Posts Tagged: Mexican Summer
ACL 2019 ~ Top Ten Ambient
And now, the first of the Big Seven Lists! We receive more ambient music than anything else, at times equal to all the other genres combined. This makes the field our most competitive, which is ironic considering the fact that
ACL 2019 ~ Top Ten Ambient
And now, the first of the Big Seven Lists! We receive more ambient music than anything else, at times equal to all the other genres combined. This makes the field our most competitive, which is ironic considering the fact that
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma ~ Tracing Back the Radiance
In his new full-bodied release, Jefre Cantu-Ledesma positions himself in a ghostly curatorial role in which the presence of collaboration foregrounds the content. A host of guest musicians lend their relatively definable instruments to a prismatic soundscape that recalls the
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma ~ Tracing Back the Radiance
In his new full-bodied release, Jefre Cantu-Ledesma positions himself in a ghostly curatorial role in which the presence of collaboration foregrounds the content. A host of guest musicians lend their relatively definable instruments to a prismatic soundscape that recalls the
ACL 2015: Top Ten Electronic
When looking at this year’s staff selections in the Electronic category, I am struck by one glaring fact: none of these selections are typical. There’s no straight-up house, techno or club music here, although we do cover such genres. This may
ACL 2015: Top Ten Electronic
When looking at this year’s staff selections in the Electronic category, I am struck by one glaring fact: none of these selections are typical. There’s no straight-up house, techno or club music here, although we do cover such genres. This may
Co La ~ No No
The unusual lead single “Suffering (Tuesday)” makes one curious about the entire album. Vocal samples, machine guns, crashes, a horn, a dog and an alarm are shoehorned into a percussive, upbeat track that seems to change suffering into something celebratory,
Co La ~ No No
The unusual lead single “Suffering (Tuesday)” makes one curious about the entire album. Vocal samples, machine guns, crashes, a horn, a dog and an alarm are shoehorned into a percussive, upbeat track that seems to change suffering into something celebratory,
Electronic Observations 2015 #4
AKA The first annual quarterly review. This is the initial wave of catch up reviews for 2015. There will be more to come and hopefully over the next six months I’ll be a bit more on the pulse. (Jeremy Bye)
Electronic Observations 2015 #4
AKA The first annual quarterly review. This is the initial wave of catch up reviews for 2015. There will be more to come and hopefully over the next six months I’ll be a bit more on the pulse. (Jeremy Bye)
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma ~ A Year With 13 Moons
According to a little snippet of info at the beginning of a Rainer Werner Fassbinder movie that pretty much shares its title with Jefre Cantu-Ledesma‘s album, every seven years we have one in which there’s not 12 but 13 full
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma ~ A Year With 13 Moons
According to a little snippet of info at the beginning of a Rainer Werner Fassbinder movie that pretty much shares its title with Jefre Cantu-Ledesma‘s album, every seven years we have one in which there’s not 12 but 13 full
ACL 2012: Top Ten Experimental
Many artists claim to be experimental, simply since they experiment; but this does not make them experimental artists. In order to be placed in this category, an artist must be wildly improvisational, incredibly creative, or straight out hard to define.
ACL 2012: Top Ten Experimental
Many artists claim to be experimental, simply since they experiment; but this does not make them experimental artists. In order to be placed in this category, an artist must be wildly improvisational, incredibly creative, or straight out hard to define.
Lilacs & Champagne ~ Lilacs & Champagne
What do the Bee Gees, the television show The Prisoner and obscure Polish crooner Czesław Niemen have in common? They all appear on the debut album from Lilacs & Champagne, presented by Grails guitarist Emil Amos and OM/Harvestman innovator Alex Hall. Together
Lilacs & Champagne ~ Lilacs & Champagne
What do the Bee Gees, the television show The Prisoner and obscure Polish crooner Czesław Niemen have in common? They all appear on the debut album from Lilacs & Champagne, presented by Grails guitarist Emil Amos and OM/Harvestman innovator Alex Hall. Together
a closer listen 