Peter Kutin ~ Burmese Days
We’re always looking for good music at A Closer Listen, but once in a while we realize that something is not only good, but important. Peter Kutin’s Burmese Days is one of these releases. There’s a good reason we haven’t heard much from
Peter Kutin ~ Burmese Days
We’re always looking for good music at A Closer Listen, but once in a while we realize that something is not only good, but important. Peter Kutin’s Burmese Days is one of these releases. There’s a good reason we haven’t heard much from
Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra ~ Hang On To Each Other EP
Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra has never been a friend of convention. The band has shifted sounds and names with such frequency that it has become nearly impossible to pigeonhole, or even to alphabetize. After releasing the LP Fuck Off Get
Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra ~ Hang On To Each Other EP
Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra has never been a friend of convention. The band has shifted sounds and names with such frequency that it has become nearly impossible to pigeonhole, or even to alphabetize. After releasing the LP Fuck Off Get
Man Forever (with So Percussion) ~ Ryonen
The prospect of an a nearly all-drum album might not immediately get a lot of eager takers. Drum solos occupy an odd place on the respectability spectrum of music. In jazz, they’re an esteemed part of the musical tradition. In
Man Forever (with So Percussion) ~ Ryonen
The prospect of an a nearly all-drum album might not immediately get a lot of eager takers. Drum solos occupy an odd place on the respectability spectrum of music. In jazz, they’re an esteemed part of the musical tradition. In
Gavin Miller ~ Somn
Here’s a recently discovered aspect to record reviewing that didn’t trouble our forbears. If, back in the day, a writer penned a piece that didn’t chime exactly with the artist’s own opinion, one of the accusations would be that
Gavin Miller ~ Somn
Here’s a recently discovered aspect to record reviewing that didn’t trouble our forbears. If, back in the day, a writer penned a piece that didn’t chime exactly with the artist’s own opinion, one of the accusations would be that
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
