Video Premiere: Silent Carnival ~ “June”

  Shot & Edited by Carlo Natoli in the Czech Republic Contains an excerpt from “Coney Island 1940” (Creative Commons) A CLOSER LISTEN is pleased to premiere the video for  “June” taken from the forthcoming debut album by Silent Carnival.

Video Premiere: Silent Carnival ~ “June”

  Shot & Edited by Carlo Natoli in the Czech Republic Contains an excerpt from “Coney Island 1940” (Creative Commons) A CLOSER LISTEN is pleased to premiere the video for  “June” taken from the forthcoming debut album by Silent Carnival.

LCNL 051: Beachers mix

  Did you have time to process The Long Now? If you missed our crazy 9 hour long 50th installment, go check it out and let it play while you get your Zs or while doing your chores.    Now we’re

LCNL 051: Beachers mix

  Did you have time to process The Long Now? If you missed our crazy 9 hour long 50th installment, go check it out and let it play while you get your Zs or while doing your chores.    Now we’re

Noveller & Thisquietarmy ~ Reveries

Improvisation can be seen as a pathway to a state that reflects an inner creative drive, one that expresses a mystical interaction between mind and body, an idealized division overcome in an act of artistic synthesis. It is a collaborative

Noveller & Thisquietarmy ~ Reveries

Improvisation can be seen as a pathway to a state that reflects an inner creative drive, one that expresses a mystical interaction between mind and body, an idealized division overcome in an act of artistic synthesis. It is a collaborative

The Problem with “My Husband’s Stupid Record Collection”

   “It would be a lowly art that allows itself to be understood all at once, whose apex can be observed by the newly initiated.” – Goethe   There’s a lot to like about My Husband’s Stupid Record Collection, a

The Problem with “My Husband’s Stupid Record Collection”

   “It would be a lowly art that allows itself to be understood all at once, whose apex can be observed by the newly initiated.” – Goethe   There’s a lot to like about My Husband’s Stupid Record Collection, a

Sound Propositions 08: Mark Fell

“Imagine a Zen Buddhist with unresolved emotional issues.” -Mark Fell describing snd Sound Propositions set out to be a kind of anti-gear gear column. A studio diary that was about artistic decisions, not copy for a consumer electronics catalog. In

Sound Propositions 08: Mark Fell

“Imagine a Zen Buddhist with unresolved emotional issues.” -Mark Fell describing snd Sound Propositions set out to be a kind of anti-gear gear column. A studio diary that was about artistic decisions, not copy for a consumer electronics catalog. In

sleepmakeswaves ~ Love of Cartography

sleepmakeswaves declares its return in a big way in the first few seconds of the new album, as a single drum beat is immediately followed by a skittering of electronic drums and a cavalcade of guitars.  As the title indicates, it’s

sleepmakeswaves ~ Love of Cartography

sleepmakeswaves declares its return in a big way in the first few seconds of the new album, as a single drum beat is immediately followed by a skittering of electronic drums and a cavalcade of guitars.  As the title indicates, it’s

Kate Carr ~ Overheard in Doi Saket

Back in February, we reviewed Kate Carr‘s sound map Lost in Doi Saket, and expressed our desire for a physical release.  Our wish has just been granted in an unusual way; Overheard in Doi Saket is presented as a sound card in

Kate Carr ~ Overheard in Doi Saket

Back in February, we reviewed Kate Carr‘s sound map Lost in Doi Saket, and expressed our desire for a physical release.  Our wish has just been granted in an unusual way; Overheard in Doi Saket is presented as a sound card in

La Mar ~ Tides

There’s a good reason for the sophomore slump: bands have their whole lives to work up to their first album and only a year or two to produce their second.  La Mar avoids this slump by stepping up in every

La Mar ~ Tides

There’s a good reason for the sophomore slump: bands have their whole lives to work up to their first album and only a year or two to produce their second.  La Mar avoids this slump by stepping up in every