Posts Tagged: Past Inside The Present

ACL 2025 ~ The Year’s Best Album Covers

There will never be enough time to listen to all the music being released, even in the instrumental field; but there is enough time to check out all of the album covers.  A winning album cover immediately gives an album

ACL 2025 ~ The Year’s Best Album Covers

There will never be enough time to listen to all the music being released, even in the instrumental field; but there is enough time to check out all of the album covers.  A winning album cover immediately gives an album

Almost an Island ~ Almost an Island

We don’t often start in the middle of an album, but on these long, hot summer days, with heat waves on both sides of the pond, “In Light Of” is a panacea.  The LP contains very few words, so when

Almost an Island ~ Almost an Island

We don’t often start in the middle of an album, but on these long, hot summer days, with heat waves on both sides of the pond, “In Light Of” is a panacea.  The LP contains very few words, so when

YATTA ~ PALM WINE

PALM WINE represents the transition of the artist from experimental poet to potential pop star.  The transition takes place not only between albums, but within the current release. Sierra Leonean-American YATTA pounced on the scene in 2016 with their EP Spirit Said Yes!,

YATTA ~ PALM WINE

PALM WINE represents the transition of the artist from experimental poet to potential pop star.  The transition takes place not only between albums, but within the current release. Sierra Leonean-American YATTA pounced on the scene in 2016 with their EP Spirit Said Yes!,

Zakè & Benoît Pioulard ~ eve

While I’m not exactly what you’d call a “believer,” let alone a practicing anything, I was raised in the Roman Catholic Church, and like many Americans I have many positive associations with Christmastime. I’ve always especially loved Christmas Eve: The Feast

Zakè & Benoît Pioulard ~ eve

While I’m not exactly what you’d call a “believer,” let alone a practicing anything, I was raised in the Roman Catholic Church, and like many Americans I have many positive associations with Christmastime. I’ve always especially loved Christmas Eve: The Feast

James Bernard & anthéne ~ Soft Octaves

In a letter to his brother Theo, Vincent Van Gogh writes of “colors, which are heightened by being juxtaposed,” yet “will destroy one another by being mixed.” When mixed, such colors produce a sad gray, but in the right proportions

James Bernard & anthéne ~ Soft Octaves

In a letter to his brother Theo, Vincent Van Gogh writes of “colors, which are heightened by being juxtaposed,” yet “will destroy one another by being mixed.” When mixed, such colors produce a sad gray, but in the right proportions

From Overseas & zakè ~ Demain, dès l’aube

On the final day of my first trip abroad, I hiked to the top of the hill above the small Italian village I’d been staying in for the previous month in order to watch the sunrise. I had promised myself

From Overseas & zakè ~ Demain, dès l’aube

On the final day of my first trip abroad, I hiked to the top of the hill above the small Italian village I’d been staying in for the previous month in order to watch the sunrise. I had promised myself

Mike Lazarev ~ Sacred Tonalities

We have a dysfunctional relationship with time. We groan as the alarm calls us from our sleep. We feel harried by the clock, rushing from meeting to meeting. We spend hours mindlessly scrolling. We watch our children grow up and

Mike Lazarev ~ Sacred Tonalities

We have a dysfunctional relationship with time. We groan as the alarm calls us from our sleep. We feel harried by the clock, rushing from meeting to meeting. We spend hours mindlessly scrolling. We watch our children grow up and

V/A ~ Healing Together: A Compilation For Mental Health Recovery

While much has been written about the use of ambient music as soother, sleep aid, or background, little has been written about its therapeutic qualities (Isabella Herrera’s recent article in The New York Times one exception).  Cynthia Bernard seeks to expand perceptions

V/A ~ Healing Together: A Compilation For Mental Health Recovery

While much has been written about the use of ambient music as soother, sleep aid, or background, little has been written about its therapeutic qualities (Isabella Herrera’s recent article in The New York Times one exception).  Cynthia Bernard seeks to expand perceptions