Various Artists ~ Only Sounds That Tremble Through Us | فقط أصوات ترتعش في أجسادنا

The story has been evolving for fifteen years, lasting through governments, revolutions and wars.  Back in 2010, Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme started collecting online recordings of “people singing and dancing in communal spaces in Iraq, Palestine, Syria, and Yemen.”  This

Various Artists ~ Only Sounds That Tremble Through Us | فقط أصوات ترتعش في أجسادنا

The story has been evolving for fifteen years, lasting through governments, revolutions and wars.  Back in 2010, Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme started collecting online recordings of “people singing and dancing in communal spaces in Iraq, Palestine, Syria, and Yemen.”  This

Ukrainian Field Notes XLIV

The current episode of Ukrainian Field Notes is dispatched directly from Ukraine. I am writing this introduction from Lviv, where for the past three days I have been attending the Lviv Media Forum. As usual this has been an informative

Ukrainian Field Notes XLIV

The current episode of Ukrainian Field Notes is dispatched directly from Ukraine. I am writing this introduction from Lviv, where for the past three days I have been attending the Lviv Media Forum. As usual this has been an informative

Anne-F Jacques ~ contre-montagne

One seldom thinks about holes unless one falls into them.  contre-montagne is all about holes, specifically those of Montreal.  According to Anne-F Jacques, the entire city “was created by digging holes: removing stones from the ground, then making buildings with them.”

Anne-F Jacques ~ contre-montagne

One seldom thinks about holes unless one falls into them.  contre-montagne is all about holes, specifically those of Montreal.  According to Anne-F Jacques, the entire city “was created by digging holes: removing stones from the ground, then making buildings with them.”

E. Jason Gibbs ~ fish point

fish point is a gorgeous meditation on place and time, one that bemoans what has been lost and celebrates what still exists.  Recorded in Portland, Maine, the set teems with the sounds of water and wildlife, but also reflects the proliferation

E. Jason Gibbs ~ fish point

fish point is a gorgeous meditation on place and time, one that bemoans what has been lost and celebrates what still exists.  Recorded in Portland, Maine, the set teems with the sounds of water and wildlife, but also reflects the proliferation

Goodbye, Kings ~ Transatlantic // Transiberian

Milan’s ten-strong post-rock collective Goodbye, Kings has just produced its finest document yet, a gorgeous two-track, 45-minute album that takes listeners on a literal journey; or in this case, two. Transatlantic // Transiberian is travel music in the finest sense of

Goodbye, Kings ~ Transatlantic // Transiberian

Milan’s ten-strong post-rock collective Goodbye, Kings has just produced its finest document yet, a gorgeous two-track, 45-minute album that takes listeners on a literal journey; or in this case, two. Transatlantic // Transiberian is travel music in the finest sense of

Sage Martens ~ Chamber Music for Lawn Mowers

Summer is near, bringing the roar of lawnmowers, drowning the dawn chorus.  From push mowers to ride-a-mowers to massive multi-blade vehicles, the sounds are inescapable.  While many wear headsets (tacitly admitting that they are contributing to noise pollution), others prefer

Sage Martens ~ Chamber Music for Lawn Mowers

Summer is near, bringing the roar of lawnmowers, drowning the dawn chorus.  From push mowers to ride-a-mowers to massive multi-blade vehicles, the sounds are inescapable.  While many wear headsets (tacitly admitting that they are contributing to noise pollution), others prefer

Ludwig Berger & Vadret da Morteratsch ~ Crying Glacier

It may quack like a duck, but it is not a duck; it is a glacier.  The astounding “a kind of a person” is just one example of how strange and alluring the sounds of glaciers can be.  Once the

Ludwig Berger & Vadret da Morteratsch ~ Crying Glacier

It may quack like a duck, but it is not a duck; it is a glacier.  The astounding “a kind of a person” is just one example of how strange and alluring the sounds of glaciers can be.  Once the

Louise Rossiter ~ Der Industriepalast

The most amazing thing about Der Industriepalast is how much it sounds like the inner workings of the human body.  The listener is fooled into thinking that they are hearing the amplified sounds of digestion, respiration, firing synapses and flowing blood,

Louise Rossiter ~ Der Industriepalast

The most amazing thing about Der Industriepalast is how much it sounds like the inner workings of the human body.  The listener is fooled into thinking that they are hearing the amplified sounds of digestion, respiration, firing synapses and flowing blood,