astrïd ~ A Porthole (I)
Rachel Grimes added her blessing to 2017’s Through the Sparkle, and while her piano is absent here, her spirit remains. With each release, astrïd seems more like the heir apparent to Rachel’s. Like that Kentucky collective, they love a conceptual release, and A Porthole
astrïd ~ A Porthole (I)
Rachel Grimes added her blessing to 2017’s Through the Sparkle, and while her piano is absent here, her spirit remains. With each release, astrïd seems more like the heir apparent to Rachel’s. Like that Kentucky collective, they love a conceptual release, and A Porthole
Caterina Barbieri ~ Ecstatic Computation
Ecstatic Computation begins with one of the best tracks of the year, and ultimately proves to be a rewarding full-length listening experience. Festival favorite Caterina Barbieri has been so prolific that one forgets she’s still a relatively new presence, exploding on the scene
Caterina Barbieri ~ Ecstatic Computation
Ecstatic Computation begins with one of the best tracks of the year, and ultimately proves to be a rewarding full-length listening experience. Festival favorite Caterina Barbieri has been so prolific that one forgets she’s still a relatively new presence, exploding on the scene
Cristopher Cichocki ~ Desert Drone Cycle
The phrase desert drone implies the harshness of humidity, the undulating hum of the elements, the seeming sameness of the soundscape: the visual reflection of the expression drone on and on. In the hands of Cristopher Cichocki, it also implies the presence of
Cristopher Cichocki ~ Desert Drone Cycle
The phrase desert drone implies the harshness of humidity, the undulating hum of the elements, the seeming sameness of the soundscape: the visual reflection of the expression drone on and on. In the hands of Cristopher Cichocki, it also implies the presence of
brb>voicecoil ~ reclaim
reclaim brings to mind two classic pop songs: Joni Mitchell’s “Big Yellow Taxi” (1970) and Talking Heads’ “Nothing But Flowers” (1988). In the first, “they paved paradise and put up a parking lot.” In the second, “this used to be real
brb>voicecoil ~ reclaim
reclaim brings to mind two classic pop songs: Joni Mitchell’s “Big Yellow Taxi” (1970) and Talking Heads’ “Nothing But Flowers” (1988). In the first, “they paved paradise and put up a parking lot.” In the second, “this used to be real
Stephen Cornford ~ Constant Linear Velocity
Consumer Waste is the perfect home for an album inspired by obsolescent technology. Constant Linear Velocity began life as an installation (see this article on Fluid Radio), but after moving from country to country, the installation was lost; now all that
Stephen Cornford ~ Constant Linear Velocity
Consumer Waste is the perfect home for an album inspired by obsolescent technology. Constant Linear Velocity began life as an installation (see this article on Fluid Radio), but after moving from country to country, the installation was lost; now all that
Polynation ~ Igneous
As we noted in our Spring Music Preview, it helps to have a awesome cover. Polynation‘s alluring art is matched by immersive music. Igneous is cinematic, exciting and funky, a fitting score to an apocalyptic stampede (as Hessel Stuut’s art suggests), perfect
Polynation ~ Igneous
As we noted in our Spring Music Preview, it helps to have a awesome cover. Polynation‘s alluring art is matched by immersive music. Igneous is cinematic, exciting and funky, a fitting score to an apocalyptic stampede (as Hessel Stuut’s art suggests), perfect
Richmond Avant Improv Collective ~ Lamentations
We love when labels put a little extra love into their releases. Arachnidiscs offers Lamentations as a boxed set of “sound, vision and text,” including a set of photo cards and a series of short writings. Then there is the CD, an
Richmond Avant Improv Collective ~ Lamentations
We love when labels put a little extra love into their releases. Arachnidiscs offers Lamentations as a boxed set of “sound, vision and text,” including a set of photo cards and a series of short writings. Then there is the CD, an
David Rothenberg ~ Nightingale Cities / Nightingales in Berlin
David Rothenberg is a musician with a calling: to hear, appreciate, and participate in the music of the animal kingdom. A triptych of books on whale music, bird music and bug music has cemented his reputation. In 2019 he returns
David Rothenberg ~ Nightingale Cities / Nightingales in Berlin
David Rothenberg is a musician with a calling: to hear, appreciate, and participate in the music of the animal kingdom. A triptych of books on whale music, bird music and bug music has cemented his reputation. In 2019 he returns
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