Yves Bouliane ~ Champ (10 opérations)

Champ (10 opérations) is the solo work of a pillar of Montreal’s 1970s free improvisation scene.  A skilled improviser, this piece is indeed a composition, recorded in 1977, and stands as a momentous and perplexing document of that time.  This

Yves Bouliane ~ Champ (10 opérations)

Champ (10 opérations) is the solo work of a pillar of Montreal’s 1970s free improvisation scene.  A skilled improviser, this piece is indeed a composition, recorded in 1977, and stands as a momentous and perplexing document of that time.  This

Mikael Delta ~ Life Is Now

Restless beats. Smouldering atmosphere. The hum and screech of traffic. Everything about Life Is Now evokes a lonesome walk through a frenzied urban landscape, and is doubtless best enjoyed while doing exactly that on a crisp winter night – in

Mikael Delta ~ Life Is Now

Restless beats. Smouldering atmosphere. The hum and screech of traffic. Everything about Life Is Now evokes a lonesome walk through a frenzied urban landscape, and is doubtless best enjoyed while doing exactly that on a crisp winter night – in

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