Wild Up ~ Julius Eastman Vol. 4 The Holy Presence
Wild Up, the Los Angeles band/new music ensemble, has been releasing recordings of their performances of the work of Julius Eastman for going on five years now. It is as much a work of archival recovery as a creative endeavor
Wild Up ~ Julius Eastman Vol. 4 The Holy Presence
Wild Up, the Los Angeles band/new music ensemble, has been releasing recordings of their performances of the work of Julius Eastman for going on five years now. It is as much a work of archival recovery as a creative endeavor
Kessoncoda ~ Outerstate
Outerstate offers an aural illusion. Even though we know there are only two members of Kessoncoda, Tom Sunney and Filip Sowa sound like a full band ~ occasionally drawing comparison to label mates GoGo Penguin, with a languid combination of
Kessoncoda ~ Outerstate
Outerstate offers an aural illusion. Even though we know there are only two members of Kessoncoda, Tom Sunney and Filip Sowa sound like a full band ~ occasionally drawing comparison to label mates GoGo Penguin, with a languid combination of
Memory Drawings ~ Deathbed Requests
Deathbed Requests is a welcome return for Memory Drawings and friends, and represents a shift in the direction of post-rock ~ although some of the bonus disc’s remixers pull the music toward ambience. The ability of the band to slide between genres is
Memory Drawings ~ Deathbed Requests
Deathbed Requests is a welcome return for Memory Drawings and friends, and represents a shift in the direction of post-rock ~ although some of the bonus disc’s remixers pull the music toward ambience. The ability of the band to slide between genres is
Various Artists ~ Raw Øblations 1-6
Errorgrid’s Raw Øblations series kicked off last fall and has been resurrected in early summer, with the sixth edition just hitting the airwaves. The series has now reached twelve tracks, clocks in at over an hour and works as a compilation, joining
Various Artists ~ Raw Øblations 1-6
Errorgrid’s Raw Øblations series kicked off last fall and has been resurrected in early summer, with the sixth edition just hitting the airwaves. The series has now reached twelve tracks, clocks in at over an hour and works as a compilation, joining
Fields Ohio ~ Some Melodies Are Memories You Never Really Leave Behind Vol. 2
The second volume of Fields Ohio‘s Some Melodies Are Memories You Never Really Leave Behind flows even better than the first, released four months prior. This is the sound of Christine Annarino and Eddie Palmer having fun, poring over a decade’s worth of
Fields Ohio ~ Some Melodies Are Memories You Never Really Leave Behind Vol. 2
The second volume of Fields Ohio‘s Some Melodies Are Memories You Never Really Leave Behind flows even better than the first, released four months prior. This is the sound of Christine Annarino and Eddie Palmer having fun, poring over a decade’s worth of
Shropshire Number Stations ~ Shropshire & Mid Wales
Many people have never come across a numbers station, but those who are familiar with them often fall in love. Numbers stations are shortwave radio stations that broadcast sets of numbers including encrypted information which can only be translated when
Shropshire Number Stations ~ Shropshire & Mid Wales
Many people have never come across a numbers station, but those who are familiar with them often fall in love. Numbers stations are shortwave radio stations that broadcast sets of numbers including encrypted information which can only be translated when
Alva Noto ~ HYbr:ID III
Alva Noto (aka Carsten Nicolai) is a minimalist musician, audio-visual artist, and sound designer par excellence who has been producing an unremitting, sui generis body of work for nearly thirty years. Whether he’s creating soundtracks (Alejandro Iñárritu’s The Revenant being the most prominent),
Alva Noto ~ HYbr:ID III
Alva Noto (aka Carsten Nicolai) is a minimalist musician, audio-visual artist, and sound designer par excellence who has been producing an unremitting, sui generis body of work for nearly thirty years. Whether he’s creating soundtracks (Alejandro Iñárritu’s The Revenant being the most prominent),
Jordina Millà & Barry Guy ~ Live in Munich
There’s a saying about certain modes of improvisatory music: they’re more fun to play than they are to listen to. Pianist Jordina Millà and bassist Barry Guy’s Live in Munich, released on the legendary ECM label, gleefully and thrillingly proves that old chestnut wrong.
Jordina Millà & Barry Guy ~ Live in Munich
There’s a saying about certain modes of improvisatory music: they’re more fun to play than they are to listen to. Pianist Jordina Millà and bassist Barry Guy’s Live in Munich, released on the legendary ECM label, gleefully and thrillingly proves that old chestnut wrong.
a closer listen 