Machinefabriek ~ With Drums
In prior years, we’ve described Rutger Zuydervelt (Machinefabriek) as prolific, creative, visionary, and a host of other terms ~ but this is the first time we’ve described one of his releases as fun. When label and artist proclaimed that With Drums “doesn’t sound
Machinefabriek ~ With Drums
In prior years, we’ve described Rutger Zuydervelt (Machinefabriek) as prolific, creative, visionary, and a host of other terms ~ but this is the first time we’ve described one of his releases as fun. When label and artist proclaimed that With Drums “doesn’t sound
Jane Ira Bloom & Mark Helias ~ Some Kind of Tomorrow
Now that we are approaching a year in isolation, there is an ever crystallizing understanding of the long term impacts of quarantine on musical creation. Without an audience, where do artists find space for interactive dialogue? How do individual musicians
Jane Ira Bloom & Mark Helias ~ Some Kind of Tomorrow
Now that we are approaching a year in isolation, there is an ever crystallizing understanding of the long term impacts of quarantine on musical creation. Without an audience, where do artists find space for interactive dialogue? How do individual musicians
Dirch Blewn ~ Condensations & Fusings
When David Bloor’s father died suddenly, the tricky process of mourning began. A musician growing up in a house without musical instruments, Bloor (known here as Dirch Blewn) set about collecting mementos of his dad’s life, including an unused mouth organ.
Dirch Blewn ~ Condensations & Fusings
When David Bloor’s father died suddenly, the tricky process of mourning began. A musician growing up in a house without musical instruments, Bloor (known here as Dirch Blewn) set about collecting mementos of his dad’s life, including an unused mouth organ.
Rutger Hoedemaekers ~ The Age of Oddities
While we haven’t finished saying goodbye to Jóhann Jóhannsson, we may have found his successor. Not that Rutger Hoedemaekers wanted to carry such a torch; he’d rather have his friend alive. The Age of Oddities pays tribute to the beloved composer, now three years
Rutger Hoedemaekers ~ The Age of Oddities
While we haven’t finished saying goodbye to Jóhann Jóhannsson, we may have found his successor. Not that Rutger Hoedemaekers wanted to carry such a torch; he’d rather have his friend alive. The Age of Oddities pays tribute to the beloved composer, now three years
Aries Mond ~ Gaps and Shortcuts
“Would some people be crazy enough to throw sand to the sky and take pictures until something happen(s)?” This is the question asked of Aries Mond concerning cover artist Claire Droppert, who tags the image, “creatures are born in frozen moments of weightlessness.”
Aries Mond ~ Gaps and Shortcuts
“Would some people be crazy enough to throw sand to the sky and take pictures until something happen(s)?” This is the question asked of Aries Mond concerning cover artist Claire Droppert, who tags the image, “creatures are born in frozen moments of weightlessness.”
Samuel Sharp ~ Patterns Various
Pattern recognition runs deep in the human psyche. Spotting patterns allowed our ancestors to survive. Whether we are driving a car or playing a video game, we borrow their skill every day. We can’t turn it off. We stare at
Samuel Sharp ~ Patterns Various
Pattern recognition runs deep in the human psyche. Spotting patterns allowed our ancestors to survive. Whether we are driving a car or playing a video game, we borrow their skill every day. We can’t turn it off. We stare at
Francisco Sonur ~ Morning Trials
Let’s start with the elephant in the room. This album sounds a lot like Sigur Rós, specifically the band’s melodic mid-period. But we like Sigur Rós, and the band has since deserted that sound, while Jónsi has gone vocal with a tendency toward
Francisco Sonur ~ Morning Trials
Let’s start with the elephant in the room. This album sounds a lot like Sigur Rós, specifically the band’s melodic mid-period. But we like Sigur Rós, and the band has since deserted that sound, while Jónsi has gone vocal with a tendency toward
Mike Lazarev ~ Out of Time
For the past year, we’ve been living in Pandemic Time, thinking about our own fragility and the relationship of time to eternity. Freed of many ordinary markers ~ work, school, celebrations and vacations ~ we have suffered from time distortion,
Mike Lazarev ~ Out of Time
For the past year, we’ve been living in Pandemic Time, thinking about our own fragility and the relationship of time to eternity. Freed of many ordinary markers ~ work, school, celebrations and vacations ~ we have suffered from time distortion,
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