Holodeck: Tape Replication

Just prior to blowing out the solitary candle on their birthday cake, Austin-based Holodeck Records unleashed a sextet of new cassette releases, some reissues of vinyl editions (S U R V I V E and Thousand Foot Whale Claw), but

Holodeck: Tape Replication

Just prior to blowing out the solitary candle on their birthday cake, Austin-based Holodeck Records unleashed a sextet of new cassette releases, some reissues of vinyl editions (S U R V I V E and Thousand Foot Whale Claw), but

Umber ~ Sunshine Young

We’d like to think that when it comes to instruments, we don’t play favorites ~ but we do.  Seeing that Alex Steward (Umber) has included violinist Sophie Green (Her Name Is Calla) on two tracks makes a difference even before we’ve listened

Umber ~ Sunshine Young

We’d like to think that when it comes to instruments, we don’t play favorites ~ but we do.  Seeing that Alex Steward (Umber) has included violinist Sophie Green (Her Name Is Calla) on two tracks makes a difference even before we’ve listened

Antarte ~ Olio su tela

It’s a good thing we listen to more than a single track before deciding on a review, because Olio su tela (Oil on Canvas) begins with acoustic guitar and clear, romantic vocals: not our sort of album at all.  But by the end of

Antarte ~ Olio su tela

It’s a good thing we listen to more than a single track before deciding on a review, because Olio su tela (Oil on Canvas) begins with acoustic guitar and clear, romantic vocals: not our sort of album at all.  But by the end of

Insect Ark ~ Long Arms

Geweih Ritual Documents just have signed another worthy artist, Brooklyn-based Dana Schechter, also known as Insect Ark.  Her latest 10″ arrives on the heels of a two-track 7″, but while that record held a vocal track, the new release is entirely

Insect Ark ~ Long Arms

Geweih Ritual Documents just have signed another worthy artist, Brooklyn-based Dana Schechter, also known as Insect Ark.  Her latest 10″ arrives on the heels of a two-track 7″, but while that record held a vocal track, the new release is entirely

Sam Gillies ~ Warning Tones

We last encountered Perth composer Sam Gillies on the Music for Computers EP and Cycle~ 440 album, but this new work goes far beyond those in ambition, scope and execution.  The concept is simple: to create a sonic document of human reactions to natural

Sam Gillies ~ Warning Tones

We last encountered Perth composer Sam Gillies on the Music for Computers EP and Cycle~ 440 album, but this new work goes far beyond those in ambition, scope and execution.  The concept is simple: to create a sonic document of human reactions to natural

LCNL 023: The Floating World Mix

LCNL 023: The Floating World In a recent review of We Hunted, the most recent album from Detroit’s The Floating World, Richard Allen wrote that  “Amanda Votta, the guiding hand behind The Floating World, has no compulsion to be conventional.”  Well,

LCNL 023: The Floating World Mix

LCNL 023: The Floating World In a recent review of We Hunted, the most recent album from Detroit’s The Floating World, Richard Allen wrote that  “Amanda Votta, the guiding hand behind The Floating World, has no compulsion to be conventional.”  Well,

Date Palms ~ The Dusted Sessions

The Dusted Sessions follows “The Dust Bowl Theme”, one of the standout cuts on the compilation Your Victorian Breasts, reviewed here earlier this year.  That languid desert piece finds its echo on “Dusted Down”, which to no one’s surprise is one of

Date Palms ~ The Dusted Sessions

The Dusted Sessions follows “The Dust Bowl Theme”, one of the standout cuts on the compilation Your Victorian Breasts, reviewed here earlier this year.  That languid desert piece finds its echo on “Dusted Down”, which to no one’s surprise is one of

Katsura Mouri & Tim Olive ~ Various Histories

“Turntables and metals” is a unique descriptor.  The turntables are the domain of Katsura Mouri, while the metals – struck, stroked, manipulated – belong to Tim Olive.  These two sources played together sound wholly unique.  As most turntables are made of metal,

Katsura Mouri & Tim Olive ~ Various Histories

“Turntables and metals” is a unique descriptor.  The turntables are the domain of Katsura Mouri, while the metals – struck, stroked, manipulated – belong to Tim Olive.  These two sources played together sound wholly unique.  As most turntables are made of metal,