Lubomyr Melnyk ~ Rivers and Streams

Ever since exploding into the modern composition landscape a couple years ago, Lubomyr Melnyk has justly found quite a wide audience, primed not only by revisiting minimalism at its most pop (who hasn’t, by now, heard at least one Philip

Lubomyr Melnyk ~ Rivers and Streams

Ever since exploding into the modern composition landscape a couple years ago, Lubomyr Melnyk has justly found quite a wide audience, primed not only by revisiting minimalism at its most pop (who hasn’t, by now, heard at least one Philip

LCNL 068: Jamblu presents ARBID mix

Jamblu is the solo project of Kartik Pillai, a multi-instrumentalist from New Delhi, India.  With two releases under his belt since inaugurating Jamblu in 2014, Kartik has explored mood and genres quite removed from that which he explores playing guitar/trumpet/keys

LCNL 068: Jamblu presents ARBID mix

Jamblu is the solo project of Kartik Pillai, a multi-instrumentalist from New Delhi, India.  With two releases under his belt since inaugurating Jamblu in 2014, Kartik has explored mood and genres quite removed from that which he explores playing guitar/trumpet/keys

The Necks ~ Vertigo

Low drones, high-pitched buzzes fading in and out, seemingly meandering piano and percussions – Vertigo seems to try its best to represent a bodily affection, a perceptual disruption that denies the sufferer respite even after having closed the eyes. The

The Necks ~ Vertigo

Low drones, high-pitched buzzes fading in and out, seemingly meandering piano and percussions – Vertigo seems to try its best to represent a bodily affection, a perceptual disruption that denies the sufferer respite even after having closed the eyes. The

Olga Wojciechowska ~ Maps and Mazes

This gorgeous year-end album would make a wonderful Christmas gift, so be sure to seek it out when it goes on sale this Sunday.  Maps and Mazes is not only an exemplary album, but an another exquisitely packaged product from Time

Olga Wojciechowska ~ Maps and Mazes

This gorgeous year-end album would make a wonderful Christmas gift, so be sure to seek it out when it goes on sale this Sunday.  Maps and Mazes is not only an exemplary album, but an another exquisitely packaged product from Time

Metzengerstein ~ Alchemy to Our Days

The connection between the psychedelic and the mystical is at this point traditional, since in pop music, at least, it has been explored time and again since the 1960s in many different ways, leading through very distinct sounds, from the

Metzengerstein ~ Alchemy to Our Days

The connection between the psychedelic and the mystical is at this point traditional, since in pop music, at least, it has been explored time and again since the 1960s in many different ways, leading through very distinct sounds, from the

Bas van Huizen ~ Kluwekracht

The return of Bas van Huizen is a welcome late-season surprise.  We last heard from the Dutch artist under his Shoganai moniker, with an album that made our Top Ten Drone of 2013.  The tracks here may be a little older, but they

Bas van Huizen ~ Kluwekracht

The return of Bas van Huizen is a welcome late-season surprise.  We last heard from the Dutch artist under his Shoganai moniker, with an album that made our Top Ten Drone of 2013.  The tracks here may be a little older, but they

toy bizarre ~ kdi dctb 180

A stellar year continues for Cedric Peyronnet (toy bizarre) on our site, as he continues to score reviews through careful attention to detail and drama.  kdi dctb 180 is yet another in a run of compelling sound works, this one available on

toy bizarre ~ kdi dctb 180

A stellar year continues for Cedric Peyronnet (toy bizarre) on our site, as he continues to score reviews through careful attention to detail and drama.  kdi dctb 180 is yet another in a run of compelling sound works, this one available on

En ~ City of Brides

En‘s City of Brides travels a long way before it ends.  While incorporating elements of ambient, drone, and electronic music, it’s a sonic mélange that works.  The third album from Maxwell August Croy and James Devane, it exudes some of that hazy

En ~ City of Brides

En‘s City of Brides travels a long way before it ends.  While incorporating elements of ambient, drone, and electronic music, it’s a sonic mélange that works.  The third album from Maxwell August Croy and James Devane, it exudes some of that hazy