The Holocene ~ Scars

When last we checked in with Peter Hamlin (The Holocene), the artist was gleefully pulverizing up old cassette tapes and re-presenting them as modern art.  His wife and mum didn’t understand his work, but we did.  Fast-forward a season, and

The Holocene ~ Scars

When last we checked in with Peter Hamlin (The Holocene), the artist was gleefully pulverizing up old cassette tapes and re-presenting them as modern art.  His wife and mum didn’t understand his work, but we did.  Fast-forward a season, and

Bruno Bavota ~ La casa sulla Luna

Every once in a while, we come across something that is exactly as it appears, and all the better for it.  Bruno Bavota‘s album La casa sulla Luna (The house on the Moon) looks like a cheerful, romantic piano disc, and that’s

Bruno Bavota ~ La casa sulla Luna

Every once in a while, we come across something that is exactly as it appears, and all the better for it.  Bruno Bavota‘s album La casa sulla Luna (The house on the Moon) looks like a cheerful, romantic piano disc, and that’s

North Atlantic Drift ~ Monuments

The music of Toronto duo North Atlantic Drift rests directly on the border between ambient and post-rock.  Sophomore album Monuments won’t get anyone’s head banging, but neither will it allow them to nod off.  By straddling both genres, the duo should appeal to fans

North Atlantic Drift ~ Monuments

The music of Toronto duo North Atlantic Drift rests directly on the border between ambient and post-rock.  Sophomore album Monuments won’t get anyone’s head banging, but neither will it allow them to nod off.  By straddling both genres, the duo should appeal to fans

LCNL 018 : Alrealon Musique Mix

  LCNL 018: Alrealon Musique Mix Beginning this month, we’re going to be increasing the frequency of our mixes.  No guarantees as to when or how many exactly, but ideally we’ll be releasing more than we had been, including monthly

LCNL 018 : Alrealon Musique Mix

  LCNL 018: Alrealon Musique Mix Beginning this month, we’re going to be increasing the frequency of our mixes.  No guarantees as to when or how many exactly, but ideally we’ll be releasing more than we had been, including monthly

Library Tapes/David Wenngren ~ Sketches, Outtakes & Rarities/Les Revenants

The trajectory of David Wenngren’s career as Library Tapes has been a gradual process of coloring in a grayscale, of unearthing a scratched and faded black and white photograph and penciling in shades and hues as time goes on. The

Library Tapes/David Wenngren ~ Sketches, Outtakes & Rarities/Les Revenants

The trajectory of David Wenngren’s career as Library Tapes has been a gradual process of coloring in a grayscale, of unearthing a scratched and faded black and white photograph and penciling in shades and hues as time goes on. The

Clorinde ~ The Gardens of Bomarzo

Clorinde (London-based Italian brothers Andrea and Simone Salvatici), have been working on their magnum opus for years, and all their hard work has finally paid off.  The Gardens of Bomarzo has an original concept, a healthy variety of sounds and a solid

Clorinde ~ The Gardens of Bomarzo

Clorinde (London-based Italian brothers Andrea and Simone Salvatici), have been working on their magnum opus for years, and all their hard work has finally paid off.  The Gardens of Bomarzo has an original concept, a healthy variety of sounds and a solid

[BOLT] / Petrels ~ Split 10″

As Petrels, Oliver Barrett has shown himself more than willing to spread the wealth, releasing a number of singles and EPs over the course of the past two years, this one for Aentitainment Records.  With Onkalo riding the good graces of reviewers, completists

[BOLT] / Petrels ~ Split 10″

As Petrels, Oliver Barrett has shown himself more than willing to spread the wealth, releasing a number of singles and EPs over the course of the past two years, this one for Aentitainment Records.  With Onkalo riding the good graces of reviewers, completists

My Education ~ A Drink For All My Friends

Fear is one of rock and roll’s greatest sources of power, and to overcome fear is perhaps the human spirit’s greatest triumph. My Education has long been the real deal, never shy to experiment or follow its heart.  It takes courage

My Education ~ A Drink For All My Friends

Fear is one of rock and roll’s greatest sources of power, and to overcome fear is perhaps the human spirit’s greatest triumph. My Education has long been the real deal, never shy to experiment or follow its heart.  It takes courage