Ezra Fike ~ Mail Room

Oh, the summer job.  Ezra Fike has finished a stint at a print shop / mail room, and he’s taken something with him.  No, not the proceeds, not a souvenir cartridge or roll, but the sound.  In so doing, he’s made something

Ezra Fike ~ Mail Room

Oh, the summer job.  Ezra Fike has finished a stint at a print shop / mail room, and he’s taken something with him.  No, not the proceeds, not a souvenir cartridge or roll, but the sound.  In so doing, he’s made something

Ten Tracks That Sound Like Summer

Summer music gives us a reason to get out of bed and helps us look forward to the day.  It’s the perfect music to accompany a trip to the beach or to score a backyard barbecue.  Summer music can be

Ten Tracks That Sound Like Summer

Summer music gives us a reason to get out of bed and helps us look forward to the day.  It’s the perfect music to accompany a trip to the beach or to score a backyard barbecue.  Summer music can be

Valiska ~ Numbers

Valiska‘s Numbers has been ruminating for years. Untraceable transmissions, known as Numbers stations, came to his attention over a decade ago. Here’s how they work: every day, at regular intervals, strange voices are broadcast over narrow bands of shortwave radio.

Valiska ~ Numbers

Valiska‘s Numbers has been ruminating for years. Untraceable transmissions, known as Numbers stations, came to his attention over a decade ago. Here’s how they work: every day, at regular intervals, strange voices are broadcast over narrow bands of shortwave radio.

Francisco López ~ untitled #370

With untitled #370, we notice a milestone has been passed.  One can now listen to a different untitled Francisco López composition every day for a year without repetition.  Next year we’ll celebrate the 25th anniversary of the original untitled; good reason, we believe,

Francisco López ~ untitled #370

With untitled #370, we notice a milestone has been passed.  One can now listen to a different untitled Francisco López composition every day for a year without repetition.  Next year we’ll celebrate the 25th anniversary of the original untitled; good reason, we believe,

SP* Episode 7: IN THE SOUTH – with Mai Mai Mai [podcast]

This episode features a deep conversation with Toni Cutrone (best known as Mai Mai Mai) delving into all the various facets of his career. On the occasion of the release of his latest LP, Nel Sud, we met to discuss

SP* Episode 7: IN THE SOUTH – with Mai Mai Mai [podcast]

This episode features a deep conversation with Toni Cutrone (best known as Mai Mai Mai) delving into all the various facets of his career. On the occasion of the release of his latest LP, Nel Sud, we met to discuss

Often the Thinker ~ Greatest Possible Tenderness

San Diego is known for morning fog and afternoon sun, pleasant dispositions and easy-moving traffic.  The city is colorful and vibrant, and has produced a post-rock band to match.  Often the Thinker‘s brass section may be its not-so secret strength,

Often the Thinker ~ Greatest Possible Tenderness

San Diego is known for morning fog and afternoon sun, pleasant dispositions and easy-moving traffic.  The city is colorful and vibrant, and has produced a post-rock band to match.  Often the Thinker‘s brass section may be its not-so secret strength,

Each Morning of the World ~ Southeast Asia PhoNographic Mornings

Another 20 weeks has gone by, and another beautiful collection of PhoNographic Mornings is now complete.  Stéphane Marin continues to curate this library of sound for Sunday mornings, now six strong. But there’s a difference in this collection.  In earlier reviews, we’ve mentioned

Each Morning of the World ~ Southeast Asia PhoNographic Mornings

Another 20 weeks has gone by, and another beautiful collection of PhoNographic Mornings is now complete.  Stéphane Marin continues to curate this library of sound for Sunday mornings, now six strong. But there’s a difference in this collection.  In earlier reviews, we’ve mentioned

Francesco Giannico ~ Les Mondes Imaginaires

The sounds are delicate, impressionistic, a reflection of a stroll in the Italian countryside.  Francesco Giannico‘s photographs, now ripped and collaged, cover the case of the album.  Field recordings, now shuffled and enhanced, form the basis of new compositions.  Conversation

Francesco Giannico ~ Les Mondes Imaginaires

The sounds are delicate, impressionistic, a reflection of a stroll in the Italian countryside.  Francesco Giannico‘s photographs, now ripped and collaged, cover the case of the album.  Field recordings, now shuffled and enhanced, form the basis of new compositions.  Conversation