Posts Tagged: Constellation

ACL 2023 ~ The Top 20 Albums of the Year

This year’s Top 20 list is noteworthy for its variety, a reflection of the wealth of music on the market.  For every 200 albums submitted to ACL, only one makes our final list.  This makes it all the more remarkable

ACL 2023 ~ The Top 20 Albums of the Year

This year’s Top 20 list is noteworthy for its variety, a reflection of the wealth of music on the market.  For every 200 albums submitted to ACL, only one makes our final list.  This makes it all the more remarkable

SP* Episode 32: INDISCREET MUSIC – with Patrick Nickleson [podcast]

Patrick Nickleson is the author of The Names of Minimalism: Authorship, Art, Music, and Historiography in Dispute, an academic study that radically reconsiders the origins and boundaries of musical minimalism. Uninterested in searching for the earliest work of musical minimalism,

SP* Episode 32: INDISCREET MUSIC – with Patrick Nickleson [podcast]

Patrick Nickleson is the author of The Names of Minimalism: Authorship, Art, Music, and Historiography in Dispute, an academic study that radically reconsiders the origins and boundaries of musical minimalism. Uninterested in searching for the earliest work of musical minimalism,

Markus Floats ~ Fourth Album

Fans of Markus Floats‘ Third Album will receive the fourth record as an expansion of timbre and theme; newcomers may go back to seek out his Constellation debut.  That percolating record was filled with layer upon MIDI layer, as effervescent as sparkling

Markus Floats ~ Fourth Album

Fans of Markus Floats‘ Third Album will receive the fourth record as an expansion of timbre and theme; newcomers may go back to seek out his Constellation debut.  That percolating record was filled with layer upon MIDI layer, as effervescent as sparkling

Matana Roberts ~ Coin Coin Chapter Five: In the Garden…

Matana Roberts is now twelve years into the Coin Coin project, one of the century’s most culturally important musical works.  With Chapter Five: In the Garden…, the artist continues to stun.  Chapter Five is audacious, confrontational, harrowing, mesmerizing, enrapturing and potentially transformational.  One

Matana Roberts ~ Coin Coin Chapter Five: In the Garden…

Matana Roberts is now twelve years into the Coin Coin project, one of the century’s most culturally important musical works.  With Chapter Five: In the Garden…, the artist continues to stun.  Chapter Five is audacious, confrontational, harrowing, mesmerizing, enrapturing and potentially transformational.  One

ACL 2022 ~ Top Ten Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz

One of the wonderful things about this blended portfolio is that when one genre produces less than the others, another steps up to fill the gap.  This year, we are proud to say that all four made the list.  Some

ACL 2022 ~ Top Ten Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz

One of the wonderful things about this blended portfolio is that when one genre produces less than the others, another steps up to fill the gap.  This year, we are proud to say that all four made the list.  Some

SP* Episode 27: ATTUNEMENT – with Jessica Moss [podcast]

Jessica Moss has just released Galaxy Heart, a surprising collection of ten songs that form a companion to last year’s Phosphenes. The Montréal-based composer, violinist, and vocalist recorded the material for both records (and more) during the peak of early

SP* Episode 27: ATTUNEMENT – with Jessica Moss [podcast]

Jessica Moss has just released Galaxy Heart, a surprising collection of ten songs that form a companion to last year’s Phosphenes. The Montréal-based composer, violinist, and vocalist recorded the material for both records (and more) during the peak of early

The 40 Best Compilation Albums of All Time ~ Part Two

Welcome to the second half of our list, in which we survey the best compilations. We shall keep the introductory waffle to part one, but suffice to say – we have tried to be as comprehensive as possible for this

The 40 Best Compilation Albums of All Time ~ Part Two

Welcome to the second half of our list, in which we survey the best compilations. We shall keep the introductory waffle to part one, but suffice to say – we have tried to be as comprehensive as possible for this

Esmerine ~ Everything Was Forever Until It Was No More

A few weeks ago, Esmerine surprise-dropped a new digital album, with the official physical release set for August 26.  This is a pretty rare feat, typically reserved for the likes of Beyoncé, but Esmerine is a luminary in the post-rock world.  Way

Esmerine ~ Everything Was Forever Until It Was No More

A few weeks ago, Esmerine surprise-dropped a new digital album, with the official physical release set for August 26.  This is a pretty rare feat, typically reserved for the likes of Beyoncé, but Esmerine is a luminary in the post-rock world.  Way