Posts Tagged: Constellation
ACL 2015: Top Ten Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz
If there was any doubt about our pick of Constellation Records as our Label of the Year, this feature should prove it, as three of our Top Ten picks come from their stable. GY!BE continues to cast a long shadow.
ACL 2015: Top Ten Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz
If there was any doubt about our pick of Constellation Records as our Label of the Year, this feature should prove it, as three of our Top Ten picks come from their stable. GY!BE continues to cast a long shadow.
ACL 2015: Top Ten Modern Composition
The loveliest sounds of the year are found right here. With a tender approach and attention to detail, these composers mine the spectrum of emotions to produce works of gravity and grace. Once upon a time, we called this music
ACL 2015: Top Ten Modern Composition
The loveliest sounds of the year are found right here. With a tender approach and attention to detail, these composers mine the spectrum of emotions to produce works of gravity and grace. Once upon a time, we called this music
ACL 2015: Top Ten Experimental
The cool, the crazy, the distinctive ~ every artist and album has a shot here. In this section, we celebrate music that’s clearly different from the competition. Experiments don’t always work, but here they have; these risks have produced rewards.
ACL 2015: Top Ten Experimental
The cool, the crazy, the distinctive ~ every artist and album has a shot here. In this section, we celebrate music that’s clearly different from the competition. Experiments don’t always work, but here they have; these risks have produced rewards.
ACL 2015: The Year’s Best Labels
Montreal’s Constellation Records returns to our top spot this year, with five charted releases. Also selected as ACL’s labels of the year are London’s Erased Tapes and France’s Eilean Records. These labels are producing some of the industry’s finest work.
ACL 2015: The Year’s Best Labels
Montreal’s Constellation Records returns to our top spot this year, with five charted releases. Also selected as ACL’s labels of the year are London’s Erased Tapes and France’s Eilean Records. These labels are producing some of the industry’s finest work.
Esmerine ~ Lost Voices
It’s just not fair. Montreal’s Esmerine was already one of the world’s best instrumental rock bands, with roots stretching back to GY!BE and Thee Silver Mt. Zion. But now the band has added members and guest stars, including touring member Jérémi Roy
Esmerine ~ Lost Voices
It’s just not fair. Montreal’s Esmerine was already one of the world’s best instrumental rock bands, with roots stretching back to GY!BE and Thee Silver Mt. Zion. But now the band has added members and guest stars, including touring member Jérémi Roy
Jerusalem In My Heart ~ If He Dies, If If If If If If
Constellation is having another banner year, with first-half albums by Matana Roberts, Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Colin Stetson and Sarah Neufeld already making an impact. Their next hit comes from the fiery international duo Jerusalem In My Heart. Even more
Jerusalem In My Heart ~ If He Dies, If If If If If If
Constellation is having another banner year, with first-half albums by Matana Roberts, Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Colin Stetson and Sarah Neufeld already making an impact. Their next hit comes from the fiery international duo Jerusalem In My Heart. Even more
Colin Stetson and Sarah Neufeld ~ Never were the way she was
It’s a lovely thing when two solo artists mesh – in this instance, saxophonist / clarinetist Colin Stetson and violinist Sarah Neufeld. Each artist is coming off an artistic triumph (Stetson’s New History Warfare series and Neufeld’s solo debut Hero Brother), and each has developed a solid
Colin Stetson and Sarah Neufeld ~ Never were the way she was
It’s a lovely thing when two solo artists mesh – in this instance, saxophonist / clarinetist Colin Stetson and violinist Sarah Neufeld. Each artist is coming off an artistic triumph (Stetson’s New History Warfare series and Neufeld’s solo debut Hero Brother), and each has developed a solid
Matana Roberts ~ Coin Coin Chapter Three: river run thee
Coin Coin Chapter Three is one of the best albums of 2015. How do we know this already? Because in the modern era, there has never been a year in which ten albums were better than this one. Matana Roberts is a
Matana Roberts ~ Coin Coin Chapter Three: river run thee
Coin Coin Chapter Three is one of the best albums of 2015. How do we know this already? Because in the modern era, there has never been a year in which ten albums were better than this one. Matana Roberts is a
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