Oiseaux-Tempête ~ AL-‘AN ! الآن
It may seem strange for an instrumental site to be interested in lyrics, but the primarily instrumental Parisian collective Oiseaux-Tempête has always been political, and today’s political climate is more charged than ever. How would they react on their new album?
Oiseaux-Tempête ~ AL-‘AN ! الآن
It may seem strange for an instrumental site to be interested in lyrics, but the primarily instrumental Parisian collective Oiseaux-Tempête has always been political, and today’s political climate is more charged than ever. How would they react on their new album?
Stephan Mathieu ~ RADIANCE X: HER DARK GAZE DROWNED IN LIGHT
Her Dark Gaze Drowned In Light is a re-narration of Carl Theodor Dreyer’s 1932 film, Vampyr. While Stephan Mathieu‘s music isn’t really a score to the film, it is etched in the film’s gloomy, ill-defined imaginings, and the disorienting drones play
Stephan Mathieu ~ RADIANCE X: HER DARK GAZE DROWNED IN LIGHT
Her Dark Gaze Drowned In Light is a re-narration of Carl Theodor Dreyer’s 1932 film, Vampyr. While Stephan Mathieu‘s music isn’t really a score to the film, it is etched in the film’s gloomy, ill-defined imaginings, and the disorienting drones play
Gianluca Favaron ~ Blank Spaces (I Don’t Want To Be Happy)
Gianluca Favaron has recorded some of our favorite drone albums. This makes us look forward to every release, but it also raises the bar. Would the artist continue to impress with his latest tape? Absolutely. Our only concern is that the
Gianluca Favaron ~ Blank Spaces (I Don’t Want To Be Happy)
Gianluca Favaron has recorded some of our favorite drone albums. This makes us look forward to every release, but it also raises the bar. Would the artist continue to impress with his latest tape? Absolutely. Our only concern is that the
The Inward Circles ~ And Right Lines Limit and Close All Bodies
Richard Skelton is a man of many guises. This April he returns as The Inward Circles, continuing to invoke history, nature and the mysteries of the human mind. This is his fourth release and third album under this name, and arrives with a bonus: an
The Inward Circles ~ And Right Lines Limit and Close All Bodies
Richard Skelton is a man of many guises. This April he returns as The Inward Circles, continuing to invoke history, nature and the mysteries of the human mind. This is his fourth release and third album under this name, and arrives with a bonus: an
Olivier Alary ~ Fiction/Non-Fiction
A certain sadness permeates Olivier Alary‘s works for film, many of which are collected here for the first time. But this doesn’t mean the composer is sad; he simply knows how to score the emotion. One film is about a family
Olivier Alary ~ Fiction/Non-Fiction
A certain sadness permeates Olivier Alary‘s works for film, many of which are collected here for the first time. But this doesn’t mean the composer is sad; he simply knows how to score the emotion. One film is about a family
Zu ~ Jhator
Zu‘s Jhator is one of the early highlights of the spring season, a toothy, moody, cavernous record inspired by Tibetan funeral practices. These side-long tracks use repetition and propulsion to inspire a trance-like state. By the end, one feels as if one has
Zu ~ Jhator
Zu‘s Jhator is one of the early highlights of the spring season, a toothy, moody, cavernous record inspired by Tibetan funeral practices. These side-long tracks use repetition and propulsion to inspire a trance-like state. By the end, one feels as if one has
LCNL 082: Change Happens (a mix by YlangYlang)
Readers might remember that I lived in Montreal until the autumn of 2014. Lately, especially since the election, I’ve been really missing everything that is so special about that city, conveniently forgetting all my past frustrations. Which might account for
LCNL 082: Change Happens (a mix by YlangYlang)
Readers might remember that I lived in Montreal until the autumn of 2014. Lately, especially since the election, I’ve been really missing everything that is so special about that city, conveniently forgetting all my past frustrations. Which might account for
Iceland Symphony Orchestra ~ Recurrence
A sense of wonder develops when one realizes one is listening to one of the year’s best albums. This takes a while to solidify ~ first impressions are hard to trust ~ but by the tenth play or so, it hardens.
Iceland Symphony Orchestra ~ Recurrence
A sense of wonder develops when one realizes one is listening to one of the year’s best albums. This takes a while to solidify ~ first impressions are hard to trust ~ but by the tenth play or so, it hardens.
a closer listen 