First Half Highlights: The Top 20
The year is only half over, and we couldn’t wait! We asked our staff to choose their favorite albums from the first half of 2024, and have compiled a top twenty. These are the albums that our writers are still
First Half Highlights: The Top 20
The year is only half over, and we couldn’t wait! We asked our staff to choose their favorite albums from the first half of 2024, and have compiled a top twenty. These are the albums that our writers are still
Extra Life ~ The Sacred Vowel
From the outset, we are faced with an interesting decision on the part of a band known for its challenging, unique musical imaginary: a lullaby. Extra Life has done this before, in 2012’s Dream Seeds, but this time around it
Extra Life ~ The Sacred Vowel
From the outset, we are faced with an interesting decision on the part of a band known for its challenging, unique musical imaginary: a lullaby. Extra Life has done this before, in 2012’s Dream Seeds, but this time around it
Alex Keller ~ Sleep room
Sleep room is an album for anyone who has ever fallen in love with the noise of electronic equipment and appliances. As someone who misses the sound of dial-up (which made the wait bearable) and enjoys mowing lawns for the sound
Alex Keller ~ Sleep room
Sleep room is an album for anyone who has ever fallen in love with the noise of electronic equipment and appliances. As someone who misses the sound of dial-up (which made the wait bearable) and enjoys mowing lawns for the sound
Million Moons ~ I May Be Some Time
I’m just going outside and may be some time. These were the last words spoken by Captain Lawrence Oates before he walked into the ice and snow and disappeared forever. Considered an act of nobility, Oates’ sacrifice was made that
Million Moons ~ I May Be Some Time
I’m just going outside and may be some time. These were the last words spoken by Captain Lawrence Oates before he walked into the ice and snow and disappeared forever. Considered an act of nobility, Oates’ sacrifice was made that
David Vélez ~ Comfort Food
Comfort Food may be one of the cruelest albums ever recorded. First, David Vélez plants vegetable seeds, then takes care of the cute little babies (pictured on the cover) as they grow. He feeds them, waters them and plays sine waves and
David Vélez ~ Comfort Food
Comfort Food may be one of the cruelest albums ever recorded. First, David Vélez plants vegetable seeds, then takes care of the cute little babies (pictured on the cover) as they grow. He feeds them, waters them and plays sine waves and
Seán Ronayne ~ Wild Silence
Very few field recording albums cross over into the mainstream, attracting the public’s eye. The last to make an impact was Australian Bird Calls – Songs of Disappearance, which topped the overall charts in its native land and spawned a
Seán Ronayne ~ Wild Silence
Very few field recording albums cross over into the mainstream, attracting the public’s eye. The last to make an impact was Australian Bird Calls – Songs of Disappearance, which topped the overall charts in its native land and spawned a
SP* Episode 36: CREATIVE LISTENING – with C. Lavender [podcast]
C. Lavender is a sound artist, sound healing practitioner, educator, and author of Transcendent Waves: How Listening Shapes Our Creative Lives. She has worked with labels including Editions Mego, RVNG, Longform Editions, and most recently iDEAL, who have just released
SP* Episode 36: CREATIVE LISTENING – with C. Lavender [podcast]
C. Lavender is a sound artist, sound healing practitioner, educator, and author of Transcendent Waves: How Listening Shapes Our Creative Lives. She has worked with labels including Editions Mego, RVNG, Longform Editions, and most recently iDEAL, who have just released
øjeRum ~ Cut Paper Flowers
Anyone familiar with the work of the enigmatic Danish musician and artist øjeRum, aka Paw Grabowski, knows of the deep and dreamlike auras he conjures with his prodigious output of music – and the arresting cover art he creates. Using Victorian-era
øjeRum ~ Cut Paper Flowers
Anyone familiar with the work of the enigmatic Danish musician and artist øjeRum, aka Paw Grabowski, knows of the deep and dreamlike auras he conjures with his prodigious output of music – and the arresting cover art he creates. Using Victorian-era
