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.
Hauschka ~ What If
There is a unattributed comment about the first Roxy Music album, saying that it contained about a dozen possible futures (it is usually credited to Eno, but I can’t find any evidence for its origins). The concept behind What If
Hauschka ~ What If
There is a unattributed comment about the first Roxy Music album, saying that it contained about a dozen possible futures (it is usually credited to Eno, but I can’t find any evidence for its origins). The concept behind What If
Nordic Affect ~ Raindamage
The compositions of Daniel Bjarnason, Valgeir Sigurðsson, Anna Thorvaldsdottir and more are brought to life by Nordic Affect and the Iceland Symphony Orchestra on a pair of Sono Luminus releases. Together, they represent a strain of both Icelandic music and modern composition: one that appeals as much
Nordic Affect ~ Raindamage
The compositions of Daniel Bjarnason, Valgeir Sigurðsson, Anna Thorvaldsdottir and more are brought to life by Nordic Affect and the Iceland Symphony Orchestra on a pair of Sono Luminus releases. Together, they represent a strain of both Icelandic music and modern composition: one that appeals as much
Sult / Lasse Marhaug ~ Harpoon
Thanks, perhaps, to Melville’s Moby-Dick, the Harpoon easily elicits images of open sea hunting and a grand existential confrontation with nature made strange by the roar of storms and the inhuman scales of oceans. The improv trio Sult and extreme
Sult / Lasse Marhaug ~ Harpoon
Thanks, perhaps, to Melville’s Moby-Dick, the Harpoon easily elicits images of open sea hunting and a grand existential confrontation with nature made strange by the roar of storms and the inhuman scales of oceans. The improv trio Sult and extreme
Ümlaut ~ Vasco da Gama
Proudly adorned with a redundant accent that is usually the domain of metal bands, Ümlaut presents an album named after the Portuguese explorer who is best known for being the first European to reach India by sea. It’s a very
Ümlaut ~ Vasco da Gama
Proudly adorned with a redundant accent that is usually the domain of metal bands, Ümlaut presents an album named after the Portuguese explorer who is best known for being the first European to reach India by sea. It’s a very
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