Pan Daijing ~ Lack 惊蛰

Pan Daijing does not sound like anyone else.  This is a rare accomplishment, nearly unheard of for a debut LP.  Even her label (in an unusual confluence, PAN) avoids namedropping, despite the fact that such comparisons have become de rigueur. The sonic

Pan Daijing ~ Lack 惊蛰

Pan Daijing does not sound like anyone else.  This is a rare accomplishment, nearly unheard of for a debut LP.  Even her label (in an unusual confluence, PAN) avoids namedropping, despite the fact that such comparisons have become de rigueur. The sonic

The Chapel of Exquises Ardents Pears ~ TorqueMadra

Sometimes a collaboration is more than just a collaboration, it’s a statement.  And even though this blended band doesn’t make its statement explicit, the friendship between France’s Anathème and the U.K.’s Stems underlines the thought that Brexit is a very bad idea.

The Chapel of Exquises Ardents Pears ~ TorqueMadra

Sometimes a collaboration is more than just a collaboration, it’s a statement.  And even though this blended band doesn’t make its statement explicit, the friendship between France’s Anathème and the U.K.’s Stems underlines the thought that Brexit is a very bad idea.

Cities and Memory ~ Sacred Spaces

A rainy stay-at-home holiday provides a perfect opportunity for a trip around the world.  The latest sound map from Cities and Memory offers listeners the chance to hear Sacred Spaces around the globe, to note the similarities and differences, and to gather their own

Cities and Memory ~ Sacred Spaces

A rainy stay-at-home holiday provides a perfect opportunity for a trip around the world.  The latest sound map from Cities and Memory offers listeners the chance to hear Sacred Spaces around the globe, to note the similarities and differences, and to gather their own

Ester Vonplon + Taylor Deupree & Marcus Fischer ~ Lowlands

Winter music in July?  For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, this sounds like an odd proposition.  Yet when the temperatures get too hot, the humidity too high, this collection of cooled compositions and icy photographs acts as an

Ester Vonplon + Taylor Deupree & Marcus Fischer ~ Lowlands

Winter music in July?  For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, this sounds like an odd proposition.  Yet when the temperatures get too hot, the humidity too high, this collection of cooled compositions and icy photographs acts as an

William Ryan Fritch ~ The Sum of its Parts/The Old Believers

The reputation of William Ryan Fritch had already been established when Lost Tribe Sound launched the Leave Me Subscription Series in 2014.  That series, twelve albums in total, sent him over the top.  As the subscriptions had been extremely limited, many never got to

William Ryan Fritch ~ The Sum of its Parts/The Old Believers

The reputation of William Ryan Fritch had already been established when Lost Tribe Sound launched the Leave Me Subscription Series in 2014.  That series, twelve albums in total, sent him over the top.  As the subscriptions had been extremely limited, many never got to

Emilía ~ Down to the Sadness River

Down to the Sadness River is a compact evocation of unnamed grief.  The titles suggest a story.  A woman named Emilía sees a child playing by the river.  He falls in and is kidnapped by the current; she chases the river,

Emilía ~ Down to the Sadness River

Down to the Sadness River is a compact evocation of unnamed grief.  The titles suggest a story.  A woman named Emilía sees a child playing by the river.  He falls in and is kidnapped by the current; she chases the river,

Various Artists ~ For Headspace #1

For Headspace #1 is a mammoth fifty-track compilation featuring current and upcoming artists on Jakarta’s Tandem Tapes. All proceeds from the compilation will be donated to Headspace, an Australian Mental Health Foundation for 12 to 25-year-olds, in memory of a gentle and much-loved young man who sadly took his own

Various Artists ~ For Headspace #1

For Headspace #1 is a mammoth fifty-track compilation featuring current and upcoming artists on Jakarta’s Tandem Tapes. All proceeds from the compilation will be donated to Headspace, an Australian Mental Health Foundation for 12 to 25-year-olds, in memory of a gentle and much-loved young man who sadly took his own

Endless Melancholy ~ The Vacation

There’s only one copy of the reel-to-reel used for this album ~ the perfect artifact for the score to an empty world.  But one can feel the warmth even on the CD (in lovely book form, seen below) and on

Endless Melancholy ~ The Vacation

There’s only one copy of the reel-to-reel used for this album ~ the perfect artifact for the score to an empty world.  But one can feel the warmth even on the CD (in lovely book form, seen below) and on