Attilio Novellino & Collin McKelvey ~ Métaphysiques cannibales

Matteo Castro’s mysterious cover art draws us into the release.  We’re already curious; what kind of music will this be?  As the two side-long tracks unfold, they defy prediction by resisting trajectory.  The album is acoustic and electronic, live and

Attilio Novellino & Collin McKelvey ~ Métaphysiques cannibales

Matteo Castro’s mysterious cover art draws us into the release.  We’re already curious; what kind of music will this be?  As the two side-long tracks unfold, they defy prediction by resisting trajectory.  The album is acoustic and electronic, live and

Unfathomless Turns 50 (and 51!)

2018 has been a quiet year for field recording labels, as many major players have slowed production or gone on hiatus.  Not so Brussels’ Unfathomless, which celebrates its 50th and 51st releases this season and shows no signs of slowing

Unfathomless Turns 50 (and 51!)

2018 has been a quiet year for field recording labels, as many major players have slowed production or gone on hiatus.  Not so Brussels’ Unfathomless, which celebrates its 50th and 51st releases this season and shows no signs of slowing

*Press A* ~ The Music of the Sonic and Mario Rivalry (pt. 1)

Videogame soundtracks continue to rise in quality and prominence, with many now available digitally or physically to appreciate as stand-alone works. *Press A* is an article series on A Closer Listen celebrating the finest the medium has to offer, past

*Press A* ~ The Music of the Sonic and Mario Rivalry (pt. 1)

Videogame soundtracks continue to rise in quality and prominence, with many now available digitally or physically to appreciate as stand-alone works. *Press A* is an article series on A Closer Listen celebrating the finest the medium has to offer, past

LCNL 095: SUBDUXTION presents Darkness is Your Ally

Christopher Gilmore (aka subduxtion, FluiD), is a Kansas City, Missouri (US) based electronic musician, DJ, composer, technologist and sound artist. The latest edition to the Alrealon Musique family, Gilmore released the ‘Ambulate’ b/w ‘Dry’ EP in February of this year, with

LCNL 095: SUBDUXTION presents Darkness is Your Ally

Christopher Gilmore (aka subduxtion, FluiD), is a Kansas City, Missouri (US) based electronic musician, DJ, composer, technologist and sound artist. The latest edition to the Alrealon Musique family, Gilmore released the ‘Ambulate’ b/w ‘Dry’ EP in February of this year, with

Ricarda Cometa ~ Ricarda Cometa 2

“Down with Memory as a source of custom”, said Brazilian modernist Oswald de Andrade in his Cannibalist Manifesto, “[and] personal experience renewed”. No remembrance, no history, which is to say no death, should inform the practice of life, an all-consuming

Ricarda Cometa ~ Ricarda Cometa 2

“Down with Memory as a source of custom”, said Brazilian modernist Oswald de Andrade in his Cannibalist Manifesto, “[and] personal experience renewed”. No remembrance, no history, which is to say no death, should inform the practice of life, an all-consuming

Stretching into Summer with ΠΑΝΘΕΟΝ Records

A song for every month: May, June, July, August.  Three CDs in a wooden box.  Two and a half hours of music.  This is ΠΑΝΘΕΟΝ’s May Batch, designed to score a restful summer.  If the warm months are even half as

Stretching into Summer with ΠΑΝΘΕΟΝ Records

A song for every month: May, June, July, August.  Three CDs in a wooden box.  Two and a half hours of music.  This is ΠΑΝΘΕΟΝ’s May Batch, designed to score a restful summer.  If the warm months are even half as

The women of pan y rosa discos

Many labels make an effort to raise the profile of female electronic musicians, but pan y rosa discos goes all out.  Of their fifteen releases so far this year, eight are by women.  Their music demonstrates an incredible variety of styles and

The women of pan y rosa discos

Many labels make an effort to raise the profile of female electronic musicians, but pan y rosa discos goes all out.  Of their fifteen releases so far this year, eight are by women.  Their music demonstrates an incredible variety of styles and

Ten Tracks That Sound Like Summer

When does summer start?  On the Irish calendar, the season began on May 1; Australians must wait until December 1.  For Americans, the unofficial launch is Memorial Day; for meteorologists, June 1.  The official Northern Hemisphere date is June 20.

Ten Tracks That Sound Like Summer

When does summer start?  On the Irish calendar, the season began on May 1; Australians must wait until December 1.  For Americans, the unofficial launch is Memorial Day; for meteorologists, June 1.  The official Northern Hemisphere date is June 20.