Wanderwelle ~ Black Clouds Above the Bows

Amsterdam’s Wanderwelle is a duo in flux, their dub techno origins on Silent Season yielding over time to a darker and more drone-like sheen.  2020’s A State of Decrepitude addressed the processes of decay, both physical and societal: the decline of

Wanderwelle ~ Black Clouds Above the Bows

Amsterdam’s Wanderwelle is a duo in flux, their dub techno origins on Silent Season yielding over time to a darker and more drone-like sheen.  2020’s A State of Decrepitude addressed the processes of decay, both physical and societal: the decline of

MONO ~ My Story, The Buraku Story (An Original Soundtrack)

Lost beneath all the post-rock excitement is the fact that MONO can be delicate and subtle, as proven on their very first soundtrack.  The topic of burakumin ~ people segregated in Japanese society based on their “place of residence and bloodline” ~ is hushed

MONO ~ My Story, The Buraku Story (An Original Soundtrack)

Lost beneath all the post-rock excitement is the fact that MONO can be delicate and subtle, as proven on their very first soundtrack.  The topic of burakumin ~ people segregated in Japanese society based on their “place of residence and bloodline” ~ is hushed

SP* Episode 25: IRREGARDS – with Matmos [podcast]

The long-running electronic duo Matmos have just released a gorgeous new LP, Regards / Ukłony dla Bogusław Schaeffer. Whereas their previous album, 2020’s The Consuming Flame: Open Exercises in Group Form, saw the couple collaging contributions from 99 friends recorded

SP* Episode 25: IRREGARDS – with Matmos [podcast]

The long-running electronic duo Matmos have just released a gorgeous new LP, Regards / Ukłony dla Bogusław Schaeffer. Whereas their previous album, 2020’s The Consuming Flame: Open Exercises in Group Form, saw the couple collaging contributions from 99 friends recorded

700 BLISS ~ Nothing To Declare

“I don’t like 700 BLISS… they’re always talking about the end of the world… it’s so dark… is this even music?” (700 BLISS, “Easyjet”) “Is this even music?” is probably a comment you have heard in the past, whether it

700 BLISS ~ Nothing To Declare

“I don’t like 700 BLISS… they’re always talking about the end of the world… it’s so dark… is this even music?” (700 BLISS, “Easyjet”) “Is this even music?” is probably a comment you have heard in the past, whether it

Blair Coron ~ Cairn

The past is always with us, remembered or not.  The past etches itself in faces and folklore, in the curve of the land and the cuttings of the sea.  And while most of our memories fall away, many are worth

Blair Coron ~ Cairn

The past is always with us, remembered or not.  The past etches itself in faces and folklore, in the curve of the land and the cuttings of the sea.  And while most of our memories fall away, many are worth

lilien rosarian ~ every flower in my garden

Three years have passed since a day in bel bruit, and lilien rosarian has used her time well.  The new cassette sings of the intricacy of spring, with tendrils of sound sprouting forth like shoots from the earth.  The blue and pink tape

lilien rosarian ~ every flower in my garden

Three years have passed since a day in bel bruit, and lilien rosarian has used her time well.  The new cassette sings of the intricacy of spring, with tendrils of sound sprouting forth like shoots from the earth.  The blue and pink tape

Mari Samuelsen ~ LYS

Living in Norway, one thinks often about light: the sun’s absence in winter, its bright return in spring.  Mari Samuelsen notes our spiritual connection to light, as found in folk traditions, rituals and holidays.  We all long for the light, physical and

Mari Samuelsen ~ LYS

Living in Norway, one thinks often about light: the sun’s absence in winter, its bright return in spring.  Mari Samuelsen notes our spiritual connection to light, as found in folk traditions, rituals and holidays.  We all long for the light, physical and

Scott Ordway/SOLI Chamber Ensemble ~ The Clearing and the Forest

Before COVID, a refugee crisis was brewing on the U.S./Mexico border.  Although the news cycle moved on, the same crisis is ongoing, one of many across the globe.  Today there are over 82 million refugees in the world, and over

Scott Ordway/SOLI Chamber Ensemble ~ The Clearing and the Forest

Before COVID, a refugee crisis was brewing on the U.S./Mexico border.  Although the news cycle moved on, the same crisis is ongoing, one of many across the globe.  Today there are over 82 million refugees in the world, and over