Steve Hauschildt ~ Where All Is Fled

‘The sound that is somehow both retro and futuristic’, wrote ACL colleague James in a recent review. He was describing the synthesizer, so the line is pertinent also to Where All Is Fled, the latest solo outing of Steve Hauschildt.

Steve Hauschildt ~ Where All Is Fled

‘The sound that is somehow both retro and futuristic’, wrote ACL colleague James in a recent review. He was describing the synthesizer, so the line is pertinent also to Where All Is Fled, the latest solo outing of Steve Hauschildt.

Drekka / Seamus O’Muineachain ~ Ghost House / Blood Apple

Happy Halloween!  Today’s EPs offer different aural images of the occasion, one set haunted and the other one benign.  Whether trick-or-treating, entertaining, partying, dressing up or any combination of the above, we hope you’ll enjoy this unofficial holiday pairing! Drekka‘s Ghost House is

Drekka / Seamus O’Muineachain ~ Ghost House / Blood Apple

Happy Halloween!  Today’s EPs offer different aural images of the occasion, one set haunted and the other one benign.  Whether trick-or-treating, entertaining, partying, dressing up or any combination of the above, we hope you’ll enjoy this unofficial holiday pairing! Drekka‘s Ghost House is

L A N D ~ Anoxia

Anoxia is dark and dynamic, filled with original timbres and some of the best stereo effects we’ve heard all year.  The title refers to a lack of oxygen, and the music may leave listeners breathless. Listening to “City of Glass” (from 2012’s

L A N D ~ Anoxia

Anoxia is dark and dynamic, filled with original timbres and some of the best stereo effects we’ve heard all year.  The title refers to a lack of oxygen, and the music may leave listeners breathless. Listening to “City of Glass” (from 2012’s

Celer ~ Tempelhof

Darkened cities you never thought you’d ever see speed past in an instant. During the day, you may get a sense of the place, but you don’t always get a taste of the place, of the culture and of the

Celer ~ Tempelhof

Darkened cities you never thought you’d ever see speed past in an instant. During the day, you may get a sense of the place, but you don’t always get a taste of the place, of the culture and of the

LCNL 066: pjs ~ harvest

pjs is Jordan Christoff and Patrick Dique, an all hardware live electronic duo from the west coast of Canada. Victoria, BC is a small city on Vancouver Island, known for its lovely gardens and beautiful views of the ocean.  The music

LCNL 066: pjs ~ harvest

pjs is Jordan Christoff and Patrick Dique, an all hardware live electronic duo from the west coast of Canada. Victoria, BC is a small city on Vancouver Island, known for its lovely gardens and beautiful views of the ocean.  The music

Gypsy Eyes ~ Nefelibata

Listening to Nefelibata is like walking through a haunted house backwards.  First there’s the fright: the dense, droning waves, the disembodied voices, the crackle and crunch.  But by the end, the timbres are soft and sweet enough to sleep to.  This LA-based artist

Gypsy Eyes ~ Nefelibata

Listening to Nefelibata is like walking through a haunted house backwards.  First there’s the fright: the dense, droning waves, the disembodied voices, the crackle and crunch.  But by the end, the timbres are soft and sweet enough to sleep to.  This LA-based artist

ACL 2015: Music for Haunted Houses

Why are we publishing our first year-end list two months early?  The answer should be obvious: it’s Halloween week!  This follow-up to last year’s Music for Haunted Houses feature covers the best haunted house music released this year.  Now prepare to be scared!

ACL 2015: Music for Haunted Houses

Why are we publishing our first year-end list two months early?  The answer should be obvious: it’s Halloween week!  This follow-up to last year’s Music for Haunted Houses feature covers the best haunted house music released this year.  Now prepare to be scared!

Siavash Amini ~ Subsiding

Iranian artist Siavash Amini follows up last year’s fine What Wind Whispered to the Trees with an ever fuller album.  This time around, his guests contribute not only violin, but viola and clarinet.  The result is a sound that is somewhere between drone and

Siavash Amini ~ Subsiding

Iranian artist Siavash Amini follows up last year’s fine What Wind Whispered to the Trees with an ever fuller album.  This time around, his guests contribute not only violin, but viola and clarinet.  The result is a sound that is somewhere between drone and