ACL 2024 ~ Spring Music Preview: Electronic

What will you be listening to as the snow melts, the flowers bloom and the birds return?  What will you play when you open your car windows for the first time this year, letting the fresh air in and the

ACL 2024 ~ Spring Music Preview: Electronic

What will you be listening to as the snow melts, the flowers bloom and the birds return?  What will you play when you open your car windows for the first time this year, letting the fresh air in and the

ACL 2024 ~ Spring Music Preview: Ambient & Drone

Astronomical spring is only two weeks away, and hundreds of spring albums have begun to poke through the sonic ether like crocuses and daffodils through dirt.  In a few weeks time, the bouquets will become fields, and the hills will

ACL 2024 ~ Spring Music Preview: Ambient & Drone

Astronomical spring is only two weeks away, and hundreds of spring albums have begun to poke through the sonic ether like crocuses and daffodils through dirt.  In a few weeks time, the bouquets will become fields, and the hills will

mayforest ~ ablatio (Plus Interview!)

Some may recognize the name mayforest from our review of nocny a couple years back or his self-titled release a few years before that.  Christian Maiwald’s music is eminently peaceful, the reflection of what we thought was a relatively placid, carefree life.  But then

mayforest ~ ablatio (Plus Interview!)

Some may recognize the name mayforest from our review of nocny a couple years back or his self-titled release a few years before that.  Christian Maiwald’s music is eminently peaceful, the reflection of what we thought was a relatively placid, carefree life.  But then

SP* Episode 34: OLD & NEW DREAMS – with Kerry O’Brien and Will Robin [podcast]

This episode of Sound Propositions features scholars Kerry O’Brien and Will Robin, editors of the recent anthology On Minimalism: Documenting a Musical Movement. Described as a historical source reader, the book compiles over 100 primary sources retelling the story of

SP* Episode 34: OLD & NEW DREAMS – with Kerry O’Brien and Will Robin [podcast]

This episode of Sound Propositions features scholars Kerry O’Brien and Will Robin, editors of the recent anthology On Minimalism: Documenting a Musical Movement. Described as a historical source reader, the book compiles over 100 primary sources retelling the story of

Marta Forsberg ~ Sjunger För Varandra

There’s nothing neutral about a tunnel. The enclosed atmosphere can trigger feelings of claustrophobia. Then there’s the knowledge of all that weight, solid or liquid, held in abeyance above and around you while you’re in it, suggesting the imminent possibility

Marta Forsberg ~ Sjunger För Varandra

There’s nothing neutral about a tunnel. The enclosed atmosphere can trigger feelings of claustrophobia. Then there’s the knowledge of all that weight, solid or liquid, held in abeyance above and around you while you’re in it, suggesting the imminent possibility

Andrey Kiritchenko ~ MARIA

MARIA is a gem of an album, celebratory in theme and sound.  Had it been released at any other time, it might only have been received as such, but in the current climate it also bears an invisible weight. Andrey Kiritchenko‘s

Andrey Kiritchenko ~ MARIA

MARIA is a gem of an album, celebratory in theme and sound.  Had it been released at any other time, it might only have been received as such, but in the current climate it also bears an invisible weight. Andrey Kiritchenko‘s

Fields Ohio ~ Some Melodies Are Memories You Never Really Leave Behind Vol. 1

We’re long overdue to feature Fields Ohio, and the release of Some Melodies Are Memories You Never Really Leave Behind, which includes unpublished tracks from their eleven-year career, provides us a prime opportunity.  The long-distance, New York to Ohio collaboration between

Fields Ohio ~ Some Melodies Are Memories You Never Really Leave Behind Vol. 1

We’re long overdue to feature Fields Ohio, and the release of Some Melodies Are Memories You Never Really Leave Behind, which includes unpublished tracks from their eleven-year career, provides us a prime opportunity.  The long-distance, New York to Ohio collaboration between

Jon Ekstrand ~ Sons (Vogter) Original Motion Picture Score

This past weekend, Gustav Möller’s Sons (Vogter) debuted at the Berlinale ’24 Competition, and is already received critical acclaim.  Möller’s prior film, “The Guilty,” was adapted into an English-language film starring Jake Gyllenhaal; composer Jon Ekstrand may be best known for the TV

Jon Ekstrand ~ Sons (Vogter) Original Motion Picture Score

This past weekend, Gustav Möller’s Sons (Vogter) debuted at the Berlinale ’24 Competition, and is already received critical acclaim.  Möller’s prior film, “The Guilty,” was adapted into an English-language film starring Jake Gyllenhaal; composer Jon Ekstrand may be best known for the TV