Scolpaig ~ Spaceport One / Will Parker ~ Red Lake, Black Mine
Difficult Art & Music has been having a wonderful three-year anniversary celebration. First there came the compilation I Only Like Difficult Art (and music), a double album (one CD, one LP) in which half of the tracks were taken from the back
Scolpaig ~ Spaceport One / Will Parker ~ Red Lake, Black Mine
Difficult Art & Music has been having a wonderful three-year anniversary celebration. First there came the compilation I Only Like Difficult Art (and music), a double album (one CD, one LP) in which half of the tracks were taken from the back
Tekamolo ~ best tunes for your answering machine
Here’s a curious sonic nugget from Estonia’s Hidden Harmony Recordings: a beat tape on wax from an established artist operating under a pseudonym. In light of this knowledge, we can’t call it an intriguing debut album; we just don’t know
Tekamolo ~ best tunes for your answering machine
Here’s a curious sonic nugget from Estonia’s Hidden Harmony Recordings: a beat tape on wax from an established artist operating under a pseudonym. In light of this knowledge, we can’t call it an intriguing debut album; we just don’t know
Baleine ~ II
We came for the cover and stayed for the music. The graphics by Hector Morcrette and Nicolas Fourgeaud make us eager for surf season, even if we’re about to surf on the Rainbow Bridge right into the center of a
Baleine ~ II
We came for the cover and stayed for the music. The graphics by Hector Morcrette and Nicolas Fourgeaud make us eager for surf season, even if we’re about to surf on the Rainbow Bridge right into the center of a
Olivia Font ~ Invictam
What are the feelings that follow a loss? Olivia Font uses Invictam as a study of aftermath. Although the subject matter is grief, the LP’s trajectory leans toward recovery and triumph, personified in the cover image and title, which means invincible or
Olivia Font ~ Invictam
What are the feelings that follow a loss? Olivia Font uses Invictam as a study of aftermath. Although the subject matter is grief, the LP’s trajectory leans toward recovery and triumph, personified in the cover image and title, which means invincible or
Katarina Gryvul ~ SPOMYN
Ukrainian composer Katarina Gryvul stunned us in 2022 with the indelible Tysha, This year, on the heels of an astonishing collaboration with The National Museum in Warsaw, she returns with a set that is even wilder and more intense. SPOMYN means recollection, and the album
Katarina Gryvul ~ SPOMYN
Ukrainian composer Katarina Gryvul stunned us in 2022 with the indelible Tysha, This year, on the heels of an astonishing collaboration with The National Museum in Warsaw, she returns with a set that is even wilder and more intense. SPOMYN means recollection, and the album
Shelf Nunny ~ I Think I’m Finally Happy
As we noted in our review of Pronoia, Shelf Nunny can’t help but make happy music, even when feeling unhappy; and now, finally, he may have reached that peaceful plateau. The unusual appeal of the last EP was that the chapters could
Shelf Nunny ~ I Think I’m Finally Happy
As we noted in our review of Pronoia, Shelf Nunny can’t help but make happy music, even when feeling unhappy; and now, finally, he may have reached that peaceful plateau. The unusual appeal of the last EP was that the chapters could
Jeremy Young ~ Cablcar
The press release for Cablcar celebrates its Canadian origins so much that US listeners will be hoping it doesn’t get a tariff slapped on it. Although Jeremy Young, based in Tiohtià:ke / Montréal, has released music through several labels –
Jeremy Young ~ Cablcar
The press release for Cablcar celebrates its Canadian origins so much that US listeners will be hoping it doesn’t get a tariff slapped on it. Although Jeremy Young, based in Tiohtià:ke / Montréal, has released music through several labels –
Curve Ensemble ~ Towards the Light
Take a moment to consider the phrase, Towards the Light. Curve Ensemble‘s artistic director allowed each composer, some from within the ensemble and others without, to interpret the phrase in their own way. This resulted in seven remarkable pieces that work
Curve Ensemble ~ Towards the Light
Take a moment to consider the phrase, Towards the Light. Curve Ensemble‘s artistic director allowed each composer, some from within the ensemble and others without, to interpret the phrase in their own way. This resulted in seven remarkable pieces that work
a closer listen 