Posts Tagged: 12k

Federico Durand ~ A Través del Espejo
Loops and lullabies cover the mattress of Federico Durand‘s A Través del Espejo (Through the Mirror). The title refers to mirrors that face one another, creating endless reflections; the music provides an aural version of this effect. If one were unaware of

Federico Durand ~ A Través del Espejo
Loops and lullabies cover the mattress of Federico Durand‘s A Través del Espejo (Through the Mirror). The title refers to mirrors that face one another, creating endless reflections; the music provides an aural version of this effect. If one were unaware of

Pjusk ~ Solstøv
On its fourth album, Norwegian duo Pjusk essentially becomes a quartet. Rune Sagevik and Jostein Dahl Gjelsvik focus their attention on the timbres of Kåre Nymark Jr.’s trumpet, while 12k’s Taylor Deupree contributes gentle electronic manipulations. Solstøv is a slice of mood cut

Pjusk ~ Solstøv
On its fourth album, Norwegian duo Pjusk essentially becomes a quartet. Rune Sagevik and Jostein Dahl Gjelsvik focus their attention on the timbres of Kåre Nymark Jr.’s trumpet, while 12k’s Taylor Deupree contributes gentle electronic manipulations. Solstøv is a slice of mood cut

ACL 2013: The Year’s Best Winter Music
Winter music begins with the sound of wind and freezing rain, the crackle of ice and the soft tap of snowflakes. It continues with the sound of boots on snow, shovels and snow plows. Months later, it concludes with melting

ACL 2013: The Year’s Best Winter Music
Winter music begins with the sound of wind and freezing rain, the crackle of ice and the soft tap of snowflakes. It continues with the sound of boots on snow, shovels and snow plows. Months later, it concludes with melting

Seaworthy + Taylor Deupree ~ Wood Winter Hollow
Those in the Northern Hemisphere will believe that the timing of this album is off, while those in the Southern Hemisphere will consider it perfect. But since Cameron Webb (Seaworthy) left an Australian summer to record in a New York

Seaworthy + Taylor Deupree ~ Wood Winter Hollow
Those in the Northern Hemisphere will believe that the timing of this album is off, while those in the Southern Hemisphere will consider it perfect. But since Cameron Webb (Seaworthy) left an Australian summer to record in a New York

Marsen Jules ~ The Endless Change of Colour / Marsen Jules Trio ~ Présence Acousmatique
After releasing the techno tinged Sekundenschlaf under the krill.minima moniker, German sound artist Marsen Jules returns to more ambient territory with The Endless Change of Colour and delves into jazzier, more avant garde grounds with his trio on Présence Acousmatique.

Marsen Jules ~ The Endless Change of Colour / Marsen Jules Trio ~ Présence Acousmatique
After releasing the techno tinged Sekundenschlaf under the krill.minima moniker, German sound artist Marsen Jules returns to more ambient territory with The Endless Change of Colour and delves into jazzier, more avant garde grounds with his trio on Présence Acousmatique.

ACL 2012: The Top 20 Albums of the Year
Thousands of releases, hundreds of reviews, and it all comes down to this: the Top Twenty instrumental and experimental releases of 2012. This isn’t just the one percent; it’s a small percent of a percent, the cream of the crop.

ACL 2012: The Top 20 Albums of the Year
Thousands of releases, hundreds of reviews, and it all comes down to this: the Top Twenty instrumental and experimental releases of 2012. This isn’t just the one percent; it’s a small percent of a percent, the cream of the crop.

ACL 2012: Top Ten Field Recording & Soundscape
An expert field recording requires more than just a good weather-resistant microphone. One needs a feel for one’s subject matter, a discriminating ear, and the ability to make sound so powerful that it makes up for the lack of sight.

ACL 2012: Top Ten Field Recording & Soundscape
An expert field recording requires more than just a good weather-resistant microphone. One needs a feel for one’s subject matter, a discriminating ear, and the ability to make sound so powerful that it makes up for the lack of sight.

ACL 2012: The Year’s Best Labels
It seems only a year ago that I wrote an article on another site about the wonderful new label Time Released Sound. Oh wait ~ it was a year ago! In only a short span, TRS has risen to the very top.

ACL 2012: The Year’s Best Labels
It seems only a year ago that I wrote an article on another site about the wonderful new label Time Released Sound. Oh wait ~ it was a year ago! In only a short span, TRS has risen to the very top.