Posts Tagged: Oak Editions

ACL 2014: Top Ten Experimental
The Experimental section is our home for improvisors, alchemists, and pioneers. These composers are never satisfied with the status quo. They seek to push music forward, and they prefer progress to popularity. Some may eventually receive a small amount of

ACL 2014: Top Ten Experimental
The Experimental section is our home for improvisors, alchemists, and pioneers. These composers are never satisfied with the status quo. They seek to push music forward, and they prefer progress to popularity. Some may eventually receive a small amount of

Various Artists ~ Italian Resonances: Dronegazers?
Dronegazing? The punctuation is really crucial here, and the emphasis on resonances is not to be understated. I appreciate the importance of labels in building and sustaining communities, but like many of us I also chafe at

Various Artists ~ Italian Resonances: Dronegazers?
Dronegazing? The punctuation is really crucial here, and the emphasis on resonances is not to be understated. I appreciate the importance of labels in building and sustaining communities, but like many of us I also chafe at

Nicola Di Croce ~ Fieldnotes
Oak Editions’ second release of the month contains parallels to its first. Pietro Riparbelli’s album began with the sound of wood; Nicola Di Croce‘s begins with glass. Riparbelli’s special edition contains a sculpture, Di Croce’s a risograph. The former release recalls

Nicola Di Croce ~ Fieldnotes
Oak Editions’ second release of the month contains parallels to its first. Pietro Riparbelli’s album began with the sound of wood; Nicola Di Croce‘s begins with glass. Riparbelli’s special edition contains a sculpture, Di Croce’s a risograph. The former release recalls

Pietro Riparbelli ~ Uncodified Signals
Every May 17, visitors to Crete experience strange visions at dawn on the anniversary of the battle of Fragokastello. Soldiers process from the church to the sea, descending with all their horses. Turkish rebels fired upon them in 1890; Germans

Pietro Riparbelli ~ Uncodified Signals
Every May 17, visitors to Crete experience strange visions at dawn on the anniversary of the battle of Fragokastello. Soldiers process from the church to the sea, descending with all their horses. Turkish rebels fired upon them in 1890; Germans

ACL 2013: Top Ten Field Recording & Soundscape
In compiling these field recordings, some artists traveled to distant lands, while others stayed at home. Some added instruments, others computer processing. Some of these releases are in love with certain places, but each one is in love with sound.

ACL 2013: Top Ten Field Recording & Soundscape
In compiling these field recordings, some artists traveled to distant lands, while others stayed at home. Some added instruments, others computer processing. Some of these releases are in love with certain places, but each one is in love with sound.