UKRAINIAN FIELD NOTES

“For the past eight years, they kept telling us we were going to be invaded. We didn’t think it would actually happen.” And then it did. My friend from Cherkasy, told me that her first reaction to war was to

UKRAINIAN FIELD NOTES

“For the past eight years, they kept telling us we were going to be invaded. We didn’t think it would actually happen.” And then it did. My friend from Cherkasy, told me that her first reaction to war was to

Spring Music Preview 2022 ~ Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz

From melodic guitar to rhythmic drums to blistering distortion, this blended slate runs the gamut ~ a little like what the world has been going through in early 2022.  Sometimes we want to wail and scream at the world; other

Spring Music Preview 2022 ~ Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz

From melodic guitar to rhythmic drums to blistering distortion, this blended slate runs the gamut ~ a little like what the world has been going through in early 2022.  Sometimes we want to wail and scream at the world; other

Spring Music Preview 2022 ~ Modern Composition

For the past two years, we’ve all been going through the same emotions, which has nudged the artists and audiences even closer together.  This season’s crop of modern composition looks forward and back at once: to the lifeline music provided

Spring Music Preview 2022 ~ Modern Composition

For the past two years, we’ve all been going through the same emotions, which has nudged the artists and audiences even closer together.  This season’s crop of modern composition looks forward and back at once: to the lifeline music provided

Spring Music Preview 2022 ~ Experimental

Robot-human love, Sasquatch, the quetzal bird, astrology, earrings and Sophie the Giraffe ~ you’ve arrived at our Experimental section, across which the normal rules no longer apply.  We’ve all been pent up and stir crazy lately, and this music is

Spring Music Preview 2022 ~ Experimental

Robot-human love, Sasquatch, the quetzal bird, astrology, earrings and Sophie the Giraffe ~ you’ve arrived at our Experimental section, across which the normal rules no longer apply.  We’ve all been pent up and stir crazy lately, and this music is

Spring Music Preview 2022 ~ Electronic

The news dropped like a glowstick last month:  clubs are reopening in Europe.  We expect spring to be the season of dance music, as two years of tracks compete for hearts and feet.  Should we dance or should we not,

Spring Music Preview 2022 ~ Electronic

The news dropped like a glowstick last month:  clubs are reopening in Europe.  We expect spring to be the season of dance music, as two years of tracks compete for hearts and feet.  Should we dance or should we not,

Spring Music Preview 2022 ~ Ambient and Drone

Little darling, it’s been a long, cold, lonely winter, as epitomized by the cover of Graziano Tassi’s album Blue.  But now spring is upon us, and we’re watching the buds of hundreds of new albums as they get ready to

Spring Music Preview 2022 ~ Ambient and Drone

Little darling, it’s been a long, cold, lonely winter, as epitomized by the cover of Graziano Tassi’s album Blue.  But now spring is upon us, and we’re watching the buds of hundreds of new albums as they get ready to

Sophia Jani ~ Music as a mirror

Sophia Jani‘s literate debut is released just at the right time, as winter turns to spring.  The awakening of this music is like that of petals to the sun. Last November, Jani introduced herself to the world with the piece

Sophia Jani ~ Music as a mirror

Sophia Jani‘s literate debut is released just at the right time, as winter turns to spring.  The awakening of this music is like that of petals to the sun. Last November, Jani introduced herself to the world with the piece

The Universal Music Group Celebrates World Sleep Day

World Sleep Day 2022 takes place Friday, March 18.  To celebrate the occasion, the Universal Music Group (Decca, Deutsche Grammophon, Mercury KX) has put together an amazing array of 30 tracks on 10 EPs, all centered around the theme of

The Universal Music Group Celebrates World Sleep Day

World Sleep Day 2022 takes place Friday, March 18.  To celebrate the occasion, the Universal Music Group (Decca, Deutsche Grammophon, Mercury KX) has put together an amazing array of 30 tracks on 10 EPs, all centered around the theme of