A taâlem trio

Belgium’s taâlem label continues to breathe new life into one of our favorite formats, the CD3″.  Each season they release a new trio, representing a wide swath of sounds.  The latest batch delves into tribalism, abrasion and haunted ballroom; listening

A taâlem trio

Belgium’s taâlem label continues to breathe new life into one of our favorite formats, the CD3″.  Each season they release a new trio, representing a wide swath of sounds.  The latest batch delves into tribalism, abrasion and haunted ballroom; listening

DISPLAY: The TED Talks of Music Labels

TED talks are typically 6-18 minutes long.  The DISPLAY label (a sub-label of Kid Smpl’s Symbols label) holds a similar love for brevity, although it may come across as the opposite.  By asking artists to submit single works, 10-15 minutes

DISPLAY: The TED Talks of Music Labels

TED talks are typically 6-18 minutes long.  The DISPLAY label (a sub-label of Kid Smpl’s Symbols label) holds a similar love for brevity, although it may come across as the opposite.  By asking artists to submit single works, 10-15 minutes

Laraaji ~ Bring On The Sun / Sun Gong

Lovers of instrumental ambient music will be pleased to see that Laraaji is back with two new albums. The musician, mystic and laughter meditation practitioner famously recorded an album as part of Brian Eno’s seminal Ambient series back in 1980

Laraaji ~ Bring On The Sun / Sun Gong

Lovers of instrumental ambient music will be pleased to see that Laraaji is back with two new albums. The musician, mystic and laughter meditation practitioner famously recorded an album as part of Brian Eno’s seminal Ambient series back in 1980

Rob Mazurek ~ Chimeric Stoned Horn

Chimeric Stoned Horn is Rob Mazurek’s latest solo album after a slew of appearances and collaborations in various other projects since 2015’s Vortice of the Faun, in which the virtuoso cornetist ventured out to make his mark in the field

Rob Mazurek ~ Chimeric Stoned Horn

Chimeric Stoned Horn is Rob Mazurek’s latest solo album after a slew of appearances and collaborations in various other projects since 2015’s Vortice of the Faun, in which the virtuoso cornetist ventured out to make his mark in the field

LCNL 086: Wabi presents ‘The Texas No One Hears’

This mix comes to us from Dallas, Texas based producer Wabi.  He presents various underground sounds coming out of his home state that you may not be familiar with, changing gears frequently throughout.  This is a diverse mix, so if

LCNL 086: Wabi presents ‘The Texas No One Hears’

This mix comes to us from Dallas, Texas based producer Wabi.  He presents various underground sounds coming out of his home state that you may not be familiar with, changing gears frequently throughout.  This is a diverse mix, so if

Giulio Aldinucci ~ Borders And Ruins

Choral incorporation in otherwise instrumental music may be on the rise, as evidenced by recent releases from Battlestations, Hammock and now Giulio Aldinucci.  Choirs lend these releases the feel of something sacral and timeless.  Yet as the backdrops change, the mood

Giulio Aldinucci ~ Borders And Ruins

Choral incorporation in otherwise instrumental music may be on the rise, as evidenced by recent releases from Battlestations, Hammock and now Giulio Aldinucci.  Choirs lend these releases the feel of something sacral and timeless.  Yet as the backdrops change, the mood

Ben Frost ~ The Centre Cannot Hold

The Centre Cannot Hold arrives two months and a day after the EP Threshold of Faith, and stems from sessions Ben Frost recorded with Steve Albini.  Now we learn that the EP contains alternate versions and remixes of songs from the main album along

Ben Frost ~ The Centre Cannot Hold

The Centre Cannot Hold arrives two months and a day after the EP Threshold of Faith, and stems from sessions Ben Frost recorded with Steve Albini.  Now we learn that the EP contains alternate versions and remixes of songs from the main album along

Cicely Irvine ~ Excavation

A September-soft light flutters around Cicely Irvine‘s Excavation. The new season brings with it a new start, a new day. The golden music of Excavation awakens in the Fall. Summer has gone, but its ghost still haunts the air. The

Cicely Irvine ~ Excavation

A September-soft light flutters around Cicely Irvine‘s Excavation. The new season brings with it a new start, a new day. The golden music of Excavation awakens in the Fall. Summer has gone, but its ghost still haunts the air. The