Jonathan Kawchuk ~ North

Fans of Eilean Records know that the label assigns colors and seasons to all of its releases.  North is their first release of winter, synaesthetically described as white/grey.  The colors fit, as the album shifts gently into the bleached colors of

Jonathan Kawchuk ~ North

Fans of Eilean Records know that the label assigns colors and seasons to all of its releases.  North is their first release of winter, synaesthetically described as white/grey.  The colors fit, as the album shifts gently into the bleached colors of

Jérémie Mathes ~ Fallow Memory

As children, we are wont to wander.  Abandoned buildings, fallow fields, cracked drainpipes and secluded forests possess a secret allure.  We look and listen closely; we invent stories in our minds to explain the sudden boom, the constant crackle, the

Jérémie Mathes ~ Fallow Memory

As children, we are wont to wander.  Abandoned buildings, fallow fields, cracked drainpipes and secluded forests possess a secret allure.  We look and listen closely; we invent stories in our minds to explain the sudden boom, the constant crackle, the

Everything is Real Radio: Minoy (audio)

  Before we launch our end of year lists, I wanted to be sure to share this recent broadcast of Everything is Real Radio.  Hosted by Sam Sebren, this edition features the music of the late Minóy.  Born Stanley Keith Bowsza

Everything is Real Radio: Minoy (audio)

  Before we launch our end of year lists, I wanted to be sure to share this recent broadcast of Everything is Real Radio.  Hosted by Sam Sebren, this edition features the music of the late Minóy.  Born Stanley Keith Bowsza

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