Kemialliset Ystävät ~ Alas Rattoisaa Virtaa

Seldom have I written a review to counter another review.  This is that rare case.  Another music journal recently slammed Kemialliset Ystävät‘s latest album, while I think it’s the Finnish collective’s best effort to date.  That review criticized Alas Rattoisaa Virtaa for

Kemialliset Ystävät ~ Alas Rattoisaa Virtaa

Seldom have I written a review to counter another review.  This is that rare case.  Another music journal recently slammed Kemialliset Ystävät‘s latest album, while I think it’s the Finnish collective’s best effort to date.  That review criticized Alas Rattoisaa Virtaa for

Praise The Road ~ Mariano Rodriguez

Dreams bend and then give way to reality on the fretboard of a guitar. The exhaustive array of chord voicings, scales and colour splashed arpeggios can be overwhelming, so it’s no wonder the fretboard is frequently likened to that of

Praise The Road ~ Mariano Rodriguez

Dreams bend and then give way to reality on the fretboard of a guitar. The exhaustive array of chord voicings, scales and colour splashed arpeggios can be overwhelming, so it’s no wonder the fretboard is frequently likened to that of

Monolyth & Cobalt ~ Polarlicht

Time Released Sound offers some of the best limited edition packaging on the market, and Polarlicht is no exception.  My copy is housed in a brown film tin and looks like something Arctic explorers might have carried, hoping their photographic evidence would

Monolyth & Cobalt ~ Polarlicht

Time Released Sound offers some of the best limited edition packaging on the market, and Polarlicht is no exception.  My copy is housed in a brown film tin and looks like something Arctic explorers might have carried, hoping their photographic evidence would

John Cage ~ Early Electronic & Tape Music

Early Electronic & Tape Music is a historical reconstruction of several John Cage pieces that can be arguably called fundamental in the development of avant-garde music during the second half of last century. Collective Langham Research Centre utilizes the various

John Cage ~ Early Electronic & Tape Music

Early Electronic & Tape Music is a historical reconstruction of several John Cage pieces that can be arguably called fundamental in the development of avant-garde music during the second half of last century. Collective Langham Research Centre utilizes the various

twincities ~ variations for the celesta

variations for the celesta is the first release for Eilean Records, which is run by Mathias van Eecloo (Monolyth and Cobalt); it’s labelled “02”, but we expect to see 01 soon.  It’s also the first physical release for twincities, whose debut album make

twincities ~ variations for the celesta

variations for the celesta is the first release for Eilean Records, which is run by Mathias van Eecloo (Monolyth and Cobalt); it’s labelled “02”, but we expect to see 01 soon.  It’s also the first physical release for twincities, whose debut album make

Already Dead Tapes

Already Dead Tapes have just released a ton of new music. The prolific Chicago based label has some fine n’ fresh cassettes for us to dig into: new music from Supervixens, mchtnchts, Matthew Dotson, Fuzz Town, Paddy Hanna and The Binary Marketing Show. Phew. Founded

Already Dead Tapes

Already Dead Tapes have just released a ton of new music. The prolific Chicago based label has some fine n’ fresh cassettes for us to dig into: new music from Supervixens, mchtnchts, Matthew Dotson, Fuzz Town, Paddy Hanna and The Binary Marketing Show. Phew. Founded

Danny Norbury ~ Light in August [re-issue]

Danny Norbury’s Light in August was originally released by Lacies in July of 2009. This reissue, on Flau, includes his first EP Dusk, as well as “Fragment 2,” the beautiful closing track from 2012’s Bluebeard.  Below is an edited version of my initial review, published by The Silent Ballet

Danny Norbury ~ Light in August [re-issue]

Danny Norbury’s Light in August was originally released by Lacies in July of 2009. This reissue, on Flau, includes his first EP Dusk, as well as “Fragment 2,” the beautiful closing track from 2012’s Bluebeard.  Below is an edited version of my initial review, published by The Silent Ballet

ACL Singles Chart ~ May 2014

Our 2014 experiment continues with ten brand new instrumental tracks, selected from releases featured in current and upcoming reviews!  In the wider world of music, fans can’t get enough of Pharrell and Frozen.  This is the score to our alternate universe.

ACL Singles Chart ~ May 2014

Our 2014 experiment continues with ten brand new instrumental tracks, selected from releases featured in current and upcoming reviews!  In the wider world of music, fans can’t get enough of Pharrell and Frozen.  This is the score to our alternate universe.