*AR ~ Succession

The elegiac music of Richard Skelton and Autumn Richardson (*AR) has always been about much more than music, and Succession is no exception.  The new work is enriched by optional publications that expand upon themes investigated in the work, while the music in

*AR ~ Succession

The elegiac music of Richard Skelton and Autumn Richardson (*AR) has always been about much more than music, and Succession is no exception.  The new work is enriched by optional publications that expand upon themes investigated in the work, while the music in

Interview: Will Long

This season, Will Long (Celer) has released a healthy number of works, including I Love You, recorded with his wife Miko as Oh Yoko.  In this feature, he talks with ACL’s Richard Allen about loss, love, life and making music.

Interview: Will Long

This season, Will Long (Celer) has released a healthy number of works, including I Love You, recorded with his wife Miko as Oh Yoko.  In this feature, he talks with ACL’s Richard Allen about loss, love, life and making music.

Hear Cape Cod Volumes One & Two

Field recordings are often described as calming, unique, and valuable, but seldom as fun.  Hear Cape Cod is fun.  Steve Wilkes’ lovingly curated project takes the genre into the mainstream without a single whiff of compromise.  It’s the sort of souvenir that

Hear Cape Cod Volumes One & Two

Field recordings are often described as calming, unique, and valuable, but seldom as fun.  Hear Cape Cod is fun.  Steve Wilkes’ lovingly curated project takes the genre into the mainstream without a single whiff of compromise.  It’s the sort of souvenir that

Vortex ~ Kali Yuga / Taphephobia ~ Escape from the Mundane Self / The Floating World ~ The Wood Beyond the World

Here, agony has been achieved.  Chains rattle, a dark drone rises, a ritual chant begins.  Kali yuga … kali yuga.  It’s October, and Cyclic Law has the soundtrack.  Having recently celebrated their 10th anniversary, the label continues to rule the

Vortex ~ Kali Yuga / Taphephobia ~ Escape from the Mundane Self / The Floating World ~ The Wood Beyond the World

Here, agony has been achieved.  Chains rattle, a dark drone rises, a ritual chant begins.  Kali yuga … kali yuga.  It’s October, and Cyclic Law has the soundtrack.  Having recently celebrated their 10th anniversary, the label continues to rule the

Pervoloss ~ Lowlifes & Degenerates

‘You’re scared of room 237, ain’tcha?’ It’s October. The autumn days are beginning to look like nights as the low-level light comes close to failure and ultimate shut down. Just in time for Halloween, Stephen King is terrifying millions of

Pervoloss ~ Lowlifes & Degenerates

‘You’re scared of room 237, ain’tcha?’ It’s October. The autumn days are beginning to look like nights as the low-level light comes close to failure and ultimate shut down. Just in time for Halloween, Stephen King is terrifying millions of

umin ~ antiv

We’ve heard the ukulele featured in a few noteworthy releases this year, but we haven’t heard it played quite like this.  umin approaches the versatile instrument with a dissecting mind, exploring its possibilities through sequencing and stuttering, strumming and plucking.  The

umin ~ antiv

We’ve heard the ukulele featured in a few noteworthy releases this year, but we haven’t heard it played quite like this.  umin approaches the versatile instrument with a dissecting mind, exploring its possibilities through sequencing and stuttering, strumming and plucking.  The

The House in the Woods ~ Bucolica

Haunt me, haunt me. Hauntology is already dead; it always has been. Bucolica is a haunting listen, rising out of the eerie space that separates the musical dimension of hauntology and early electronica, landing in the midst of the classic fog-shrouded forest

The House in the Woods ~ Bucolica

Haunt me, haunt me. Hauntology is already dead; it always has been. Bucolica is a haunting listen, rising out of the eerie space that separates the musical dimension of hauntology and early electronica, landing in the midst of the classic fog-shrouded forest

Jacob Brant ~ Rainmaking

Rainmaking contains a warning from the artist:  “I’m not sure who will enjoy this album, and I worry for those that do.”  Oops ~ since I bought a copy, Jacob Brant is now officially worried about me!  The warning exposes the

Jacob Brant ~ Rainmaking

Rainmaking contains a warning from the artist:  “I’m not sure who will enjoy this album, and I worry for those that do.”  Oops ~ since I bought a copy, Jacob Brant is now officially worried about me!  The warning exposes the