Tape ~ Casino

With cover art this good, one prays the music will be worthy of a review, and in this case, it absolutely is.  Casino is the Swedish trio’s sixth album, and may be their best.  Fourteen years is a long time for

Tape ~ Casino

With cover art this good, one prays the music will be worthy of a review, and in this case, it absolutely is.  Casino is the Swedish trio’s sixth album, and may be their best.  Fourteen years is a long time for

Robert Curgenven ~ They tore the earth and, like a scar, it swallowed them / Sirène

The internet age poses both opportunity and difficulty for the politically minded instrumental composer.  The opportunity is that the liner notes can be shared far and wide, even to those who don’t purchase the music.  The difficulty is that many

Robert Curgenven ~ They tore the earth and, like a scar, it swallowed them / Sirène

The internet age poses both opportunity and difficulty for the politically minded instrumental composer.  The opportunity is that the liner notes can be shared far and wide, even to those who don’t purchase the music.  The difficulty is that many

Wrekmeister Harmonies ~ Then It All Came Down

While I listened to Then It All Came Down, I read the interview it’s based on, a 1973 Truman Capote piece with Bobby Beausoleil, one of the Manson Family members who killed musician Gary Hinman in 1969. As I stopped

Wrekmeister Harmonies ~ Then It All Came Down

While I listened to Then It All Came Down, I read the interview it’s based on, a 1973 Truman Capote piece with Bobby Beausoleil, one of the Manson Family members who killed musician Gary Hinman in 1969. As I stopped

Del Sol Quartet ~ Sculthorpe

This is didjeridu music for people who don’t prefer didjeridu music ~ I should know, because I’m one of them.  On this set, San Francisco’s Del Sol Quartet, accompanied by Stephen Kent, brings the work of Australian composer Peter Sculthorpe to

Del Sol Quartet ~ Sculthorpe

This is didjeridu music for people who don’t prefer didjeridu music ~ I should know, because I’m one of them.  On this set, San Francisco’s Del Sol Quartet, accompanied by Stephen Kent, brings the work of Australian composer Peter Sculthorpe to

Mecha/Orga ~ 41:38

It’s always a temptation to revisit previous works ~ to tinker with the words or sounds, to edit, to re-write or re-record.  This is especially true in the digital age, when such things can happen quicker than ever before and

Mecha/Orga ~ 41:38

It’s always a temptation to revisit previous works ~ to tinker with the words or sounds, to edit, to re-write or re-record.  This is especially true in the digital age, when such things can happen quicker than ever before and

Forest Management ~ Reservation

The amber street lights glow against the cold concrete of the sidewalk. The white lights yawn over the deserted lanes of the highway, and both look dim against the black of the night sky. Your car, dusty from the journey,

Forest Management ~ Reservation

The amber street lights glow against the cold concrete of the sidewalk. The white lights yawn over the deserted lanes of the highway, and both look dim against the black of the night sky. Your car, dusty from the journey,

Porya Hatami ~ Arrivals and Departures

While many ambient releases owe a debt to Brian Eno’s Music for Airports, few share its specific subject matter.  In presentation and timbre, Porya Hatami‘s latest album can be seen as the spiritual successor to that earlier work.  The piano, textures and

Porya Hatami ~ Arrivals and Departures

While many ambient releases owe a debt to Brian Eno’s Music for Airports, few share its specific subject matter.  In presentation and timbre, Porya Hatami‘s latest album can be seen as the spiritual successor to that earlier work.  The piano, textures and

A Backward Music Trio

This season, the Backward Music label is trying something new: releasing music every few weeks in different formats.  The latest trio includes a slice of pink vinyl, a digital download and a download with zine. Upon seeing the logo of

A Backward Music Trio

This season, the Backward Music label is trying something new: releasing music every few weeks in different formats.  The latest trio includes a slice of pink vinyl, a digital download and a download with zine. Upon seeing the logo of