Posts Tagged: Low Point
ACL 2015: Top Ten Drone
Extended tones form the basis of Drone, a category that can be as soft as a refrigerator hum or as loud as the military plane that adopted its name. But there’s so much more to the genre than simple extension.
ACL 2015: Top Ten Drone
Extended tones form the basis of Drone, a category that can be as soft as a refrigerator hum or as loud as the military plane that adopted its name. But there’s so much more to the genre than simple extension.
Tim Catlin & Machinefabriek ~ Whorls
Tim Catlin & Machinefabriek‘s third collaboration is also their first in four years. The gap in time is clearly responsible for a shift in sound. Whorls is as dynamic and exciting as Patina was soft and calm. When the latter was released in 2011,
Tim Catlin & Machinefabriek ~ Whorls
Tim Catlin & Machinefabriek‘s third collaboration is also their first in four years. The gap in time is clearly responsible for a shift in sound. Whorls is as dynamic and exciting as Patina was soft and calm. When the latter was released in 2011,
ACL 2014: Top Ten Modern Composition
Listening again to these albums, we’re reminded of the aching beauty that graces modern composition. From “Atomos VII” to “going backwards to recover what was left behind”, from “The Musk Ox” to “pino” to “you are not alone, dear wolf”,
ACL 2014: Top Ten Modern Composition
Listening again to these albums, we’re reminded of the aching beauty that graces modern composition. From “Atomos VII” to “going backwards to recover what was left behind”, from “The Musk Ox” to “pino” to “you are not alone, dear wolf”,
P Jørgensen ~ Gold Beach
P Jørgensen‘s latest effort represents a shift in sound from the Danish composer. We’ve grown to expect an ambient blend of electronics from the artist, but here we encounter organic instrumentation, resembling a small orchestra. Whether this is the sign
P Jørgensen ~ Gold Beach
P Jørgensen‘s latest effort represents a shift in sound from the Danish composer. We’ve grown to expect an ambient blend of electronics from the artist, but here we encounter organic instrumentation, resembling a small orchestra. Whether this is the sign
Kyle Bobby Dunn ~ Fragments And Compositions Of
Lagging behind, slow, thin orbs of light sigh softly in the stark presence of loneliness. The cloudy headlights give away the location of lost cars, streaking down the highway in an endless blur like falling tears that have nowhere left
Kyle Bobby Dunn ~ Fragments And Compositions Of
Lagging behind, slow, thin orbs of light sigh softly in the stark presence of loneliness. The cloudy headlights give away the location of lost cars, streaking down the highway in an endless blur like falling tears that have nowhere left
ACL 2012: The Top 20 Albums of the Year
Thousands of releases, hundreds of reviews, and it all comes down to this: the Top Twenty instrumental and experimental releases of 2012. This isn’t just the one percent; it’s a small percent of a percent, the cream of the crop.
ACL 2012: The Top 20 Albums of the Year
Thousands of releases, hundreds of reviews, and it all comes down to this: the Top Twenty instrumental and experimental releases of 2012. This isn’t just the one percent; it’s a small percent of a percent, the cream of the crop.
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.
a closer listen 