Michael Price ~ Tender Symmetry

Tender Symmetry shares two things with the latest release from Nils Frahm: a choir called Shards and an infatuation with the recording space. Just as his label-mate did back in January with All Melody, Michael Price’s new LP focuses almost

Michael Price ~ Tender Symmetry

Tender Symmetry shares two things with the latest release from Nils Frahm: a choir called Shards and an infatuation with the recording space. Just as his label-mate did back in January with All Melody, Michael Price’s new LP focuses almost

A-Sun Amissa ~ Ceremony in the Stillness

Ceremony in the Stillness is billed as a development in the evolution of A-Sun Amissa, the group founded by Gizeh leader Richard Knox.  It’s hard to believe that this is the first time we’ve heard drums on an A-Sun Amissa album, but

A-Sun Amissa ~ Ceremony in the Stillness

Ceremony in the Stillness is billed as a development in the evolution of A-Sun Amissa, the group founded by Gizeh leader Richard Knox.  It’s hard to believe that this is the first time we’ve heard drums on an A-Sun Amissa album, but

Wolfgang Mitterer ~ Nine in One

Many years ago, while still a teenager, I was sharing music with a friend, and the idea was that we’d show each other a piece or song we were sure the other wouldn’t normally listen to. He put a rendition

Wolfgang Mitterer ~ Nine in One

Many years ago, while still a teenager, I was sharing music with a friend, and the idea was that we’d show each other a piece or song we were sure the other wouldn’t normally listen to. He put a rendition

Ben Chatwin ~ Drone Signals

Drone Signals is a companion piece to the exquisite album Staccato Signals, released earlier this summer.  One might call it an alternative take, a reimagining, a broadcast from Earth-2.  Just don’t call it a remix disc. Technically one would be right, but

Ben Chatwin ~ Drone Signals

Drone Signals is a companion piece to the exquisite album Staccato Signals, released earlier this summer.  One might call it an alternative take, a reimagining, a broadcast from Earth-2.  Just don’t call it a remix disc. Technically one would be right, but

Papa M ~ A Broke Moon Rises

There’s something quite pretty about the image of A Broke Moon Rises, reflected by the cover art’s luscious classical frame of an expressionist painting of a curling hand, a sensation of ongoing effort whose immensity is simply that of living.

Papa M ~ A Broke Moon Rises

There’s something quite pretty about the image of A Broke Moon Rises, reflected by the cover art’s luscious classical frame of an expressionist painting of a curling hand, a sensation of ongoing effort whose immensity is simply that of living.

Haiku Salut ~ There Is No Elsewhere

Derbyshire’s all-female trio Haiku Salut has one of the happiest sounds around, one that doesn’t ignore current events but transcends them.  For this band, life is about moving past enmity and discord toward harmony and acceptance.  The music conveys this message

Haiku Salut ~ There Is No Elsewhere

Derbyshire’s all-female trio Haiku Salut has one of the happiest sounds around, one that doesn’t ignore current events but transcends them.  For this band, life is about moving past enmity and discord toward harmony and acceptance.  The music conveys this message

Manu Delago ~ Parasol Peak

Manu Delago is known as a hang drum master, film composer, Björk collaborator and Grammy nominee, but Parasol Peak should lift him to headline levels.  While he’s released dozens of albums, Parasol Peak is the culmination of a second phase of composition that began

Manu Delago ~ Parasol Peak

Manu Delago is known as a hang drum master, film composer, Björk collaborator and Grammy nominee, but Parasol Peak should lift him to headline levels.  While he’s released dozens of albums, Parasol Peak is the culmination of a second phase of composition that began

Patrick Jonsson ~ Suddenly We Looked Like Giants

After building an impressive resume in TV and film (including an Emmy nod for his score to “The White Helmets”), Swedish composer Patrick Jonsson has released his first full-length album.  This may be a debut, but only in name.  Suddenly We Looked

Patrick Jonsson ~ Suddenly We Looked Like Giants

After building an impressive resume in TV and film (including an Emmy nod for his score to “The White Helmets”), Swedish composer Patrick Jonsson has released his first full-length album.  This may be a debut, but only in name.  Suddenly We Looked