Posts Tagged: Mappa
ACL 2025 ~ Music for Stained Glass
As the holy season approaches, we begin to long for music that makes our souls sing, while avoiding any saccharine sweetness. This year’s albums are united not by institutional frames, but by their spiritual tone. Listeners may feel their hearts
ACL 2025 ~ Music for Stained Glass
As the holy season approaches, we begin to long for music that makes our souls sing, while avoiding any saccharine sweetness. This year’s albums are united not by institutional frames, but by their spiritual tone. Listeners may feel their hearts
Richard Hronský ~ Pohreb (The Funeral)
Some people collect old family photographs to preserve their childhood memories; since he was sixteen, Richard Hronský has been collecting little snippets of sound. These recordings are folded into Pohreb (The Funeral), tracing life in his grandparents’ house and now
Richard Hronský ~ Pohreb (The Funeral)
Some people collect old family photographs to preserve their childhood memories; since he was sixteen, Richard Hronský has been collecting little snippets of sound. These recordings are folded into Pohreb (The Funeral), tracing life in his grandparents’ house and now
Action Pyramid & Jack Greenhalgh ~ Mardle: Daily Rhythms of a Pond
Oceans, lakes and streams get all the glory, but Action Pyramid & Jack Greenhalgh are interested in ponds: specifically, the ways in which ponds offer their own take on the dawn and dusk chorus. In Mardle: Daily Rhythms of a Pond, hydrophones capture
Action Pyramid & Jack Greenhalgh ~ Mardle: Daily Rhythms of a Pond
Oceans, lakes and streams get all the glory, but Action Pyramid & Jack Greenhalgh are interested in ponds: specifically, the ways in which ponds offer their own take on the dawn and dusk chorus. In Mardle: Daily Rhythms of a Pond, hydrophones capture
Adela Mede ~ Ne Lépj a Virágra
Ne Lépj a Virágra, says Hungarian-Slovakian singer-composer Adele Mede; don’t step on the flower. By this she means, don’t stamp out hope, or innocence, or creativity, or life. She backs up this admonition with an album that teems with encouragement, from the
Adela Mede ~ Ne Lépj a Virágra
Ne Lépj a Virágra, says Hungarian-Slovakian singer-composer Adele Mede; don’t step on the flower. By this she means, don’t stamp out hope, or innocence, or creativity, or life. She backs up this admonition with an album that teems with encouragement, from the
Symposium Musicum ~ S/T
Who has the right to define an area: locals, outsiders, or a combination of both? Those who live within the borders of a community may lack objectivity, while those who live without may lack subjectivity. The sound artists of Symposium
Symposium Musicum ~ S/T
Who has the right to define an area: locals, outsiders, or a combination of both? Those who live within the borders of a community may lack objectivity, while those who live without may lack subjectivity. The sound artists of Symposium
ACL 2022 ~ Top Ten Field Recording & Soundscape
What is the sound of the year? In recent years, it might have been the sound of silence, or that of pots and pans struck in solidarity; it might have been the sound of protest, or of fire. This year,
ACL 2022 ~ Top Ten Field Recording & Soundscape
What is the sound of the year? In recent years, it might have been the sound of silence, or that of pots and pans struck in solidarity; it might have been the sound of protest, or of fire. This year,
Baldruin ~ Kleine Freuden
What are the odds that three albums of one-minute songs would all be released in a three-week stretch? Perhaps inspired by Minute Papillon and One Minute Older, which both appeared in our Best Compilations feature, Ever Given, Ümlaut and Baldruin have each unveiled new
Baldruin ~ Kleine Freuden
What are the odds that three albums of one-minute songs would all be released in a three-week stretch? Perhaps inspired by Minute Papillon and One Minute Older, which both appeared in our Best Compilations feature, Ever Given, Ümlaut and Baldruin have each unveiled new
Alexandra Spence ~ a veil, the sea
a veil, the sea is Alexandra Spence‘s second sea-themed release of the summer, arriving on the heels of Blue waves, Green waves on Room40. Her Mappa album retains the drone-like fascinations of the prior work while increasing the amount of field recordings. From the
Alexandra Spence ~ a veil, the sea
a veil, the sea is Alexandra Spence‘s second sea-themed release of the summer, arriving on the heels of Blue waves, Green waves on Room40. Her Mappa album retains the drone-like fascinations of the prior work while increasing the amount of field recordings. From the
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