Posts Tagged: Paul Jebanasam
ACL 2025 ~ Top Ten Drone
This year’s best drone albums do more than offer steady, immersive tones; they also tackle weighty issues and serve as the voices of the voiceless. The topics include the erasing of history, the removal of human rights, the specter of
ACL 2025 ~ Top Ten Drone
This year’s best drone albums do more than offer steady, immersive tones; they also tackle weighty issues and serve as the voices of the voiceless. The topics include the erasing of history, the removal of human rights, the specter of
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
Paul Jebanasam ~ mātr
Nine years have passed since Paul Jebanasam‘s last album, and mātr is only his third. But as the new album demonstrates, Jebanasam has a different view of time. mātr (Sanskrit for mother and a permutation of matter) places humanity in the context of geologic time
Paul Jebanasam ~ mātr
Nine years have passed since Paul Jebanasam‘s last album, and mātr is only his third. But as the new album demonstrates, Jebanasam has a different view of time. mātr (Sanskrit for mother and a permutation of matter) places humanity in the context of geologic time
A Closer Listen’s Best Drone Albums of the Decade
Drone can be as soft and comforting as a refrigerator hum, or as loud and abrasive as a jackhammer. The full range is represented here, from hum to noise, sine wave to distortion. Some call drone the sibling of ambience,
A Closer Listen’s Best Drone Albums of the Decade
Drone can be as soft and comforting as a refrigerator hum, or as loud and abrasive as a jackhammer. The full range is represented here, from hum to noise, sine wave to distortion. Some call drone the sibling of ambience,
ACL 2016: The Top 20 Albums of the Year
The last album we reviewed this year ended up being the best ~ in light of the title, a fitting end. Our cover image is taken from its lead video; the actress seems to be giving the album a closer listen.
ACL 2016: The Top 20 Albums of the Year
The last album we reviewed this year ended up being the best ~ in light of the title, a fitting end. Our cover image is taken from its lead video; the actress seems to be giving the album a closer listen.
ACL 2016: Top Ten Drone
While ambient music can be surprisingly loud, drone can be surprisingly soft; the genres dance around each other like yin and yang, never separating yet never quite reconciling. In each genre, the sharpest contrast makes the biggest impact. Drone can
ACL 2016: Top Ten Drone
While ambient music can be surprisingly loud, drone can be surprisingly soft; the genres dance around each other like yin and yang, never separating yet never quite reconciling. In each genre, the sharpest contrast makes the biggest impact. Drone can
Mutek 2016 ~ Previews and Picks
The 17th edition of MUTEK, Montreal’s esteemed international festival of digital creativity and electronic music, takes place this week running June 1-5. A veritable institution, this year’s festival continues to showcase the best in both established and up-and-coming Canadian
Mutek 2016 ~ Previews and Picks
The 17th edition of MUTEK, Montreal’s esteemed international festival of digital creativity and electronic music, takes place this week running June 1-5. A veritable institution, this year’s festival continues to showcase the best in both established and up-and-coming Canadian
Paul Jebanasam ~ Continuum
Ever since he started recording under his own name, Paul Jebanasam has been investigating the boundaries of the sacred, beginning with church music (2011’s Music for the Church of St. John the Baptist) and proceeding to something more tonally varied yet equally sacred
Paul Jebanasam ~ Continuum
Ever since he started recording under his own name, Paul Jebanasam has been investigating the boundaries of the sacred, beginning with church music (2011’s Music for the Church of St. John the Baptist) and proceeding to something more tonally varied yet equally sacred
a closer listen 