Krojc / Fischerle ~ John, Betty and Stella

By far the strangest release of the season, John, Betty and Stella cuts dialogue from English-language training records, rearranges them into little plays, and places them over an electronic backdrop.  It’s the best use of old dialogue we’ve heard since 2012’s Tyneham House.

Krojc / Fischerle ~ John, Betty and Stella

By far the strangest release of the season, John, Betty and Stella cuts dialogue from English-language training records, rearranges them into little plays, and places them over an electronic backdrop.  It’s the best use of old dialogue we’ve heard since 2012’s Tyneham House.

Various Artists ~ You Are Welcome Here

The international refugee crisis has exposed veins of both kindness and fear, challenging assumptions of nation and immigration.  This new compilation (which features all unreleased tracks) is a humble attempt to draw attention and much needed hope to a seemingly

Various Artists ~ You Are Welcome Here

The international refugee crisis has exposed veins of both kindness and fear, challenging assumptions of nation and immigration.  This new compilation (which features all unreleased tracks) is a humble attempt to draw attention and much needed hope to a seemingly

Masayoshi Fujita ~ Apologues

The cover art for Apologues works upon an intriguing mirroring that makes the frottage-like forms look as if they were a landscape in which a forest stands over a lake. It is a sort of distillation of the natural into

Masayoshi Fujita ~ Apologues

The cover art for Apologues works upon an intriguing mirroring that makes the frottage-like forms look as if they were a landscape in which a forest stands over a lake. It is a sort of distillation of the natural into

All We Expected / Raum Kingdom ~ Split

With an A side from an instrumental post-rock band and a B side from a guttural post-metal band, it’s easy to guess which we’ll like best.  The surprise is that the two make such a lovely racket together. Belgium’s All We

All We Expected / Raum Kingdom ~ Split

With an A side from an instrumental post-rock band and a B side from a guttural post-metal band, it’s easy to guess which we’ll like best.  The surprise is that the two make such a lovely racket together. Belgium’s All We

Jeff Stonehouse ~ Mariner’s Willow

When gazing into the stained, murky pools of ambient music, life is frequently called into question, love is evoked and the power of remembrance rises to the surface. As we gaze into the inky-blue of the music, all three appear

Jeff Stonehouse ~ Mariner’s Willow

When gazing into the stained, murky pools of ambient music, life is frequently called into question, love is evoked and the power of remembrance rises to the surface. As we gaze into the inky-blue of the music, all three appear

Various Artists ~ Variables

The challenge: “writing, arranging, performing, recording, editing and mastering an album from scratch to release in 7 days.”  The players:  a cross-section of the bigo & twigetti roster, including Antonymes, Beatrice Chaume, Chris Perren (Nonsemble), Jim Perkins, Leah Kardos, Lucy Claire,

Various Artists ~ Variables

The challenge: “writing, arranging, performing, recording, editing and mastering an album from scratch to release in 7 days.”  The players:  a cross-section of the bigo & twigetti roster, including Antonymes, Beatrice Chaume, Chris Perren (Nonsemble), Jim Perkins, Leah Kardos, Lucy Claire,

Amanda Feery & Michael Tanner ~ To Run The Easting Down

As highlighted in our Fall Music Preview, To Run The Easting Down is one of the season’s loveliest releases, existing at the juncture of music, literature and art.  Graced by Theodor Kittelsen’s evocative painting and accompanied by a fictional log detailing a

Amanda Feery & Michael Tanner ~ To Run The Easting Down

As highlighted in our Fall Music Preview, To Run The Easting Down is one of the season’s loveliest releases, existing at the juncture of music, literature and art.  Graced by Theodor Kittelsen’s evocative painting and accompanied by a fictional log detailing a

Lumisokea ~ Mnemosyne

Italian/Belgian experimentalists Lumisokea (operating in Berlin) continue to stretch boundaries on their latest release.  Mnemosyne refers to the Greek goddess of memory and the mother of the Muses, while track titles such as “Abri” (shelter) and “Jenseits” (the hereafter) hint at

Lumisokea ~ Mnemosyne

Italian/Belgian experimentalists Lumisokea (operating in Berlin) continue to stretch boundaries on their latest release.  Mnemosyne refers to the Greek goddess of memory and the mother of the Muses, while track titles such as “Abri” (shelter) and “Jenseits” (the hereafter) hint at