Posts Tagged: Editions Mego
Grand River ~ All Above
Tears leak from Aimée Portioli’s eyes as she looks to the sky, surrounded by a cascade of water. Her left hand rests on her right shoulder, as if in supplication. When matched with the album title ~ All Above ~ and
Grand River ~ All Above
Tears leak from Aimée Portioli’s eyes as she looks to the sky, surrounded by a cascade of water. Her left hand rests on her right shoulder, as if in supplication. When matched with the album title ~ All Above ~ and
ACL 2022 ~ The Top 20 Albums of the Year
Thousands of submissions, hundreds of reviews, and it all comes down to this: The Top 20 Albums of 2022! Our headlines: women dominate, filling the top five spots, and a former champion returns to the top. The top three albums
ACL 2022 ~ The Top 20 Albums of the Year
Thousands of submissions, hundreds of reviews, and it all comes down to this: The Top 20 Albums of 2022! Our headlines: women dominate, filling the top five spots, and a former champion returns to the top. The top three albums
ACL 2022 ~ Top Ten Electronic
Is it unfeeling to dance when the world seems to be falling apart? Or is the communal mingling of bodies essential to one’s well-being? The albums on this list were composed in a time of relative isolation, yet look to
ACL 2022 ~ Top Ten Electronic
Is it unfeeling to dance when the world seems to be falling apart? Or is the communal mingling of bodies essential to one’s well-being? The albums on this list were composed in a time of relative isolation, yet look to
Hüma Utku ~ The Psychologist
Hüma Utku‘s distinctive background ~ raised in Istanbul, now based in Berlin ~ may be responsible for the distinctive industrial timbres of The Psychologist. But the subject matter is another obvious culprit, as the artist draws inspiration from a variety of
Hüma Utku ~ The Psychologist
Hüma Utku‘s distinctive background ~ raised in Istanbul, now based in Berlin ~ may be responsible for the distinctive industrial timbres of The Psychologist. But the subject matter is another obvious culprit, as the artist draws inspiration from a variety of
ACL 2021 ~ Top Ten Drone
Drone is the music of suspension: a constant underpinning of sound graced by modulation. The music was perfect for a year in which things seemed to move very slowly, as if through molasses. Many of the artists on this year’s
ACL 2021 ~ Top Ten Drone
Drone is the music of suspension: a constant underpinning of sound graced by modulation. The music was perfect for a year in which things seemed to move very slowly, as if through molasses. Many of the artists on this year’s
BJ Nilsen ~ Irreal
It’s been a while since BJ Nilsen has released an album proper, although last year’s multi-month, hours-long pandemic project Pending / Auditory Scenes Amsterdam should be an album ~ it stands as one of the year’s most enduring sonic documents. Now that Nilsen is
BJ Nilsen ~ Irreal
It’s been a while since BJ Nilsen has released an album proper, although last year’s multi-month, hours-long pandemic project Pending / Auditory Scenes Amsterdam should be an album ~ it stands as one of the year’s most enduring sonic documents. Now that Nilsen is
Klara Lewis ~ Ingrid
The granular, watery artwork that adorns Klara Lewis’ latest release is just as irreducible and calculated as the music it accompanies. The single, twenty minute piece fragments a lone cello loop the way that outer threads on a quilt might
Klara Lewis ~ Ingrid
The granular, watery artwork that adorns Klara Lewis’ latest release is just as irreducible and calculated as the music it accompanies. The single, twenty minute piece fragments a lone cello loop the way that outer threads on a quilt might
A Closer Listen’s Best Albums of the Decade
The decade is over, and a new one has just begun! A happy new year to all of our readers. As we close the book on the old year and put the last decade to bed, we offer one final
A Closer Listen’s Best Albums of the Decade
The decade is over, and a new one has just begun! A happy new year to all of our readers. As we close the book on the old year and put the last decade to bed, we offer one final
a closer listen 