Félix Blume ~ Death in Haiti: Funeral Brass Bands and Sounds from Port au Prince

Death in Haiti is in turns painful and exultant, drenched in loss and life-affirming.  The cries of a woman who has lost her mother are nearly unbearable; the brass bands are triumphant to the point of being transcendent.  This is the

Félix Blume ~ Death in Haiti: Funeral Brass Bands and Sounds from Port au Prince

Death in Haiti is in turns painful and exultant, drenched in loss and life-affirming.  The cries of a woman who has lost her mother are nearly unbearable; the brass bands are triumphant to the point of being transcendent.  This is the

Maciek Dobrowolski ~ Ephemera

Loss and gratitude mingle at the core of this gorgeous album, which was inspired by W.B. Yeats’ heartrending poem Ephemera.  On the surface, the poem bears the weight of fading love and the sorrow of age.  But read again, and

Maciek Dobrowolski ~ Ephemera

Loss and gratitude mingle at the core of this gorgeous album, which was inspired by W.B. Yeats’ heartrending poem Ephemera.  On the surface, the poem bears the weight of fading love and the sorrow of age.  But read again, and

Earth House Hold ~ Never Forget Us

Brock Van Wey – as you probably know – is a prolific producer of dubby, ambient music as bvdub, with a bunch of lengthy albums crafted over the last twelve years. A Strangely Isolated Place – again, as you probably

Earth House Hold ~ Never Forget Us

Brock Van Wey – as you probably know – is a prolific producer of dubby, ambient music as bvdub, with a bunch of lengthy albums crafted over the last twelve years. A Strangely Isolated Place – again, as you probably

Cavern of Anti-Matter ~ Hormone Lemonade

A band break-up, although it’s a fraught experience for the people involved, does not have the same ripple effect that is caused by, say, a couple in your social circle splitting up – you don’t have to work out who

Cavern of Anti-Matter ~ Hormone Lemonade

A band break-up, although it’s a fraught experience for the people involved, does not have the same ripple effect that is caused by, say, a couple in your social circle splitting up – you don’t have to work out who

LCNL 094: Moon Ra presents ‘Back to School: Cherubini Session CHIMERA’

Rosa Maria Sarri goes by many names: Marie Rose, Marie e le Rose, MonoLogue. Here she dons her Moon Ra persona to gift us a unique sonic postcard of healing and transition. A snapshot of music she’s been listening to

LCNL 094: Moon Ra presents ‘Back to School: Cherubini Session CHIMERA’

Rosa Maria Sarri goes by many names: Marie Rose, Marie e le Rose, MonoLogue. Here she dons her Moon Ra persona to gift us a unique sonic postcard of healing and transition. A snapshot of music she’s been listening to

The Return of Experimedia

Jeremy Bible’s Experimedia is one of the world’s most comprehensive and consistent online music outlets.  But Experimedia is also a record label.  This week, the label returns after a three-year hiatus, presenting Matthias Urban‘s Passagen and Pascal Savy‘s Dislocations. While the releases may share a common genre, their

The Return of Experimedia

Jeremy Bible’s Experimedia is one of the world’s most comprehensive and consistent online music outlets.  But Experimedia is also a record label.  This week, the label returns after a three-year hiatus, presenting Matthias Urban‘s Passagen and Pascal Savy‘s Dislocations. While the releases may share a common genre, their

City ~ Only Borders

Two forces collide in this release.  First, there’s Ascetic House, the label which recently released a 15-tape set, including this one (individual copies are still available). Then there’s City, whose album A Goal is an image was one of our top electronic

City ~ Only Borders

Two forces collide in this release.  First, there’s Ascetic House, the label which recently released a 15-tape set, including this one (individual copies are still available). Then there’s City, whose album A Goal is an image was one of our top electronic

M/M ~ I Know You Are Thinking I’ve Said This All Before

Sometimes music is all about creating a mood ~ hollowing out an experiential space in which the listener may dwell.  M/M creates this space in two half-hour pieces on I Know You Are Thinking I’ve Said This All Before.  Extended loops

M/M ~ I Know You Are Thinking I’ve Said This All Before

Sometimes music is all about creating a mood ~ hollowing out an experiential space in which the listener may dwell.  M/M creates this space in two half-hour pieces on I Know You Are Thinking I’ve Said This All Before.  Extended loops