ACL 2014: Top Ten Singles

Back in January, we asked, “What if instrumental music had its own Top Ten?”  We couldn’t find one online, so we invented one.  Now we’ve chosen the ten catchiest and most memorable short tracks of 2014.  Each is short enough

ACL 2014: Top Ten Singles

Back in January, we asked, “What if instrumental music had its own Top Ten?”  We couldn’t find one online, so we invented one.  Now we’ve chosen the ten catchiest and most memorable short tracks of 2014.  Each is short enough

ACL 2014: The Year’s Best Labels

After two years of coming in second, Denovali Records finally makes it to the top spot!  Another label makes its first appearance on our chart, while a former top pick returns to the list.  These are the best in the business,

ACL 2014: The Year’s Best Labels

After two years of coming in second, Denovali Records finally makes it to the top spot!  Another label makes its first appearance on our chart, while a former top pick returns to the list.  These are the best in the business,

ACL 2014: Overview

A Closer Listen doubled its readership in its third year, passing one million hits and accumulating 5000 Twitter followers.  To date, we’ve also received three million pieces of spam.  We received 2500 instrumental works this year, and reviewed 500.  We’re aware

ACL 2014: Overview

A Closer Listen doubled its readership in its third year, passing one million hits and accumulating 5000 Twitter followers.  To date, we’ve also received three million pieces of spam.  We received 2500 instrumental works this year, and reviewed 500.  We’re aware

Andrew McIntosh ~ Hyenas in the Temples of Pleasure

Andrew McIntosh‘s debut is undoubtedly one of the most interesting recent releases when it comes to young composers, one of the reasons being that he grabs onto a history of music that does not directly lead, as it does with

Andrew McIntosh ~ Hyenas in the Temples of Pleasure

Andrew McIntosh‘s debut is undoubtedly one of the most interesting recent releases when it comes to young composers, one of the reasons being that he grabs onto a history of music that does not directly lead, as it does with

LCNL 058: CZ/SK Mix vol. II (Jara Tarnovski)

The second mix in this series was a tour through Czech and Slovak experimental music, created by Gurun Gurun’s Jara Tarnovski.   Originally posted in Fall 2011 at the now-even-more-silent The Silent Ballet, it remains one of our more popular mixes. 

LCNL 058: CZ/SK Mix vol. II (Jara Tarnovski)

The second mix in this series was a tour through Czech and Slovak experimental music, created by Gurun Gurun’s Jara Tarnovski.   Originally posted in Fall 2011 at the now-even-more-silent The Silent Ballet, it remains one of our more popular mixes. 

SOLI Chamber Ensemble ~ Portraits

For all the advances in technology, all the ideas that have been thrown music’s way, the compositional techniques, the twelve note technique and the never ending one note drone, the drum machine, the synth and the DAW’s, classical music will

SOLI Chamber Ensemble ~ Portraits

For all the advances in technology, all the ideas that have been thrown music’s way, the compositional techniques, the twelve note technique and the never ending one note drone, the drum machine, the synth and the DAW’s, classical music will

Steve Roden ~ Flower & Water

We last heard from Steve Roden after a string of very good releases in 2012, including collaborations with Steve Peters (Not a leaf…), a beautiful work with Machinefabriek (Lichtung), a split 7” with Luminance Ratio, a reworking of old cassette

Steve Roden ~ Flower & Water

We last heard from Steve Roden after a string of very good releases in 2012, including collaborations with Steve Peters (Not a leaf…), a beautiful work with Machinefabriek (Lichtung), a split 7” with Luminance Ratio, a reworking of old cassette

Premiere: Nick Schofield & Stefan Christoff – “Generation I”

ACL is pleased to present this exclusive track from rêves sonores à Montréal, an upcoming duet project by Nick Schofield on electronics & Stefan Christoff on piano to be released by the Howl Arts collective. A collaboration between  Nick Schofield

Premiere: Nick Schofield & Stefan Christoff – “Generation I”

ACL is pleased to present this exclusive track from rêves sonores à Montréal, an upcoming duet project by Nick Schofield on electronics & Stefan Christoff on piano to be released by the Howl Arts collective. A collaboration between  Nick Schofield