of expression, offering a delicate and intimate examination of ways in which the natural and the culturally conditioned felt and
Taylor Deupree ~ Small Winters
It seems incongruous to review a winter album in summer (apologies to our Australian readers, for whom the timing is perfect!). Even Puremagentik Tapes writes that the set “has a warmth that feels more like the stirring of earth.” But
Taylor Deupree ~ Small Winters
It seems incongruous to review a winter album in summer (apologies to our Australian readers, for whom the timing is perfect!). Even Puremagentik Tapes writes that the set “has a warmth that feels more like the stirring of earth.” But
Pat Jaffe | Aidan Filshie ~ Summit
What is the feeling of reaching a summit? That’s Pat Jaffe on the top of the rock, but we’re happy to report that Aidan Filshie made it to the peak as well. The pianist and violist have been playing together since primary school, while
Pat Jaffe | Aidan Filshie ~ Summit
What is the feeling of reaching a summit? That’s Pat Jaffe on the top of the rock, but we’re happy to report that Aidan Filshie made it to the peak as well. The pianist and violist have been playing together since primary school, while
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