the volume settings folder ~ Ivan Hoe and Other Tales

Ivan Hoe and Other Tales may be one of the most ambitious projects to come our way, but it’s also one of the most successful: a complex multi-media project that entertains on many levels.  Even those unfamiliar with Sir Walter Scott’s

the volume settings folder ~ Ivan Hoe and Other Tales

Ivan Hoe and Other Tales may be one of the most ambitious projects to come our way, but it’s also one of the most successful: a complex multi-media project that entertains on many levels.  Even those unfamiliar with Sir Walter Scott’s

Ben Fleury-Steiner ~ Clearings

In the summer of 2012, I passed through Philadelphia on tour with a friend and had the privilege of a casual evening set with my usual Philly show-mates Northern Valentine. We played in ferocious thunderstorm weather at a delightfully cramped

Ben Fleury-Steiner ~ Clearings

In the summer of 2012, I passed through Philadelphia on tour with a friend and had the privilege of a casual evening set with my usual Philly show-mates Northern Valentine. We played in ferocious thunderstorm weather at a delightfully cramped

A-Sun Amissa ~ You Stood Up For Victory, We Stood Up For Less

This is a new species of beast.  A-Sun Amissa has drastically thickened its sound since Desperate in Her Heavy Sleep.  On the new album, the tracks are longer, the hope seems dimmer, the atmosphere has changed from filtered light to fog.

A-Sun Amissa ~ You Stood Up For Victory, We Stood Up For Less

This is a new species of beast.  A-Sun Amissa has drastically thickened its sound since Desperate in Her Heavy Sleep.  On the new album, the tracks are longer, the hope seems dimmer, the atmosphere has changed from filtered light to fog.

Broken Chip ~ The Wonga Pigeon

Australia’s Broken Chip is a comrade of the Flaming Pines label, having appeared on several of their previous series. For the Birds of a Feather series he composed a highly subdued piece as on ode to the Wonga Pigeon, a

Broken Chip ~ The Wonga Pigeon

Australia’s Broken Chip is a comrade of the Flaming Pines label, having appeared on several of their previous series. For the Birds of a Feather series he composed a highly subdued piece as on ode to the Wonga Pigeon, a

Simon Whetham ~ The Phoenix

For the past year or so Simon Whetham has been traveling around the world performing and taking field recordings. His music is derived completely from field recordings, so he is a logical choice for Flaming Pines’ Birds of a Feather

Simon Whetham ~ The Phoenix

For the past year or so Simon Whetham has been traveling around the world performing and taking field recordings. His music is derived completely from field recordings, so he is a logical choice for Flaming Pines’ Birds of a Feather

Cloned Moor ~ A friend is about to take a big risk — Help him find another way.

Jersey’s Cloned Moor used to be known as Cloned Moor Solaris.  The math-sludge trio was also once a quartet, then a duo.  And they used to scream.  But as band member Diego writes, “things happened, we got screwed over, had bad

Cloned Moor ~ A friend is about to take a big risk — Help him find another way.

Jersey’s Cloned Moor used to be known as Cloned Moor Solaris.  The math-sludge trio was also once a quartet, then a duo.  And they used to scream.  But as band member Diego writes, “things happened, we got screwed over, had bad

Field Rotation ~ Fatalist: The Repetition of History

The work that Christoph Berg produces in his Field Rotation guise is darker than the work he produces under his own name.  The timbre is smoky and grey.  The passages seep across the sound field, acting more like tendrils than trunks.  One

Field Rotation ~ Fatalist: The Repetition of History

The work that Christoph Berg produces in his Field Rotation guise is darker than the work he produces under his own name.  The timbre is smoky and grey.  The passages seep across the sound field, acting more like tendrils than trunks.  One

Annea Lockwood ~ A Sound Map of the Housatonic River

A certain irony rests in the fact that I’m listening to the work of a New Zealand artist who traveled across the sea to record the sounds of a river near the home where I was raised.  Even as a

Annea Lockwood ~ A Sound Map of the Housatonic River

A certain irony rests in the fact that I’m listening to the work of a New Zealand artist who traveled across the sea to record the sounds of a river near the home where I was raised.  Even as a