Richard J. Birkin ~ Vigils
Vigils is a short but beautiful album, as long as one ignores the elephant in the room. Fortunately, it’s a small elephant ~ a long vocal track embedded at the album’s center. After 15 minutes of lovely piano, plus the contributions
Richard J. Birkin ~ Vigils
Vigils is a short but beautiful album, as long as one ignores the elephant in the room. Fortunately, it’s a small elephant ~ a long vocal track embedded at the album’s center. After 15 minutes of lovely piano, plus the contributions
A Tatsu Triangle
Three new releases hot off Constellation Tatsu have arrived as part of their 2016 winter batch: Thousand Foot Whale Claw‘s Cosmic Winds, Havenaire‘s Tremolo and Chihei Hatakeyama’s You’re Still In It. Thousand Foot Whale Claw are an Austin four piece, and Cosmic Winds
A Tatsu Triangle
Three new releases hot off Constellation Tatsu have arrived as part of their 2016 winter batch: Thousand Foot Whale Claw‘s Cosmic Winds, Havenaire‘s Tremolo and Chihei Hatakeyama’s You’re Still In It. Thousand Foot Whale Claw are an Austin four piece, and Cosmic Winds
Christina Kubisch & Eckehard Güther ~ Unter Grund
Many of the water-based recordings we receive are beauty-based, calling to mind vacations by the sea, meditations by the river, the sweetness of summer rain. Christina Kubisch & Eckehard Güther‘s Unter Grund is different: historical, political and metaphorical, it prompts the listener
Christina Kubisch & Eckehard Güther ~ Unter Grund
Many of the water-based recordings we receive are beauty-based, calling to mind vacations by the sea, meditations by the river, the sweetness of summer rain. Christina Kubisch & Eckehard Güther‘s Unter Grund is different: historical, political and metaphorical, it prompts the listener
Fall of Messiah ~ Empty Colors
It’s been two years since we reviewed How to See Beyond Fields, a solid post-rock/post-metal release from Lille, France’s Fall of Messiah. That album contained long songs and huge riffs; the new EP contains shorter songs, but the riffs remain intact. By
Fall of Messiah ~ Empty Colors
It’s been two years since we reviewed How to See Beyond Fields, a solid post-rock/post-metal release from Lille, France’s Fall of Messiah. That album contained long songs and huge riffs; the new EP contains shorter songs, but the riffs remain intact. By
If you like piano music, you need to read this.
1631 Recordings has just gone absolutely bonkers, releasing 15 works in the span of only a few weeks. The release slate includes new albums, EPs, remixes, reissues, best-ofs, and enough ivory to stretch from sunup to sundown. Piano lovers, rejoice!
If you like piano music, you need to read this.
1631 Recordings has just gone absolutely bonkers, releasing 15 works in the span of only a few weeks. The release slate includes new albums, EPs, remixes, reissues, best-ofs, and enough ivory to stretch from sunup to sundown. Piano lovers, rejoice!
Matmos ~ Ultimate Care II
I’m doing laundry while listening to Matmos‘ latest album. Why is this significant? Because Ultimate Care II is comprised purely of sounds taken from a Whirlpool Washing Machine. Upstairs and downstairs, my house is rocking, providing a multi-dimensional experience. Most people have noticed
Matmos ~ Ultimate Care II
I’m doing laundry while listening to Matmos‘ latest album. Why is this significant? Because Ultimate Care II is comprised purely of sounds taken from a Whirlpool Washing Machine. Upstairs and downstairs, my house is rocking, providing a multi-dimensional experience. Most people have noticed
Window Magic ~ Well Kept Era
Well Kept Era‘s chiming, vaguely-romanticized music gently wavers in the air, carrying with it the delicacy of a falling leaf and the whispered advancement of a plane’s vapor trail as it cruises at an altitude of thirty thousand feet. It doesn’t paint
Window Magic ~ Well Kept Era
Well Kept Era‘s chiming, vaguely-romanticized music gently wavers in the air, carrying with it the delicacy of a falling leaf and the whispered advancement of a plane’s vapor trail as it cruises at an altitude of thirty thousand feet. It doesn’t paint
Taavi Tulev ~ Rand/Beach
To some, Rand/Beach may seem out of season, released in the heart of winter. But when the blinds are closed to the white, and a fire dispels the cold (currently 1F/-17C), the sounds of the shore are evocative, enticing and hopeful.
Taavi Tulev ~ Rand/Beach
To some, Rand/Beach may seem out of season, released in the heart of winter. But when the blinds are closed to the white, and a fire dispels the cold (currently 1F/-17C), the sounds of the shore are evocative, enticing and hopeful.
a closer listen 