Andrea Valle ~ Acta GeoGraphica (2001-2007)

Etymologically, Geography comes from the ancient Greek geographia; literally to describe or write about the Earth.  In Andrea Valle’s usage he is conjuring up his own worlds as much as describing our own.   Acta GeoGraphica, released on the Ripples label, is

Andrea Valle ~ Acta GeoGraphica (2001-2007)

Etymologically, Geography comes from the ancient Greek geographia; literally to describe or write about the Earth.  In Andrea Valle’s usage he is conjuring up his own worlds as much as describing our own.   Acta GeoGraphica, released on the Ripples label, is

Chris Whitehead ~ Ravenscar

The village of Ravenscar, located in North Yorkshire, is the home of many geological formations and scenic vistas.  The variety of potential sounds makes it a natural choice for field recording expeditions. Although the album is presented as a single

Chris Whitehead ~ Ravenscar

The village of Ravenscar, located in North Yorkshire, is the home of many geological formations and scenic vistas.  The variety of potential sounds makes it a natural choice for field recording expeditions. Although the album is presented as a single

Blueneck ~ Epilogue

Epilogue is the Blueneck album that many people have wanted, but that few expected.  Over the course of three previous albums (and three gorgeous Christmas EPs), the band had slowly drifted away from the world of instrumental post-rock into the world

Blueneck ~ Epilogue

Epilogue is the Blueneck album that many people have wanted, but that few expected.  Over the course of three previous albums (and three gorgeous Christmas EPs), the band had slowly drifted away from the world of instrumental post-rock into the world

Rezo Glonti ~ The Diary of the Second Officer

An engineering blueprint welcomes the listener to The Diary of the Second Officer, an imagined record form of a real journey, a project that reveals not a connection between different places by sound but their possible construction through it. It

Rezo Glonti ~ The Diary of the Second Officer

An engineering blueprint welcomes the listener to The Diary of the Second Officer, an imagined record form of a real journey, a project that reveals not a connection between different places by sound but their possible construction through it. It

Bee Mask ~ Vaporware / Scanops

Just when you think you know an artist, they change.  This is the case with Chris Madak (Bee Mask), whose lovely new short album (or extended single) is his most intricate and refined recording to date.  Presented with two quarter-hour

Bee Mask ~ Vaporware / Scanops

Just when you think you know an artist, they change.  This is the case with Chris Madak (Bee Mask), whose lovely new short album (or extended single) is his most intricate and refined recording to date.  Presented with two quarter-hour

Kostoglotov ~ East London 27.7 – 13.8

The Olympic torch relay may have been portrayed as the precursor to the London 2012 Olympics, but in reality the progression of the flame effectively lit the Olympic touchpaper, sparking off amazing scenes of electrifying excitement and smiles of joy,

Kostoglotov ~ East London 27.7 – 13.8

The Olympic torch relay may have been portrayed as the precursor to the London 2012 Olympics, but in reality the progression of the flame effectively lit the Olympic touchpaper, sparking off amazing scenes of electrifying excitement and smiles of joy,

Crowhurst ~ No Life to Live

“A double LP and the 19th album of 2012”?!!!  At first glance, one can’t help but think, “that’s too much”.  But No Life to Live is a rather special excursion for Jay Gambit, whose very name connotes this sort of project.  On

Crowhurst ~ No Life to Live

“A double LP and the 19th album of 2012”?!!!  At first glance, one can’t help but think, “that’s too much”.  But No Life to Live is a rather special excursion for Jay Gambit, whose very name connotes this sort of project.  On

Glissando ~ The World Without Us

The word ethereal is often used to describe all manner of music with female vocals, but once upon a time, it was a genre unto itself, straddling the boundaries of classical, gothic, folk and pop.  The C’est la Mort and Hyperium labels

Glissando ~ The World Without Us

The word ethereal is often used to describe all manner of music with female vocals, but once upon a time, it was a genre unto itself, straddling the boundaries of classical, gothic, folk and pop.  The C’est la Mort and Hyperium labels