Posts Tagged: Folklore Tapes
ACL 2016: The Year’s Best Packaging
Next week we’ll look at the year’s best cover art; in this article, we consider overall packaging. In an era when many consider the physical format to be extinct, these artists and labels say otherwise. A couple can still be
ACL 2016: The Year’s Best Packaging
Next week we’ll look at the year’s best cover art; in this article, we consider overall packaging. In an era when many consider the physical format to be extinct, these artists and labels say otherwise. A couple can still be
ACL 2016: Music for Haunted Houses
Halloween is just around the corner, which means it’s time for A Closer Listen‘s first wrap-up chart of 2016! 2016 was a particularly good year for dark music, as these selections are culled from a list many times their size. The
ACL 2016: Music for Haunted Houses
Halloween is just around the corner, which means it’s time for A Closer Listen‘s first wrap-up chart of 2016! 2016 was a particularly good year for dark music, as these selections are culled from a list many times their size. The
Folklore Tapes ~ Black Dog Traditions of England
Ian Humberstone and David Chatton Barker have done it again. Two years have passed since Theo Brown and the Folklore of Dartmoor, and many fine sets have been released by Folklore Tapes since then, but Black Dog Traditions of England is the heir apparent
Folklore Tapes ~ Black Dog Traditions of England
Ian Humberstone and David Chatton Barker have done it again. Two years have passed since Theo Brown and the Folklore of Dartmoor, and many fine sets have been released by Folklore Tapes since then, but Black Dog Traditions of England is the heir apparent
ACL 2015: The Year’s Best Winter Music
Winter music is inspired by winter and sounds like winter, yet winter contains a wide range of inspirations and sounds: from ice-locked ships to children’s games, from piano flurries to fronts of drones. Its variety is its beauty. Just as
ACL 2015: The Year’s Best Winter Music
Winter music is inspired by winter and sounds like winter, yet winter contains a wide range of inspirations and sounds: from ice-locked ships to children’s games, from piano flurries to fronts of drones. Its variety is its beauty. Just as
Folklore Tapes ~ Fore Hallowe’en
Every Halloween, we review an album suitable for the occasion. In 2012, we chose Deison’s Quiet Rooms; in 2013 it was The Holocene’s Horror Scene. This year, the honor goes to Folklore Tapes’ cassette compilation Fore Hallowe’en, which is the
Folklore Tapes ~ Fore Hallowe’en
Every Halloween, we review an album suitable for the occasion. In 2012, we chose Deison’s Quiet Rooms; in 2013 it was The Holocene’s Horror Scene. This year, the honor goes to Folklore Tapes’ cassette compilation Fore Hallowe’en, which is the
Ian Humberstone and David Chatton Barker ~ Theo Brown and the Folklore of Dartmoor
This box set is an astonishment: a multi-format release so comprehensive that one wonders at the time, effort and love that were required to create it. The sixth and most elaborate of the Folklore Tapes series, Theo Brown and the Folklore
Ian Humberstone and David Chatton Barker ~ Theo Brown and the Folklore of Dartmoor
This box set is an astonishment: a multi-format release so comprehensive that one wonders at the time, effort and love that were required to create it. The sixth and most elaborate of the Folklore Tapes series, Theo Brown and the Folklore
Folklore Tapes ~ Chthonic Cities
Folklore Tapes is one of the industry’s most distinctive labels. Their ongoing mission is to “research and soundtrack” the traditions of Devon, Lancashire and outlying areas, and to present the results in bespoke editions: hardback books, booklets and cassettes. Their
Folklore Tapes ~ Chthonic Cities
Folklore Tapes is one of the industry’s most distinctive labels. Their ongoing mission is to “research and soundtrack” the traditions of Devon, Lancashire and outlying areas, and to present the results in bespoke editions: hardback books, booklets and cassettes. Their
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