Hollow Press ~ In Your Nature

Shaun McNamara’s first instrumental release since Heads in Dust is a triple threat: 1) Cause (all proceeds go to the Greyhound Rescue organization); 2) Packaging (the disc comes with an original zine) and  3) Music (even better than the last).  In Your

Hollow Press ~ In Your Nature

Shaun McNamara’s first instrumental release since Heads in Dust is a triple threat: 1) Cause (all proceeds go to the Greyhound Rescue organization); 2) Packaging (the disc comes with an original zine) and  3) Music (even better than the last).  In Your

Johnny Kember ~ Sing Away Sorrow

Sing Away Sorrow may be subtitled A Study in Modular Synthesis Vol. 1, but don’t be fooled; there is more here than the title indicates.  The tape may start with theremin-like tones, but by the time it ends, the artist has wandered

Johnny Kember ~ Sing Away Sorrow

Sing Away Sorrow may be subtitled A Study in Modular Synthesis Vol. 1, but don’t be fooled; there is more here than the title indicates.  The tape may start with theremin-like tones, but by the time it ends, the artist has wandered

We Stood Like Kings ~ Berlin 1927

Once upon a time, there was rock.  And then there was post-rock, cinematic in nature.  And then certain bands started to discover a natural pairing of post-rock with silent film.  No more would they need to describe their music as

We Stood Like Kings ~ Berlin 1927

Once upon a time, there was rock.  And then there was post-rock, cinematic in nature.  And then certain bands started to discover a natural pairing of post-rock with silent film.  No more would they need to describe their music as

The Fun Years ~ One Quarter Descent

One Quarter Descent is a picture postcard, one that has been sent from a quiet town that lives under pink skies, with ambient residents and quaint drones a part of the laid-back lifestyle. The pearly white of the church stands high

The Fun Years ~ One Quarter Descent

One Quarter Descent is a picture postcard, one that has been sent from a quiet town that lives under pink skies, with ambient residents and quaint drones a part of the laid-back lifestyle. The pearly white of the church stands high

Nicola Di Croce ~ Fieldnotes

Oak Editions’ second release of the month contains parallels to its first.  Pietro Riparbelli’s album began with the sound of wood; Nicola Di Croce‘s begins with glass.  Riparbelli’s special edition contains a sculpture, Di Croce’s a risograph.  The former release recalls

Nicola Di Croce ~ Fieldnotes

Oak Editions’ second release of the month contains parallels to its first.  Pietro Riparbelli’s album began with the sound of wood; Nicola Di Croce‘s begins with glass.  Riparbelli’s special edition contains a sculpture, Di Croce’s a risograph.  The former release recalls

Sketches for Albinos ~ Fireworks and the Dead City Radio

Sketches for Albinos has been quiet for four years, but Matthew Collings has not; he’s been recording under his own name.  Fireworks and the Dead City Radio is the artist’s piece of unfinished business, a deeply personal record that fell into

Sketches for Albinos ~ Fireworks and the Dead City Radio

Sketches for Albinos has been quiet for four years, but Matthew Collings has not; he’s been recording under his own name.  Fireworks and the Dead City Radio is the artist’s piece of unfinished business, a deeply personal record that fell into

Snuise ~ Permanessence

Hot out of the Bay Area comes electronic musician Snuise. His debut full length Permanessence is a sunny trip to uncharted musical destinations. Snuise’s music is beat heavy and sample-based (which is something we frequently see), but he vitalizes what would otherwise be

Snuise ~ Permanessence

Hot out of the Bay Area comes electronic musician Snuise. His debut full length Permanessence is a sunny trip to uncharted musical destinations. Snuise’s music is beat heavy and sample-based (which is something we frequently see), but he vitalizes what would otherwise be

Pietro Riparbelli ~ Uncodified Signals

Every May 17, visitors to Crete experience strange visions at dawn on the anniversary of the battle of Fragokastello.  Soldiers process from the church to the sea, descending with all their horses.  Turkish rebels fired upon them in 1890; Germans

Pietro Riparbelli ~ Uncodified Signals

Every May 17, visitors to Crete experience strange visions at dawn on the anniversary of the battle of Fragokastello.  Soldiers process from the church to the sea, descending with all their horses.  Turkish rebels fired upon them in 1890; Germans