Posts Tagged: Dalot

ACL 2024 ~ Top Ten Ambient

Approximately 4000 instrumental albums were submitted for review this year, nearly half of them ambient.  To reach the summit is like climbing up the hill on the cover of Hollie Kenniff’s For Forever.  The competition has never been so fierce

ACL 2024 ~ Top Ten Ambient

Approximately 4000 instrumental albums were submitted for review this year, nearly half of them ambient.  To reach the summit is like climbing up the hill on the cover of Hollie Kenniff’s For Forever.  The competition has never been so fierce

ACL 2024 ~ The Happiest Music of the Year

We all need happy music: music to lift our moods, raise our spirits and distract us from our problems. These ten albums provide a wide range of panaceas, from peaceful reassurance to high-energy cheer. Happy artists don’t ignore the world’s

ACL 2024 ~ The Happiest Music of the Year

We all need happy music: music to lift our moods, raise our spirits and distract us from our problems. These ten albums provide a wide range of panaceas, from peaceful reassurance to high-energy cheer. Happy artists don’t ignore the world’s

Dalot ~ Aquarium

Dalot‘s Aquarium is a delightful album that can be read on a number of levels: as a diary of parenthood, an ecological parable or a celebration of summer.  Or one might simply take it at face value: the story of a lionfish

Dalot ~ Aquarium

Dalot‘s Aquarium is a delightful album that can be read on a number of levels: as a diary of parenthood, an ecological parable or a celebration of summer.  Or one might simply take it at face value: the story of a lionfish

Dalot & Sound Awakener ~ Little Things

When opening a package from Fluid Audio, the first thing one notices is the scent.  We imagine the label filled with various florals, from dried blossoms to aromatic extracts.  This time around, certain copies of the CD are floral too;

Dalot & Sound Awakener ~ Little Things

When opening a package from Fluid Audio, the first thing one notices is the scent.  We imagine the label filled with various florals, from dried blossoms to aromatic extracts.  This time around, certain copies of the CD are floral too;

ACL 2016: The Happiest Music of the Year

After a year such as this, we could all use some happy music.  But we don’t want silly music; we just want our moods to be lifted so that we can begin to see the good in the world again.  These ten

ACL 2016: The Happiest Music of the Year

After a year such as this, we could all use some happy music.  But we don’t want silly music; we just want our moods to be lifted so that we can begin to see the good in the world again.  These ten

Dalot ~ Mutogibito

We believe we’ve found the perfect album for Mother’s Day!  With Mutogibito, Dalot (Maria Papadomanolaki) returns to her roots, while celebrating the newness of motherhood.  She’s made an album which her young daughter Athena will likely enjoy now and brag about later. The

Dalot ~ Mutogibito

We believe we’ve found the perfect album for Mother’s Day!  With Mutogibito, Dalot (Maria Papadomanolaki) returns to her roots, while celebrating the newness of motherhood.  She’s made an album which her young daughter Athena will likely enjoy now and brag about later. The

LCNL 056: n5MD Ambient Immersion Mix

Following the last few beat heavy mixes, Oakland-based record label n5MD delivers this soothing mix as a welcome departure, perfect for these first cold days of winter.  Specializing in more melodic forms of music,  label boss Mike Cadoo puts together this

LCNL 056: n5MD Ambient Immersion Mix

Following the last few beat heavy mixes, Oakland-based record label n5MD delivers this soothing mix as a welcome departure, perfect for these first cold days of winter.  Specializing in more melodic forms of music,  label boss Mike Cadoo puts together this

ACL 2013: Top Ten Electronic

A quick glance around the few remaining outposts of the printed UK music press suggests that guitar bands are still very much ruling the roost, although it’s pretty obvious to anyone outside of a small coterie of indie-obsessed music hacks

ACL 2013: Top Ten Electronic

A quick glance around the few remaining outposts of the printed UK music press suggests that guitar bands are still very much ruling the roost, although it’s pretty obvious to anyone outside of a small coterie of indie-obsessed music hacks