Endless Dive ~ Souvenances

Some bands change intentionally, while others have change thrust upon them.  Over the course of the past ten years, this Belgian band first changed its sound subtly, then dramatically.  Witness the evolution of Endless Dive. The story begins with the

Endless Dive ~ Souvenances

Some bands change intentionally, while others have change thrust upon them.  Over the course of the past ten years, this Belgian band first changed its sound subtly, then dramatically.  Witness the evolution of Endless Dive. The story begins with the

Yii Kah Hoe, Nigel Brown, Yannick Dauby, William Kok (with Juis Migan) ~ Bung Jagoi – In the Forest / In the Village

Three field recordists and a cinematographer walk into a forest.  What comes next is not a punchline, but a story.  Earlier this year, Yii Kah Hoe, Nigel Brown and Yannick Dauby, along with William Kok, visited the Borneo village of

Yii Kah Hoe, Nigel Brown, Yannick Dauby, William Kok (with Juis Migan) ~ Bung Jagoi – In the Forest / In the Village

Three field recordists and a cinematographer walk into a forest.  What comes next is not a punchline, but a story.  Earlier this year, Yii Kah Hoe, Nigel Brown and Yannick Dauby, along with William Kok, visited the Borneo village of

Ai Yamamoto + Dan West ~ Microdoses

The new partnership of Ai Yamamoto + Dan West is dedicated to the natural world, and is available on bark or foliage vinyl.  One cool aspect of the brown edition is that the grooves are reminiscent of growth rings.  In like fashion,

Ai Yamamoto + Dan West ~ Microdoses

The new partnership of Ai Yamamoto + Dan West is dedicated to the natural world, and is available on bark or foliage vinyl.  One cool aspect of the brown edition is that the grooves are reminiscent of growth rings.  In like fashion,

Guy Buttery ~ Orchestrations

It would be difficult to choose the most appealing aspect of Guy Buttery‘s Orchestrations.  Is it the fact that a tree is planted for every purchase?  Is it the international flavor of the 17 collaborators, who hail from ten different countries?

Guy Buttery ~ Orchestrations

It would be difficult to choose the most appealing aspect of Guy Buttery‘s Orchestrations.  Is it the fact that a tree is planted for every purchase?  Is it the international flavor of the 17 collaborators, who hail from ten different countries?

Antarctic Wastelands ~ Worlds: Collide

Four continents, seven tracks, eight guest stars, twenty-two minutes of music: Worlds: Collide is a crash course in ambience, the tonal opposite of the 1951 sci-fi film it references.  The music shimmers like Cynthia Bernard’s cover art, and seven related images are

Antarctic Wastelands ~ Worlds: Collide

Four continents, seven tracks, eight guest stars, twenty-two minutes of music: Worlds: Collide is a crash course in ambience, the tonal opposite of the 1951 sci-fi film it references.  The music shimmers like Cynthia Bernard’s cover art, and seven related images are

Solkyri ~ Cranebrook

The trajectory of Australian band Solkyri has been fascinating to follow.  Debuting in 2011 with the EP No House, the post-rock quartet demonstrated a penchant for mixing generous amounts of strings, brass and glockenspiel into their post-rock, a welcome trend

Solkyri ~ Cranebrook

The trajectory of Australian band Solkyri has been fascinating to follow.  Debuting in 2011 with the EP No House, the post-rock quartet demonstrated a penchant for mixing generous amounts of strings, brass and glockenspiel into their post-rock, a welcome trend

Mogwai ~ The Bad Fire

All Mogwai albums are good albums, and some are great albums.  Is The Bad Fire one of the greats?  The answer may depend on how many of the eleven the listener has heard, as well as the age of the listener, as each album

Mogwai ~ The Bad Fire

All Mogwai albums are good albums, and some are great albums.  Is The Bad Fire one of the greats?  The answer may depend on how many of the eleven the listener has heard, as well as the age of the listener, as each album

Hour ~ Subminiature

Subminiature gives us a new way to appreciate Hour.  The live album collects performances from multiple locations in a spoke radiating around the ensemble’s Philadelphia home.  Five tracks are included from the first album (including two versions of “Doxology”), four from

Hour ~ Subminiature

Subminiature gives us a new way to appreciate Hour.  The live album collects performances from multiple locations in a spoke radiating around the ensemble’s Philadelphia home.  Five tracks are included from the first album (including two versions of “Doxology”), four from