Posts Tagged: EUS

ACL 2013: Top Ten Drone

In a classroom, a drone is a nuisance, but in music, it’s an attraction.  These artists know that drone is more than sustained sound; it’s texture, movement and tone.  Songs hum like appliances, grind like motors & clank like factories.

ACL 2013: Top Ten Drone

In a classroom, a drone is a nuisance, but in music, it’s an attraction.  These artists know that drone is more than sustained sound; it’s texture, movement and tone.  Songs hum like appliances, grind like motors & clank like factories.

EUS ~ Sol Levit

Sol Levit arrives a year after Los Otros, the EUS album that inspired a remix disc.  It’s hard to imagine remixes of the new works, as the album unfolds as a seamless whole.  Instead of drone tracks, it’s a drone suite, with a

EUS ~ Sol Levit

Sol Levit arrives a year after Los Otros, the EUS album that inspired a remix disc.  It’s hard to imagine remixes of the new works, as the album unfolds as a seamless whole.  Instead of drone tracks, it’s a drone suite, with a

Lights Dim & Endless Melancholy ~ Soft Steps / Endless Melancholy ~ Epilogue

Poland’s Lights Dim and the Ukraine’s Endless Melancholy have been busy since they were last reviewed here at ACL, releasing a series of small-run, beautifully designed EPs.  (Lights Dim: please make a third edition of Moon!)  Each act borders on ambience, but

Lights Dim & Endless Melancholy ~ Soft Steps / Endless Melancholy ~ Epilogue

Poland’s Lights Dim and the Ukraine’s Endless Melancholy have been busy since they were last reviewed here at ACL, releasing a series of small-run, beautifully designed EPs.  (Lights Dim: please make a third edition of Moon!)  Each act borders on ambience, but

Ett Abigail ~ Five Tales

Five tales, 25 tracks, 44 minutes.  The new project from Jose Acuña (EUS) is drastically different from his former work.  The physical copy comes in a sturdy, rust-colored cloth pouch, along with a small paper ticket.  Momentarily forgiving the cliché, this is

Ett Abigail ~ Five Tales

Five tales, 25 tracks, 44 minutes.  The new project from Jose Acuña (EUS) is drastically different from his former work.  The physical copy comes in a sturdy, rust-colored cloth pouch, along with a small paper ticket.  Momentarily forgiving the cliché, this is

LCNL 014: ACL 2012 Mix

LCNL 014: Best of 2012 Mix by the new objective Download: http://bit.ly/ACLOSERLISTEN2012 Well my friends, 2012 is coming to a close and as I look back it has been quite a strong year for experimental music.  We also just celebrated

LCNL 014: ACL 2012 Mix

LCNL 014: Best of 2012 Mix by the new objective Download: http://bit.ly/ACLOSERLISTEN2012 Well my friends, 2012 is coming to a close and as I look back it has been quite a strong year for experimental music.  We also just celebrated

ACL 2012: Top Ten Drone

The drone category might be defined as the extended notes that draw our interest and spark our imagination.  These drones range from the quiet and soothing to the loud and abrasive; at times they are musical, at other times random.

ACL 2012: Top Ten Drone

The drone category might be defined as the extended notes that draw our interest and spark our imagination.  These drones range from the quiet and soothing to the loud and abrasive; at times they are musical, at other times random.

EUS, Postdrome & Saåad ~ Sustained Layers

There’s a lot of good music being released these days on limited edition cassette, and Sustained Layers is among the best.  The physical-digital divide is fully exposed when a recording as solid as this receives a press run of only 66; after

EUS, Postdrome & Saåad ~ Sustained Layers

There’s a lot of good music being released these days on limited edition cassette, and Sustained Layers is among the best.  The physical-digital divide is fully exposed when a recording as solid as this receives a press run of only 66; after