Sign Libra ~ Sea to Sea

The docking point of Sea to Sea is the exuberant video for “Sea of Islands,” in which Sign Libra makes a case for being the most cheerful performer of the year.  Her contagious joy lights up the room, and we wonder ~ is this

Sign Libra ~ Sea to Sea

The docking point of Sea to Sea is the exuberant video for “Sea of Islands,” in which Sign Libra makes a case for being the most cheerful performer of the year.  Her contagious joy lights up the room, and we wonder ~ is this

Oiseaux-Tempête ~ Tlamess (Sortilège)

Oiseaux-Tempête returns to its instrumental strength with Tlamess (Sortilège), the score to a Tunisian film about a soldier who leaves the war upon learning of his mother’s death.  Directed by Ala Eddine Slim, the film has been making the festival rounds

Oiseaux-Tempête ~ Tlamess (Sortilège)

Oiseaux-Tempête returns to its instrumental strength with Tlamess (Sortilège), the score to a Tunisian film about a soldier who leaves the war upon learning of his mother’s death.  Directed by Ala Eddine Slim, the film has been making the festival rounds

Sonoscopia ~ Disposofónicos

Disposofónicos is a massive project, the culmination of many years of work.  This box set includes four CDs, one LP and a vinyl-sized, 120-page hardback book.  There’s a lot to sort through, but it’s worth it; the discs have a high

Sonoscopia ~ Disposofónicos

Disposofónicos is a massive project, the culmination of many years of work.  This box set includes four CDs, one LP and a vinyl-sized, 120-page hardback book.  There’s a lot to sort through, but it’s worth it; the discs have a high

Aho Ssan ~ Simulacrum

As one might guess from the artist’s untranslatable moniker, Simulacrum is a highly unusual album.  Aho Ssan (Désiré Niamké) grew up black in a French suburb, and his music is a commentary on discrimination and displacement.  It’s not a friendly set; the textures

Aho Ssan ~ Simulacrum

As one might guess from the artist’s untranslatable moniker, Simulacrum is a highly unusual album.  Aho Ssan (Désiré Niamké) grew up black in a French suburb, and his music is a commentary on discrimination and displacement.  It’s not a friendly set; the textures

Thomas Köner ~ Motus

The commonplace figure of the utopia of the dancefloor is a powerful motivator for dreams of communion, and yet, it’s constantly limited to select spaces and times in which the world’s divisions are dismantled only to be remade again once

Thomas Köner ~ Motus

The commonplace figure of the utopia of the dancefloor is a powerful motivator for dreams of communion, and yet, it’s constantly limited to select spaces and times in which the world’s divisions are dismantled only to be remade again once

Thomas Dimuzio ~ Sutro Transmissions

All the music on A Closer Listen wishes to communicate with listeners. Some of it also thinks about communication – the processes, technologies, difficulties, and contradictions that happen when information is transmitted. Last year, one album channelled the radio waves

Thomas Dimuzio ~ Sutro Transmissions

All the music on A Closer Listen wishes to communicate with listeners. Some of it also thinks about communication – the processes, technologies, difficulties, and contradictions that happen when information is transmitted. Last year, one album channelled the radio waves

tsss tapes presents ‘torniamo a casa’ [mix]

On the eve of the first anniversary of tsss tapes, Francesco Covarino has assembled a mix uniting fragments from all nine of the label’s tapes into one exciting journey. Their debut release was the compilation Free Percussion, which includes tracks

tsss tapes presents ‘torniamo a casa’ [mix]

On the eve of the first anniversary of tsss tapes, Francesco Covarino has assembled a mix uniting fragments from all nine of the label’s tapes into one exciting journey. Their debut release was the compilation Free Percussion, which includes tracks

Olivia Louvel ~ SculptOr

Olivia Louvel‘s first album explored the relationship between Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots; her second celebrates British sculptor Barbara Hepworth.  These works share a colorful tone that tempers their didactic background, calling attention not only to the acts

Olivia Louvel ~ SculptOr

Olivia Louvel‘s first album explored the relationship between Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots; her second celebrates British sculptor Barbara Hepworth.  These works share a colorful tone that tempers their didactic background, calling attention not only to the acts