COSO ~ EP2

The work of Argentinian band COSO very well exemplifies one of those counter-intuitive musical operations that manages to confound and illuminate at the same time, simply due to common-sense expectations that understand music mostly in terms of length and not

COSO ~ EP2

The work of Argentinian band COSO very well exemplifies one of those counter-intuitive musical operations that manages to confound and illuminate at the same time, simply due to common-sense expectations that understand music mostly in terms of length and not

Owen Tromans ~ Merry Christmas

Every Christmas Eve for the past decade, Hampshire guitarist Owen Tromans has recorded an improvised track.  The slowly-growing collection now spans 63 minutes and encompasses many life changes, including the birth of a child.  The music is a fine panacea to the

Owen Tromans ~ Merry Christmas

Every Christmas Eve for the past decade, Hampshire guitarist Owen Tromans has recorded an improvised track.  The slowly-growing collection now spans 63 minutes and encompasses many life changes, including the birth of a child.  The music is a fine panacea to the

Anna Thorvaldsdottir ~ Aerial

Rhízōma was one of the first albums we ever reviewed, back in early 2012.  Our little site has grown a lot since then, and so has Anna Thorvaldsdottir, whose newest album fulfills the promise shown on the former work.  Now on Deutsche

Anna Thorvaldsdottir ~ Aerial

Rhízōma was one of the first albums we ever reviewed, back in early 2012.  Our little site has grown a lot since then, and so has Anna Thorvaldsdottir, whose newest album fulfills the promise shown on the former work.  Now on Deutsche

MonoLogue ~ The Sea from The Trees

MonoLogue is just one of the many projects of Rosa Maria Sarri (Marie e le Rose), who works as a sound designer and in music and art therapy in addition to producing lovely music. It seems to me that her professional

MonoLogue ~ The Sea from The Trees

MonoLogue is just one of the many projects of Rosa Maria Sarri (Marie e le Rose), who works as a sound designer and in music and art therapy in addition to producing lovely music. It seems to me that her professional

Jóhann Jóhannsson ~ The Theory of Everything OST

Jóhann Jóhannsson‘s soundtrack work has picked up speed and stature in the past few years, and The Theory of Everything is his highest-profile release to date, arriving on the heels of last year’s Prisoners.  Our readers first came to know Jóhannsson as the composer

Jóhann Jóhannsson ~ The Theory of Everything OST

Jóhann Jóhannsson‘s soundtrack work has picked up speed and stature in the past few years, and The Theory of Everything is his highest-profile release to date, arriving on the heels of last year’s Prisoners.  Our readers first came to know Jóhannsson as the composer

Aaron Martin ~ Comet’s Coma

After a flurry of solo activity in the late 00’s, Aaron Martin released a number of excellent collaborations, including Day Has Ended with Christoph Berg and the album/duo named From the Mouth of the Sun with Dag Rosenqvist.  Comet’s Coma is his first all-new solo

Aaron Martin ~ Comet’s Coma

After a flurry of solo activity in the late 00’s, Aaron Martin released a number of excellent collaborations, including Day Has Ended with Christoph Berg and the album/duo named From the Mouth of the Sun with Dag Rosenqvist.  Comet’s Coma is his first all-new solo

LCNL 057: Enrico Coniglio presents “Buon compleanno bambina morta”

 Enrico Coniglio (guitarist, field-recordist, dronegazer, manifesto-writer, one-half of Lemures, and co-founder of the Galaverna  label) has already produced a few great mixes for us over the years (03, 37) so I was happy to receive this unexpected gift, an all-vinyl set

LCNL 057: Enrico Coniglio presents “Buon compleanno bambina morta”

 Enrico Coniglio (guitarist, field-recordist, dronegazer, manifesto-writer, one-half of Lemures, and co-founder of the Galaverna  label) has already produced a few great mixes for us over the years (03, 37) so I was happy to receive this unexpected gift, an all-vinyl set

A Denovali Trio: Poppy Ackroyd, Carlos Cipa, Dale Cooper Quartet & the Dictaphones + Witxes

Three albums in three weeks from Denovali, a very active November!  The new slate includes piano-based albums from Poppy Ackroyd and Carlos Cipa, and a split work from Dale Cooper Quartet & the Dictaphones + Witxes, each reworking the other’s music. Pianist/violinist Poppy Ackroyd is

A Denovali Trio: Poppy Ackroyd, Carlos Cipa, Dale Cooper Quartet & the Dictaphones + Witxes

Three albums in three weeks from Denovali, a very active November!  The new slate includes piano-based albums from Poppy Ackroyd and Carlos Cipa, and a split work from Dale Cooper Quartet & the Dictaphones + Witxes, each reworking the other’s music. Pianist/violinist Poppy Ackroyd is