PRAED Orchestra! ~ The Dictionary of Lost Meanings

For nearly two decades, Lebanese experimental musicians and composers Raed Yassin and Paed Conca have been developing a thrilling hybrid of Arabic working-class popular music and psych-adjacent free jazz as PRAED, fusing their love of Egyptian shaabi with fried electronics,

PRAED Orchestra! ~ The Dictionary of Lost Meanings

For nearly two decades, Lebanese experimental musicians and composers Raed Yassin and Paed Conca have been developing a thrilling hybrid of Arabic working-class popular music and psych-adjacent free jazz as PRAED, fusing their love of Egyptian shaabi with fried electronics,

Various Artists ~ Total Spook Mixtape

Every year, we look for the perfect release to review on Halloween, and this year’s choice is particularly fitting.  If you’re hosting a haunted house tonight, or entertaining trick or treaters, we recommend this as your soundtrack.  Total Spook Mixtape is

Various Artists ~ Total Spook Mixtape

Every year, we look for the perfect release to review on Halloween, and this year’s choice is particularly fitting.  If you’re hosting a haunted house tonight, or entertaining trick or treaters, we recommend this as your soundtrack.  Total Spook Mixtape is

Tomáš Šenkyřík & Pavel Zlámal ~ 306

The musicians come in, the musicians come out; the instruments come in, the instruments come out; and not a note is played. Pavel Zlámal‘s 306 Beers event was convened to celebrate the 200th birthday of Czech composer Bedřich Smetana and the 106th

Tomáš Šenkyřík & Pavel Zlámal ~ 306

The musicians come in, the musicians come out; the instruments come in, the instruments come out; and not a note is played. Pavel Zlámal‘s 306 Beers event was convened to celebrate the 200th birthday of Czech composer Bedřich Smetana and the 106th

Dalton Alexander ~ At Some Point It Stopped

Dalton Alexander has carved out a comfortable sonic niche in which music and field recordings intertwine and the memories of childhood are specific and sharp. Endearing tracks have included “Requiem for Rubber Bands” and “Scholastic Book Fair,” sparking a tactile nostalgia.

Dalton Alexander ~ At Some Point It Stopped

Dalton Alexander has carved out a comfortable sonic niche in which music and field recordings intertwine and the memories of childhood are specific and sharp. Endearing tracks have included “Requiem for Rubber Bands” and “Scholastic Book Fair,” sparking a tactile nostalgia.

Of Mountains and Seas ~ S/T

Most of us are vulnerable to occasional existential musings, but nothing evokes this type of thought quite like spending time around a young child. Children are infinitely inquisitive, and their “why” questions can cut unexpectedly deep. Aurélien Regert, in his

Of Mountains and Seas ~ S/T

Most of us are vulnerable to occasional existential musings, but nothing evokes this type of thought quite like spending time around a young child. Children are infinitely inquisitive, and their “why” questions can cut unexpectedly deep. Aurélien Regert, in his

The Second Hand Orchestra ~ Puzzle

The Second Hand Orchestra‘s last two releases were cover-dominant, but immensely appealing.  The Slow Summer EP contained orchestral versions of summer nuggets including “Summertime Sadness” and “Cruel Summer,” as well as a traditional Swedish graduation tune, recorded outdoors.  Before that

The Second Hand Orchestra ~ Puzzle

The Second Hand Orchestra‘s last two releases were cover-dominant, but immensely appealing.  The Slow Summer EP contained orchestral versions of summer nuggets including “Summertime Sadness” and “Cruel Summer,” as well as a traditional Swedish graduation tune, recorded outdoors.  Before that

Tortoise ~ Touch

International Anthem is celebrating its 11th Anniversary this year, and what better way to underline the label’s progression than to release the new Tortoise album, arguably their highest profile signing to date. Touch has been a while coming. International Anthem

Tortoise ~ Touch

International Anthem is celebrating its 11th Anniversary this year, and what better way to underline the label’s progression than to release the new Tortoise album, arguably their highest profile signing to date. Touch has been a while coming. International Anthem

*Press A* ~ Tumult Kollektiv ~ The Knightling

It all starts with wonder. Adventure as the longing expansion of thinking oneself another. A desire for the stars to burrow into the ground before us, enchantment as the very mechanics of our movement to grasp something that is not

*Press A* ~ Tumult Kollektiv ~ The Knightling

It all starts with wonder. Adventure as the longing expansion of thinking oneself another. A desire for the stars to burrow into the ground before us, enchantment as the very mechanics of our movement to grasp something that is not