Beautiful Errors ~ An Interview With Wobbly
Jon Leidecker, aka Wobbly, has produced experimental electronic music since the 1980s, whether on his own or as part of San Francisco collective Negativland. His work has constantly questioned the relationships between musicians and their tools, composition and improvisation, as
Beautiful Errors ~ An Interview With Wobbly
Jon Leidecker, aka Wobbly, has produced experimental electronic music since the 1980s, whether on his own or as part of San Francisco collective Negativland. His work has constantly questioned the relationships between musicians and their tools, composition and improvisation, as
Corey Fuller & Richard Skelton ~ THESIS 20 – Isolarii
No man is an island, writes John Donne. But during the pandemic, we have felt more like islands than at any other time. Separated from loved ones, unable to travel, sporadically locked down, we have dreamt of reconnection as our wanderlust
Corey Fuller & Richard Skelton ~ THESIS 20 – Isolarii
No man is an island, writes John Donne. But during the pandemic, we have felt more like islands than at any other time. Separated from loved ones, unable to travel, sporadically locked down, we have dreamt of reconnection as our wanderlust
Sunhaus ~ Formations
Life’s little pleasures include opening the blinds in the morning, watching the snow fall, and seeing sunlight glittering off the dew. Sunhaus‘s debut album sounds like all these and more, and becomes yet another little pleasure. Written by an Australian
Sunhaus ~ Formations
Life’s little pleasures include opening the blinds in the morning, watching the snow fall, and seeing sunlight glittering off the dew. Sunhaus‘s debut album sounds like all these and more, and becomes yet another little pleasure. Written by an Australian
Virago ~ Listening for Bells
Listening for Bells is a bright, exuberant release, a rush of spring air in the midst of winter. This is the first studio release from Michigan quartet Virago, expanding to a sextet for this performance. The core of alto sax, violin, cello
Virago ~ Listening for Bells
Listening for Bells is a bright, exuberant release, a rush of spring air in the midst of winter. This is the first studio release from Michigan quartet Virago, expanding to a sextet for this performance. The core of alto sax, violin, cello
Läuten der Seele ~ S/T
We were first attracted to this project by the unusual preview tracks: one pairing organ and brass, the other reminiscent of the Viennese children’s song “The more we get together, the happier we’ll be.” The latter track, “I walked through
Läuten der Seele ~ S/T
We were first attracted to this project by the unusual preview tracks: one pairing organ and brass, the other reminiscent of the Viennese children’s song “The more we get together, the happier we’ll be.” The latter track, “I walked through
Australian Bird Calls ~ Songs of Disappearance
My mom heard about this album before me. This is a bit disconcerting, considering the nature of our site, but until recently, the Bowerbird Collective hadn’t heard of us, we hadn’t heard of them, and most people hadn’t heard of
Australian Bird Calls ~ Songs of Disappearance
My mom heard about this album before me. This is a bit disconcerting, considering the nature of our site, but until recently, the Bowerbird Collective hadn’t heard of us, we hadn’t heard of them, and most people hadn’t heard of
Dohnavùr ~ The Flow Across Borders: The Remixes
There has been a recent tendency on A Closer Listen when we have reviewed the remix album of a record that we’ve missed on the initial release. So as we have previously looked at Eartheater’s Phoenix: La Petite Mort Edition
Dohnavùr ~ The Flow Across Borders: The Remixes
There has been a recent tendency on A Closer Listen when we have reviewed the remix album of a record that we’ve missed on the initial release. So as we have previously looked at Eartheater’s Phoenix: La Petite Mort Edition
SP* Episode 22: SHUT UP AND LISTEN! – with The World According to Sound [podcast]
We kick off season 3 with an interview with the creators behind The World According To Sound, in honor of their 2022 Winter Listening Series. A streaming concert series designed for our times, each event is dedicated to listening closely
SP* Episode 22: SHUT UP AND LISTEN! – with The World According to Sound [podcast]
We kick off season 3 with an interview with the creators behind The World According To Sound, in honor of their 2022 Winter Listening Series. A streaming concert series designed for our times, each event is dedicated to listening closely
a closer listen 