Posts Tagged: okla records

ACL 2025 ~ Top Ten Field Recording & Soundscape

A remarkable year for field recordings was led by forms of minutiae’s incredible Ice Series, from which three albums made our top ten (and a fourth was just outside at #11!).  The series highlights the fact that the genre isn’t

ACL 2025 ~ Top Ten Field Recording & Soundscape

A remarkable year for field recordings was led by forms of minutiae’s incredible Ice Series, from which three albums made our top ten (and a fourth was just outside at #11!).  The series highlights the fact that the genre isn’t

Tomáš Šenkyřík & Pavel Zlámal ~ 306

The musicians come in, the musicians come out; the instruments come in, the instruments come out; and not a note is played. Pavel Zlámal‘s 306 Beers event was convened to celebrate the 200th birthday of Czech composer Bedřich Smetana and the 106th

Tomáš Šenkyřík & Pavel Zlámal ~ 306

The musicians come in, the musicians come out; the instruments come in, the instruments come out; and not a note is played. Pavel Zlámal‘s 306 Beers event was convened to celebrate the 200th birthday of Czech composer Bedřich Smetana and the 106th

ACL 2024 ~ Top Ten Ambient

Approximately 4000 instrumental albums were submitted for review this year, nearly half of them ambient.  To reach the summit is like climbing up the hill on the cover of Hollie Kenniff’s For Forever.  The competition has never been so fierce

ACL 2024 ~ Top Ten Ambient

Approximately 4000 instrumental albums were submitted for review this year, nearly half of them ambient.  To reach the summit is like climbing up the hill on the cover of Hollie Kenniff’s For Forever.  The competition has never been so fierce

ACL 2024 ~ The Year’s Best Album Covers

A great album cover catches the viewer’s attention in a crowded field.  A great album cover makes one want – no, need to hear the music.  A great album cover is a visual reflection of the sonic contents. A great album

ACL 2024 ~ The Year’s Best Album Covers

A great album cover catches the viewer’s attention in a crowded field.  A great album cover makes one want – no, need to hear the music.  A great album cover is a visual reflection of the sonic contents. A great album

Wojtek Kiwer ~ Disconnect

Kraków’s okla records unveils its second batch of tapes next week, showcasing intriguing typography and colorful collaged art that draw the listener in before pressing play.  Wojtek Kiwer‘s Disconnect is billed as a suite of modular improvisations, but they have so much

Wojtek Kiwer ~ Disconnect

Kraków’s okla records unveils its second batch of tapes next week, showcasing intriguing typography and colorful collaged art that draw the listener in before pressing play.  Wojtek Kiwer‘s Disconnect is billed as a suite of modular improvisations, but they have so much

Wound ~ Plasticene

This cassette has me thinking a lot about plastic, not only because the tape is about plastic, but because it’s released in a plastic shell.  Plasticene is one of three releases from the brand new okla records, based in Krakow, and leaving

Wound ~ Plasticene

This cassette has me thinking a lot about plastic, not only because the tape is about plastic, but because it’s released in a plastic shell.  Plasticene is one of three releases from the brand new okla records, based in Krakow, and leaving