Richard Skelton ~ Border Ballads
A change of pace for Richard Skelton, Border Ballads contains some of the clearest melodies of the composer’s career. Piano, viola and cello each make stunning appearances, no longer mulched but pristine, representing a new clarity of mind and purpose. These twelve
Richard Skelton ~ Border Ballads
A change of pace for Richard Skelton, Border Ballads contains some of the clearest melodies of the composer’s career. Piano, viola and cello each make stunning appearances, no longer mulched but pristine, representing a new clarity of mind and purpose. These twelve
Rayons ~ Sagrada Reset
Sagrada Reset began a series of novels, subsequently adapted into manga, anime and film, leading to this gorgeous TV soundtrack by Rayons (pianist and composer Masako Nakai, working with an 11-piece ensemble). The plot is complex, but the simple version is that there exists
Rayons ~ Sagrada Reset
Sagrada Reset began a series of novels, subsequently adapted into manga, anime and film, leading to this gorgeous TV soundtrack by Rayons (pianist and composer Masako Nakai, working with an 11-piece ensemble). The plot is complex, but the simple version is that there exists
Haythem Mahbouli ~ Catching Moments in Time
A Tunisian composer, living in Montreal, recording an album with the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, released on a Japanese label ~ this is the essence of multiculturalism. Such fluidity is a welcome sign in a world that seems to
Haythem Mahbouli ~ Catching Moments in Time
A Tunisian composer, living in Montreal, recording an album with the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, released on a Japanese label ~ this is the essence of multiculturalism. Such fluidity is a welcome sign in a world that seems to
Ebauche ~ Formic Syntax
After two decades in the industry, you’ve released a breakthrough album and made multiple year-end lists, including our own. What do you do next? Play it safe? Record more of the same? Go to Disneyworld? Ebauche does something different on Formic
Ebauche ~ Formic Syntax
After two decades in the industry, you’ve released a breakthrough album and made multiple year-end lists, including our own. What do you do next? Play it safe? Record more of the same? Go to Disneyworld? Ebauche does something different on Formic
Ludwig Berger ~ Cuyo
Fresh from the success of last year’s Melting Landscapes, Ludwig Berger has had an extremely active 2019, starting a new label while releasing three recordings of his own. Cuyo is the one that won our hearts. A few years back it won Miso Music’s
Ludwig Berger ~ Cuyo
Fresh from the success of last year’s Melting Landscapes, Ludwig Berger has had an extremely active 2019, starting a new label while releasing three recordings of his own. Cuyo is the one that won our hearts. A few years back it won Miso Music’s
Dustin Laurenzi ~ Snaketime: The Music of Moondog
True to the spirit of one of the most unique composers of the last century, Dustin Laurenzi and his collaborators have rerouted a few of Moondog’s most recognizable pieces away from the stories of the artworld and back towards jazz
Dustin Laurenzi ~ Snaketime: The Music of Moondog
True to the spirit of one of the most unique composers of the last century, Dustin Laurenzi and his collaborators have rerouted a few of Moondog’s most recognizable pieces away from the stories of the artworld and back towards jazz
SP* Episode 4: GOING HOME AGAIN – with Forest Management [podcast]
This episode features John Daniel, a Chicago-based musician best known for his ambient solo project, Forest Management. I caught up with him via Skype from his childhood home in Cleveland over the holidays. We discuss his latest LP Passageways (which
SP* Episode 4: GOING HOME AGAIN – with Forest Management [podcast]
This episode features John Daniel, a Chicago-based musician best known for his ambient solo project, Forest Management. I caught up with him via Skype from his childhood home in Cleveland over the holidays. We discuss his latest LP Passageways (which
Zachary Paul ~ A Meditation on Discord
For his Touch debut, Zachary Paul joins a relatively long history of radical dronesters and minimalists that aim not for you to experience music differently but to alter your very perception of reality. The first two tracks are tied to
Zachary Paul ~ A Meditation on Discord
For his Touch debut, Zachary Paul joins a relatively long history of radical dronesters and minimalists that aim not for you to experience music differently but to alter your very perception of reality. The first two tracks are tied to
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