Public Speaking ~ Within Patterns

Polyrhythmic music seems to have been my flavour of the month: first came the pleasure of witnessing the absorbing Brooklyn-based avant-garde trio, Dawn of Midi, a few weeks back; then there were some delightfully experimental rhythmic studio jams; and soon

Public Speaking ~ Within Patterns

Polyrhythmic music seems to have been my flavour of the month: first came the pleasure of witnessing the absorbing Brooklyn-based avant-garde trio, Dawn of Midi, a few weeks back; then there were some delightfully experimental rhythmic studio jams; and soon

Phonocaptors ~ Danse Macabre

The water’s warm, the surf is up, and it’s time for some new surf rock music!  You can’t get by on Dick Dale and Mountain Dew forever.  Madrid quartet Phonocaptors brings the summer fun to its debut album, a follow-up to

Phonocaptors ~ Danse Macabre

The water’s warm, the surf is up, and it’s time for some new surf rock music!  You can’t get by on Dick Dale and Mountain Dew forever.  Madrid quartet Phonocaptors brings the summer fun to its debut album, a follow-up to

Pines ~ A Spirit / Lost Trail & Plains Druid ~ Our Season

Zachary Corsa, one half of Lost Trail, has gone solo in his latest outing. While the haunted ambient duo are at present drifting into shoegaze / noise territory, Corsa has just released A Spirit under his new, guitar oriented project Pines. He heads

Pines ~ A Spirit / Lost Trail & Plains Druid ~ Our Season

Zachary Corsa, one half of Lost Trail, has gone solo in his latest outing. While the haunted ambient duo are at present drifting into shoegaze / noise territory, Corsa has just released A Spirit under his new, guitar oriented project Pines. He heads

Waking Aida ~ Eschaton

Based on three simple factors ~ how often I’ve played this album, how loudly I’ve played this album, and how much I’ve enjoyed listening to this album ~ I believe I have already found my album of the summer.  I’m

Waking Aida ~ Eschaton

Based on three simple factors ~ how often I’ve played this album, how loudly I’ve played this album, and how much I’ve enjoyed listening to this album ~ I believe I have already found my album of the summer.  I’m

Birds of a Feather: Final Flight

We’ve greatly enjoyed Flaming Pines’ Birds of a Feather series, which has just reached its conclusion with Philippe Petit‘s The Kookaburra and Kate Carr‘s The Kakapo.  Over the past few years, this series of CD3″s has brought us some of the most original work in the field.

Birds of a Feather: Final Flight

We’ve greatly enjoyed Flaming Pines’ Birds of a Feather series, which has just reached its conclusion with Philippe Petit‘s The Kookaburra and Kate Carr‘s The Kakapo.  Over the past few years, this series of CD3″s has brought us some of the most original work in the field.

Video Premiere: Petrels/Nicholas Mortimer ~ “Attica 22 b/Katharina 22 b”

The new video is called “Attica 22 b”, and features the expansive Petrels track “Katharina 22 b”, from 2014’s Mima (reviewed here).  As fans of Petrels and the Denovali label, we are overjoyed to share the premiere of Nicholas Mortimer‘s video!

Video Premiere: Petrels/Nicholas Mortimer ~ “Attica 22 b/Katharina 22 b”

The new video is called “Attica 22 b”, and features the expansive Petrels track “Katharina 22 b”, from 2014’s Mima (reviewed here).  As fans of Petrels and the Denovali label, we are overjoyed to share the premiere of Nicholas Mortimer‘s video!

Mike Weis ~ Don’t Know, Just Walk

Don’t Know, Just Walk is the aural reflection of a spiritual struggle.  The title refers to a Zen practice of clearing the mind, a technique Mike Weis applied to his recent struggle with prostate cancer.  This is no simple practice, yet those who

Mike Weis ~ Don’t Know, Just Walk

Don’t Know, Just Walk is the aural reflection of a spiritual struggle.  The title refers to a Zen practice of clearing the mind, a technique Mike Weis applied to his recent struggle with prostate cancer.  This is no simple practice, yet those who

Tarab ~ I’m Lost

This album is comprised of field recordings, but don’t expect to hear field recordings; they’ve been chopped up, rearranged, amplified, and skipped like flat stones across a glass surface.  At one point the speakers spew the ugly sound of a busted CD;

Tarab ~ I’m Lost

This album is comprised of field recordings, but don’t expect to hear field recordings; they’ve been chopped up, rearranged, amplified, and skipped like flat stones across a glass surface.  At one point the speakers spew the ugly sound of a busted CD;