Lullatone ~ Thinking About Thursdays

How would Japan’s Shawn and Yoshimi (Lullatone) follow up their happy set of seasonal EPs?  By releasing a song every Thursday for a year, leaving a contrail of joyful, exuberant, child-friendly music in their wake, like 52 toys dropped on

Lullatone ~ Thinking About Thursdays

How would Japan’s Shawn and Yoshimi (Lullatone) follow up their happy set of seasonal EPs?  By releasing a song every Thursday for a year, leaving a contrail of joyful, exuberant, child-friendly music in their wake, like 52 toys dropped on

Der Waldläufer ~ Fluidum

An inner light and an outer shell of sunshine helps Fluidum to glow, blossoming like a flower of deep blue. From the very first arpeggiated chord, you know you’re in a place of positive intention, a place of compassion and serenity. This

Der Waldläufer ~ Fluidum

An inner light and an outer shell of sunshine helps Fluidum to glow, blossoming like a flower of deep blue. From the very first arpeggiated chord, you know you’re in a place of positive intention, a place of compassion and serenity. This

Keiji Haino / Jozef Dumoulin / Teun Verbruggen ~ The Miracles of Only One Thing

With an arcane name typical of Keiji Haino works, this collaboration involving Belgian improvisers Jozef Dumoulin (Fender Rhodes & electronics) and Teun Verbruggen (drums & electronics) draws together live and studio cuts that help create a sense of visceral, yet

Keiji Haino / Jozef Dumoulin / Teun Verbruggen ~ The Miracles of Only One Thing

With an arcane name typical of Keiji Haino works, this collaboration involving Belgian improvisers Jozef Dumoulin (Fender Rhodes & electronics) and Teun Verbruggen (drums & electronics) draws together live and studio cuts that help create a sense of visceral, yet

木目鳥 ~ Mokumedori

Performance artist Mokumedori goes all out.  She creates a distinct persona (actually a pair of personas, big Mokumedori and little Mokumedori), makes her own masks and props, and decorates her stages and songs with fairy tale images and sounds.  She’s an original

木目鳥 ~ Mokumedori

Performance artist Mokumedori goes all out.  She creates a distinct persona (actually a pair of personas, big Mokumedori and little Mokumedori), makes her own masks and props, and decorates her stages and songs with fairy tale images and sounds.  She’s an original

Erbear ~ Latent Heat

The drones of Latent Heat are bright-eyed, consistently bubbling and frothing like a warming, thick soup. Radiant harmonies are spewed out of a smoky cauldron, their gleaming notes somewhat concealed by a muted tone and a gently spluttering, congealing distortion. Things are both muddy

Erbear ~ Latent Heat

The drones of Latent Heat are bright-eyed, consistently bubbling and frothing like a warming, thick soup. Radiant harmonies are spewed out of a smoky cauldron, their gleaming notes somewhat concealed by a muted tone and a gently spluttering, congealing distortion. Things are both muddy

Endless Melancholy ~ Music for Quiet Mornings (Reissue)

Five years have passed since the initial release of Music for Quiet Mornings, and much has unfolded during that time.  Since 2012, our website has taken off to welcome heights, while the stature of Endless Melancholy has risen considerably.  Earlier this year, we featured the

Endless Melancholy ~ Music for Quiet Mornings (Reissue)

Five years have passed since the initial release of Music for Quiet Mornings, and much has unfolded during that time.  Since 2012, our website has taken off to welcome heights, while the stature of Endless Melancholy has risen considerably.  Earlier this year, we featured the

LCNL 080: Dorian Williamson’s Northern Solace

Suddenly 80 mixes seems like quite a lot.  I’m really pleased to hit another significant milestone, after 5 years of ACL and this mix series, I love that I can still be surprised with each new installment.  This mix comes

LCNL 080: Dorian Williamson’s Northern Solace

Suddenly 80 mixes seems like quite a lot.  I’m really pleased to hit another significant milestone, after 5 years of ACL and this mix series, I love that I can still be surprised with each new installment.  This mix comes

Kryshe ~ Insights

Insights by Kryshe is a wonderful surprise. I had no prior knowledge of the artist, or how the music might sound. But after I listened to it, I was happy I knew nothing at all beforehand. While the music is

Kryshe ~ Insights

Insights by Kryshe is a wonderful surprise. I had no prior knowledge of the artist, or how the music might sound. But after I listened to it, I was happy I knew nothing at all beforehand. While the music is