Selfless Orchestra ~ Great Barrier

The 2020 news cycle has been dominated by politics, protests and the pandemic, to the extent that we’ve almost forgotten about all the other important issues.  For example, the Great Barrier Reef is badly in need of protection, ravaged by

Selfless Orchestra ~ Great Barrier

The 2020 news cycle has been dominated by politics, protests and the pandemic, to the extent that we’ve almost forgotten about all the other important issues.  For example, the Great Barrier Reef is badly in need of protection, ravaged by

Gustavo Costa ~ Lastro

The longer a track, the more likely it is to collapse under its own weight.  This makes the success of the 47-minute Lastro all the more remarkable.  Gustavo Costa‘s single-track album is the soundtrack to a work by dancer and choreographer

Gustavo Costa ~ Lastro

The longer a track, the more likely it is to collapse under its own weight.  This makes the success of the 47-minute Lastro all the more remarkable.  Gustavo Costa‘s single-track album is the soundtrack to a work by dancer and choreographer

Snow Palms ~ Land Waves

Last year we reviewed Everything Ascending, a double-sided EP from the rejuvenated Snow Palms, our first sampling of the act as an official duo (and an unofficial quartet).  The title track is included on Land Waves, but a pleasant surprise is that

Snow Palms ~ Land Waves

Last year we reviewed Everything Ascending, a double-sided EP from the rejuvenated Snow Palms, our first sampling of the act as an official duo (and an unofficial quartet).  The title track is included on Land Waves, but a pleasant surprise is that

Angèle David-Guillou ~ A Question of Angles

Norman Records calls Angèle David-Guillou an “undervalued talent,” so we’re going on record to proclaim that we value her talent immensely ~ even more given A Question of Angles, a sensational set launching the artist’s music into new territories. The album’s mainstream

Angèle David-Guillou ~ A Question of Angles

Norman Records calls Angèle David-Guillou an “undervalued talent,” so we’re going on record to proclaim that we value her talent immensely ~ even more given A Question of Angles, a sensational set launching the artist’s music into new territories. The album’s mainstream

SP* Episode 14: LISTENING THROUGH MIMAROĞLU – with Serdar Kökçeoğlu [podcast]

We sit down with director Serdar Kökçeoğlu in Istanbul to discuss the 2013 Gezi Park protests, how the sounds of the city have inspired his work as a film maker, and how composer İlhan Mimaroglu was inspired by the activism

SP* Episode 14: LISTENING THROUGH MIMAROĞLU – with Serdar Kökçeoğlu [podcast]

We sit down with director Serdar Kökçeoğlu in Istanbul to discuss the 2013 Gezi Park protests, how the sounds of the city have inspired his work as a film maker, and how composer İlhan Mimaroglu was inspired by the activism

Ian William Craig & Daniel Lentz ~ In a Word

FRKWYS Vol. 16: In a Word is the latest volume of an intergenerational project.  We last visited the project with Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith & Suzanne Ciani’s Volume 13, which ended up on our list of the Best Ambient Albums of the

Ian William Craig & Daniel Lentz ~ In a Word

FRKWYS Vol. 16: In a Word is the latest volume of an intergenerational project.  We last visited the project with Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith & Suzanne Ciani’s Volume 13, which ended up on our list of the Best Ambient Albums of the

Phoria ~ Caught a Black Rabbit

From 2010-16, Phoria released a handful of electronically-minded, lyric-based EPs and one LP, then went quiet for four years, only to emerge as a modern composition ensemble.  Whenever a band switches from the vocal to the instrumental, we feel like they’ve been

Phoria ~ Caught a Black Rabbit

From 2010-16, Phoria released a handful of electronically-minded, lyric-based EPs and one LP, then went quiet for four years, only to emerge as a modern composition ensemble.  Whenever a band switches from the vocal to the instrumental, we feel like they’ve been

Berlin Atonal ~ More Light

COVID-19 has cancelled your festival.  Now what? Berlin Atonal has responded with a slew of creative offerings.  The biggest and the best is a 5-record box set, More Light, featuring new music from Caterina Barbieri, Paul Jebanasam + Roly Porter and more.

Berlin Atonal ~ More Light

COVID-19 has cancelled your festival.  Now what? Berlin Atonal has responded with a slew of creative offerings.  The biggest and the best is a 5-record box set, More Light, featuring new music from Caterina Barbieri, Paul Jebanasam + Roly Porter and more.