Field Harmonics ~ Corpsing

Corpsing‘s ghostly whispers point to a deeper frailty, a dying and a subsequent rebirth, seeping out of the music and then refilling the gaps with a fresh coat of sonic paint. As it was with the birth of the cosmos,

Field Harmonics ~ Corpsing

Corpsing‘s ghostly whispers point to a deeper frailty, a dying and a subsequent rebirth, seeping out of the music and then refilling the gaps with a fresh coat of sonic paint. As it was with the birth of the cosmos,

Christina Vantzou ~ No. 4

How do you loosen time? Many consider time to be rigid and inescapable, but it is not. Much of the world just ‘lost’ an hour by welcoming spring with Daylight Saving Time. Take a long-haul flight, and time becomes elastic.

Christina Vantzou ~ No. 4

How do you loosen time? Many consider time to be rigid and inescapable, but it is not. Much of the world just ‘lost’ an hour by welcoming spring with Daylight Saving Time. Take a long-haul flight, and time becomes elastic.

Baldruin ~ Vergessene Träume

After the vocal excursion of his last album, Baldruin (Johannes Schebler) returns to the instrumental world. Vergessene Träume (Forgotten Dreams) imitates its title by creating a unique sonic environment decorated with nooks and crannies.  With titles such as “The Enigma of the Chalk

Baldruin ~ Vergessene Träume

After the vocal excursion of his last album, Baldruin (Johannes Schebler) returns to the instrumental world. Vergessene Träume (Forgotten Dreams) imitates its title by creating a unique sonic environment decorated with nooks and crannies.  With titles such as “The Enigma of the Chalk

Psychological Strategy Board ~ Penny Slinger: Out of the Shadows

It’s rare that a debut act is asked to score a feature film, and rarer still that such an act surpasses expectations.  This is the case with Psychological Strategy Board, a duo comprised of Paul Snowdon (Time Attendant) and Maybury.  The

Psychological Strategy Board ~ Penny Slinger: Out of the Shadows

It’s rare that a debut act is asked to score a feature film, and rarer still that such an act surpasses expectations.  This is the case with Psychological Strategy Board, a duo comprised of Paul Snowdon (Time Attendant) and Maybury.  The

*Press A* ~ The Music of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

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 Zelda: Breath of the Wild

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

From Winter to Spring

New York has endured five snowstorms in the past month.  Berlin has had more snow this spring than it had all winter.  New releases from Ugasanie, Araceae and Ian Battenfield Headley explore the transitional period of changeable weather: quoting Sting,

From Winter to Spring

New York has endured five snowstorms in the past month.  Berlin has had more snow this spring than it had all winter.  New releases from Ugasanie, Araceae and Ian Battenfield Headley explore the transitional period of changeable weather: quoting Sting,

Various Artists ~ Each Morning of the World

Easter Sunday is a holy day with a rare quality, often undiscussed: on this day, millions of people wake up earlier than usual, head outside to worship, and there encounter the sounds of the morning.  Over the past year, Stéphane Marin

Various Artists ~ Each Morning of the World

Easter Sunday is a holy day with a rare quality, often undiscussed: on this day, millions of people wake up earlier than usual, head outside to worship, and there encounter the sounds of the morning.  Over the past year, Stéphane Marin

Echo Collective ~ Echo Collective Plays Amnesiac

We’re aware that this album may split audiences.  Last year, some of our readers were appalled that we liked We Stood Like Kings’ new score for Koyaanisqatsi.  This adaptation is even more assertive: an all-instrumental version of Radiohead’s Amnesiac.  Echo Collective‘s version

Echo Collective ~ Echo Collective Plays Amnesiac

We’re aware that this album may split audiences.  Last year, some of our readers were appalled that we liked We Stood Like Kings’ new score for Koyaanisqatsi.  This adaptation is even more assertive: an all-instrumental version of Radiohead’s Amnesiac.  Echo Collective‘s version