Daniel O’Sullivan ~ Electric Māyā: Dream Flotsam and Astral Hinterlands

Regular readers will recall the cover art from our Fall Music Preview.  As it turns out, Electric Māyā: Dream Flotsam and Astral Hinterlands offers more than just ambience.  The rich set delves into multiple genres: devotional music, modern composition, electronic. Daniel

Daniel O’Sullivan ~ Electric Māyā: Dream Flotsam and Astral Hinterlands

Regular readers will recall the cover art from our Fall Music Preview.  As it turns out, Electric Māyā: Dream Flotsam and Astral Hinterlands offers more than just ambience.  The rich set delves into multiple genres: devotional music, modern composition, electronic. Daniel

Susana López ~ Crónica de un secuestro

Crónica de un secuestro was conceived and recorded during March of the current year, its grating drones and harsh ambience the result of lockdown isolation. The album title could be translated to “chronicle of a kidnapping”, but it is also

Susana López ~ Crónica de un secuestro

Crónica de un secuestro was conceived and recorded during March of the current year, its grating drones and harsh ambience the result of lockdown isolation. The album title could be translated to “chronicle of a kidnapping”, but it is also

Claire Deak and Tony Dupé ~ the old capital

The term “home orchestra” is well chosen, as over two dozen instruments are played by these two Australians over the course of the album.  Each track yields its own tone and conjures its own associations, but the whole holds together

Claire Deak and Tony Dupé ~ the old capital

The term “home orchestra” is well chosen, as over two dozen instruments are played by these two Australians over the course of the album.  Each track yields its own tone and conjures its own associations, but the whole holds together

SPAZA ~ UPRIZE!

Black Lives Matter.  While this statement has always been true, in recent history it has reached the public consciousness at certain juncture points: the 60s and today in the United States, and 1976 in South Africa. UPRIZE! is a film about

SPAZA ~ UPRIZE!

Black Lives Matter.  While this statement has always been true, in recent history it has reached the public consciousness at certain juncture points: the 60s and today in the United States, and 1976 in South Africa. UPRIZE! is a film about

Kruder & Dorfmeister ~ 1995

In 2020, everything old is new again.  Our hunger for nostalgia has burgeoned through reruns of classic TV shows, sports matchups and concerts.  Artists have rediscovered abandoned styles.  And in the case of trip-hop legends Kruder & Dorfmeister, the discovery of

Kruder & Dorfmeister ~ 1995

In 2020, everything old is new again.  Our hunger for nostalgia has burgeoned through reruns of classic TV shows, sports matchups and concerts.  Artists have rediscovered abandoned styles.  And in the case of trip-hop legends Kruder & Dorfmeister, the discovery of

[Useless Sounds]

[Useless Sounds]  began as low-profile way to share short unprocessed field-recordings while I was living in Napoli, in the south of Italy. After returning to Montreal for the holidays in 2018 and doing some performances using some of my recent

[Useless Sounds]

[Useless Sounds]  began as low-profile way to share short unprocessed field-recordings while I was living in Napoli, in the south of Italy. After returning to Montreal for the holidays in 2018 and doing some performances using some of my recent

Errorgrid: A Darker Sound of a Present Future

LA’s industrial-minded Errorgrid label launched in May, smack in the middle of the pandemic and an economic meltdown.  In one sense, this was horrible timing, but in another, it’s just perfect.  Billed as “a darker sound of a present future,” the label’s

Errorgrid: A Darker Sound of a Present Future

LA’s industrial-minded Errorgrid label launched in May, smack in the middle of the pandemic and an economic meltdown.  In one sense, this was horrible timing, but in another, it’s just perfect.  Billed as “a darker sound of a present future,” the label’s

Snowdrops ~ Volutes

Snowdrops combines the talents of Christine Ott on piano and Ondes Martenot, Mathieu Gabry on piano and mellotron, and Anne-Irène Kempf on viola.  Volutes is music for a thoughtful season: subtle rather than overt, reflective rather than reactive. We’ll begin with

Snowdrops ~ Volutes

Snowdrops combines the talents of Christine Ott on piano and Ondes Martenot, Mathieu Gabry on piano and mellotron, and Anne-Irène Kempf on viola.  Volutes is music for a thoughtful season: subtle rather than overt, reflective rather than reactive. We’ll begin with