Damian Valles ~ Nonparallel in Four Movements

Nonparallel in Four Movements is a slow labor of love for Damian Valles, a work of vinyl samples and digital processing that begins as a conceptual mix and ends as a drone.  In compiling the sound sources, Valles pored over the Nonesuch

Damian Valles ~ Nonparallel in Four Movements

Nonparallel in Four Movements is a slow labor of love for Damian Valles, a work of vinyl samples and digital processing that begins as a conceptual mix and ends as a drone.  In compiling the sound sources, Valles pored over the Nonesuch

Tomorrow We Sail ~ For Rosa

The Gizeh family is a wide one, but Angela Chan seems to be at every gathering.  She contributed vocals to FareWell Poetry’s album and is half of A-Sun Amissa along with Richard Knox.  She’s also the violist for the 7-part

Tomorrow We Sail ~ For Rosa

The Gizeh family is a wide one, but Angela Chan seems to be at every gathering.  She contributed vocals to FareWell Poetry’s album and is half of A-Sun Amissa along with Richard Knox.  She’s also the violist for the 7-part

Blue Sausage Infant ~ Manitou

Manitou is a potpourri of an album: a little drone here, a little rock there, some experimentalism, some dance music.  One can’t glean the full picture from a single track; listening to half of the album only yields half of the

Blue Sausage Infant ~ Manitou

Manitou is a potpourri of an album: a little drone here, a little rock there, some experimentalism, some dance music.  One can’t glean the full picture from a single track; listening to half of the album only yields half of the

Brideburger ~ Kaleidoscope

There is a kaleidoscope at the heart of every city, and it is made of noise. It would seem that Brideburger, who resides in Ipswich, England, evokes the throbbing pulse of a place that is in the midst of transition: everything

Brideburger ~ Kaleidoscope

There is a kaleidoscope at the heart of every city, and it is made of noise. It would seem that Brideburger, who resides in Ipswich, England, evokes the throbbing pulse of a place that is in the midst of transition: everything

drill + mallo ~ simple turns EP

“drill eats nails and batteries.  mallo, strings.”  This is a fine introduction to an India-based duo whose simple turns EP simmers and smokes like an overheating machine.  While it never quite erupts into whining gears and flying shards, the EP offers restrained

drill + mallo ~ simple turns EP

“drill eats nails and batteries.  mallo, strings.”  This is a fine introduction to an India-based duo whose simple turns EP simmers and smokes like an overheating machine.  While it never quite erupts into whining gears and flying shards, the EP offers restrained

Moonwood ~ The Strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the Strength of the Wolf is the Pack

“The Law For The Wolves” is a poem from The Jungle Book that spells out how wolves are to conduct themselves, and a resounding line depicting the unyielding cycles of nature is where the Canadian duo Moonwood went for the

Moonwood ~ The Strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the Strength of the Wolf is the Pack

“The Law For The Wolves” is a poem from The Jungle Book that spells out how wolves are to conduct themselves, and a resounding line depicting the unyielding cycles of nature is where the Canadian duo Moonwood went for the

Network Lab ~ Apophenia

Apophenia is one heck of a schizophrenic album.  At 70 minutes, it’s long enough to be two albums: an ambient album in the Rhian Sheehan vein, and an experimental album in the electronic vein.  But this makes sense in light of

Network Lab ~ Apophenia

Apophenia is one heck of a schizophrenic album.  At 70 minutes, it’s long enough to be two albums: an ambient album in the Rhian Sheehan vein, and an experimental album in the electronic vein.  But this makes sense in light of

Danny Norbury ~ Bluebeard

Once upon a time, French author Charles Perrault put pen to paper and created his much admired, spellbinding series of fairy tales. Courtesy of Wist Records comes the latest installment of ‘The Book Report’ series, one that has engraved a

Danny Norbury ~ Bluebeard

Once upon a time, French author Charles Perrault put pen to paper and created his much admired, spellbinding series of fairy tales. Courtesy of Wist Records comes the latest installment of ‘The Book Report’ series, one that has engraved a