Co La ~ No No

The unusual lead single “Suffering (Tuesday)” makes one curious about the entire album.  Vocal samples, machine guns, crashes, a horn, a dog and an alarm are shoehorned into a percussive, upbeat track that seems to change suffering into something celebratory,

Co La ~ No No

The unusual lead single “Suffering (Tuesday)” makes one curious about the entire album.  Vocal samples, machine guns, crashes, a horn, a dog and an alarm are shoehorned into a percussive, upbeat track that seems to change suffering into something celebratory,

Cars & Trains ~ Dust

Portland, Oregon’s Tom Filepp (Cars & Trains) has made two sonic shifts on his new tape.  The first is that after three vocal albums, he’s now fully instrumental.  (Yay!)  The second is that he’s enlisted William Ryan Fritch on orchestration.  This

Cars & Trains ~ Dust

Portland, Oregon’s Tom Filepp (Cars & Trains) has made two sonic shifts on his new tape.  The first is that after three vocal albums, he’s now fully instrumental.  (Yay!)  The second is that he’s enlisted William Ryan Fritch on orchestration.  This

Peter Gregson ~ A Little Chaos OST / Touch

Known for making ‘the scary, weird noises’ with his cello on numerous soundtracks, the modest Peter Gregson has performed works by many august composers including ACL favourites Daníel Bjarnason and Max Richter. We previously featured him in the spring with

Peter Gregson ~ A Little Chaos OST / Touch

Known for making ‘the scary, weird noises’ with his cello on numerous soundtracks, the modest Peter Gregson has performed works by many august composers including ACL favourites Daníel Bjarnason and Max Richter. We previously featured him in the spring with

Justin Small ~ Summer

When last we checked in with Do Make Say Think’s Justin Small, his subscription series had just begun.  At that point, we’d had the chance to preview four tracks; now we’re up to nineteen.  It’s safe to say that the experiment

Justin Small ~ Summer

When last we checked in with Do Make Say Think’s Justin Small, his subscription series had just begun.  At that point, we’d had the chance to preview four tracks; now we’re up to nineteen.  It’s safe to say that the experiment

LONE ECHO ~ Noize

Noize is anything but noisy. In reality, it’s shy and a little subdued. Liquid notes, swelling synths and lonely lines make up a nocturnal, ambient panorama perpetually showered by a fine, light drizzle. Down below, neon lights sparkle as Saturday night

LONE ECHO ~ Noize

Noize is anything but noisy. In reality, it’s shy and a little subdued. Liquid notes, swelling synths and lonely lines make up a nocturnal, ambient panorama perpetually showered by a fine, light drizzle. Down below, neon lights sparkle as Saturday night

The Infinite Calling ~ Vidya

Echoing like some kind of sonar searching the depths for a lost city, the watery textures of “Launching On Every Wave, I Find Eternity” slip through the music. They’re deep sounds; they’re sounds of the deep. They envelop your soul.

The Infinite Calling ~ Vidya

Echoing like some kind of sonar searching the depths for a lost city, the watery textures of “Launching On Every Wave, I Find Eternity” slip through the music. They’re deep sounds; they’re sounds of the deep. They envelop your soul.

Archivio Diafònico ~ The First Six

Italian cassette label Archivio Diafònico is about to turn one year old.  Their newest releases compete a sextet of drone and noise works that when played in order progress from spooky to fearful, shaded to black.  The volume levels increase, the distortion

Archivio Diafònico ~ The First Six

Italian cassette label Archivio Diafònico is about to turn one year old.  Their newest releases compete a sextet of drone and noise works that when played in order progress from spooky to fearful, shaded to black.  The volume levels increase, the distortion

LCNL 065: Assembler presents “Rearranging Mists”

Welcome back!  I’ve been on the road since the end of May, which has certainly disrupted my ability to properly keep up with this series.  But we’ve got some special things lined up for the duration of the year, and

LCNL 065: Assembler presents “Rearranging Mists”

Welcome back!  I’ve been on the road since the end of May, which has certainly disrupted my ability to properly keep up with this series.  But we’ve got some special things lined up for the duration of the year, and