Thembi Soddell ~ Love Songs ~ Review and Interview
The term “love songs” implies sweetness and light: syrupy stylings written to woo or enamor. Love songs sit in gilded carriages with Cupid, chocolate, candy hearts and the color red. So why is this album black? These are love songs, just not those kind of
Thembi Soddell ~ Love Songs ~ Review and Interview
The term “love songs” implies sweetness and light: syrupy stylings written to woo or enamor. Love songs sit in gilded carriages with Cupid, chocolate, candy hearts and the color red. So why is this album black? These are love songs, just not those kind of
Paper Relics ~ The Road Home
Paper Relics‘ first album was released in the summer of 2011, half a year before we launched our site. While the duo of Harry and Stuart Towell may have been quiet for a while, Harry has stayed in the public
Paper Relics ~ The Road Home
Paper Relics‘ first album was released in the summer of 2011, half a year before we launched our site. While the duo of Harry and Stuart Towell may have been quiet for a while, Harry has stayed in the public
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,
a closer listen 