Enno Voss ~ Currents

A recent Bud Light ad portrays a commoner in a stockade.  His crime:  ordering an “autumnal mead.”  The tagline:  “For the many, not the few.”  I sympathize with the commoner, because I’m one of the few; I like things to

Enno Voss ~ Currents

A recent Bud Light ad portrays a commoner in a stockade.  His crime:  ordering an “autumnal mead.”  The tagline:  “For the many, not the few.”  I sympathize with the commoner, because I’m one of the few; I like things to

Katharina Ernst ~ Extrametrik

After half a dozen spins, I still needed convincing that this album was recorded without overdubs.  A quick Google search, and I found a live video as evidence. Yes, Vienna-born Katharina Ernst is the real thing: an exciting, polymetric solo drummer.  There

Katharina Ernst ~ Extrametrik

After half a dozen spins, I still needed convincing that this album was recorded without overdubs.  A quick Google search, and I found a live video as evidence. Yes, Vienna-born Katharina Ernst is the real thing: an exciting, polymetric solo drummer.  There

Frédéric D. Oberland ~ Labyrinth

To experience Labyrinth properly, one must try to replicate the original experience.  The multi-room installation in the basement of the Labanque art space in Béthune, France was ideally suited to the cavernous sounds of Frédéric D. Oberland and his cohort Jules Wysock.  One could wander

Frédéric D. Oberland ~ Labyrinth

To experience Labyrinth properly, one must try to replicate the original experience.  The multi-room installation in the basement of the Labanque art space in Béthune, France was ideally suited to the cavernous sounds of Frédéric D. Oberland and his cohort Jules Wysock.  One could wander

Jessica Moss ~ Entanglement

Constellation’s great season continues with the release of Jessica Moss‘ Entanglement, another stellar album from an artist whose solo work has now surpassed her collaborative work.  Her fall tour has already begun and will continue through mid-December, as she unveils her video work

Jessica Moss ~ Entanglement

Constellation’s great season continues with the release of Jessica Moss‘ Entanglement, another stellar album from an artist whose solo work has now surpassed her collaborative work.  Her fall tour has already begun and will continue through mid-December, as she unveils her video work

Markus Mehr ~ Liquid Empires

Markus Mehr may be fascinated by the aural properties of water, but Liquid Empires is no nature album; neither is it placid.  The tape surprises from the start: “Kissing” launches with a head-nodding pulse that leads into a senses-scattering drone, then recedes

Markus Mehr ~ Liquid Empires

Markus Mehr may be fascinated by the aural properties of water, but Liquid Empires is no nature album; neither is it placid.  The tape surprises from the start: “Kissing” launches with a head-nodding pulse that leads into a senses-scattering drone, then recedes

Felipe Otondo ~ Night Studies

Five years have passed since Chilean composer Felipe Otondo released Tutuguri, but there’s no mistaking his sound.  The sounds of the Javanese gamelan orchestra, collected during his many travels, are given a gloss that is distinctly his.  The smoothness of Otongo’s timbres are

Felipe Otondo ~ Night Studies

Five years have passed since Chilean composer Felipe Otondo released Tutuguri, but there’s no mistaking his sound.  The sounds of the Javanese gamelan orchestra, collected during his many travels, are given a gloss that is distinctly his.  The smoothness of Otongo’s timbres are

Dmitry Evgrafov presents “The Comforting One” [mix]

And we’re back with a mix from Dmitry Evgrafov, a self-taught pianist, composer, and multi-instrumentalist. Based in Moscow, where Evgrafov studied Sound Design, his work deploys electronic means to augment his intimate piano playing  with lush string arrangements, drawing comparisons

Dmitry Evgrafov presents “The Comforting One” [mix]

And we’re back with a mix from Dmitry Evgrafov, a self-taught pianist, composer, and multi-instrumentalist. Based in Moscow, where Evgrafov studied Sound Design, his work deploys electronic means to augment his intimate piano playing  with lush string arrangements, drawing comparisons

Caught In The Wake Forever & glacis ~ Version & Delineation

Version & Delineation‘s pale melodies are accompanied by trembling chords. Lovingly unedited background sounds add to the everyday atmosphere: the flow of air, the creak of a chair, and a voice carried on a cool draught. Like a fine autumn

Caught In The Wake Forever & glacis ~ Version & Delineation

Version & Delineation‘s pale melodies are accompanied by trembling chords. Lovingly unedited background sounds add to the everyday atmosphere: the flow of air, the creak of a chair, and a voice carried on a cool draught. Like a fine autumn