Posts Tagged: Richard Allen

CLOUDWARMER ~ I Know the World Reasonably Well and Am Right About Everything

CLOUDWARMER is Eddie Palmer, also known as the New York half of Fields Ohio.  While he embraces classic timbres such as trip-hop and plunderphonics, his music is astonishingly contemporary, as evidenced by track titles such as “I Am Piloting An Oil

CLOUDWARMER ~ I Know the World Reasonably Well and Am Right About Everything

CLOUDWARMER is Eddie Palmer, also known as the New York half of Fields Ohio.  While he embraces classic timbres such as trip-hop and plunderphonics, his music is astonishingly contemporary, as evidenced by track titles such as “I Am Piloting An Oil

Travis or Alice ~ Travis Goes Deep

Some lives are difficult to imagine unless one has experienced something similar. Alisa Nedashkovska (Travis or Alice) wrote her debut EP during her first two years as a Ukrainian refugee in Berlin, and uses the music to bridge the gap

Travis or Alice ~ Travis Goes Deep

Some lives are difficult to imagine unless one has experienced something similar. Alisa Nedashkovska (Travis or Alice) wrote her debut EP during her first two years as a Ukrainian refugee in Berlin, and uses the music to bridge the gap

ALT ~ Nature’s Engineers

Once in a while, we realize we’ve created a closed loop.  In 2023, when ACL reviewed ALT (Abby Lee Tee)’s Disputed Territory and the single “Beavers,” we lamented that “Beavers” was not on the album.  Rising to the challenge, ALT has now

ALT ~ Nature’s Engineers

Once in a while, we realize we’ve created a closed loop.  In 2023, when ACL reviewed ALT (Abby Lee Tee)’s Disputed Territory and the single “Beavers,” we lamented that “Beavers” was not on the album.  Rising to the challenge, ALT has now

Ten Tracks That Sound Like Summer

Schools are out, beaches are open, and vacation time is here!  It’s time to share our annual list of Ten Tracks That Sound Like Summer, presented in our suggested listening order, from slow to fast.  These are the pieces on

Ten Tracks That Sound Like Summer

Schools are out, beaches are open, and vacation time is here!  It’s time to share our annual list of Ten Tracks That Sound Like Summer, presented in our suggested listening order, from slow to fast.  These are the pieces on

MusicForTheSea ~ Tidal Shifts – Reimagine

Last year we were introduced to the Ibiza-based NGO MusicForTheSea through Coco Francavilla’s liquid re-oceaning.  This year the imprint’s second release was also unveiled on United Nations World Oceans Day, and celebrates the ocean while drawing essential attention to conservation efforts.

MusicForTheSea ~ Tidal Shifts – Reimagine

Last year we were introduced to the Ibiza-based NGO MusicForTheSea through Coco Francavilla’s liquid re-oceaning.  This year the imprint’s second release was also unveiled on United Nations World Oceans Day, and celebrates the ocean while drawing essential attention to conservation efforts.

Speed of Life ~ Sign-Off Music for U.S. Television Stations

Those of a certain age remember when television stations used to sign off for the night.  A cheerful TV announcer would share the station identification and a pleasant goodbye, music would play (most often the national anthem) and the station

Speed of Life ~ Sign-Off Music for U.S. Television Stations

Those of a certain age remember when television stations used to sign off for the night.  A cheerful TV announcer would share the station identification and a pleasant goodbye, music would play (most often the national anthem) and the station

Camilla Pisani ~ Konstellationen

While the Cyclic Law imprint is known for dark ambient and drone, its Aesthetical imprint captures forays into the electronic realm.  Camila Pisani‘s Konstellationen is trancelike and textured, as twinkling as its title and cover art. With only six tracks

Camilla Pisani ~ Konstellationen

While the Cyclic Law imprint is known for dark ambient and drone, its Aesthetical imprint captures forays into the electronic realm.  Camila Pisani‘s Konstellationen is trancelike and textured, as twinkling as its title and cover art. With only six tracks

First Half Highlights ~ The Top 20

Every year we corral our reviewers for a halftime interview, as we ask their opinions on how the first half went.  Six months from now, we’ll choose the top twenty albums of 2026, but for now this is the perfect

First Half Highlights ~ The Top 20

Every year we corral our reviewers for a halftime interview, as we ask their opinions on how the first half went.  Six months from now, we’ll choose the top twenty albums of 2026, but for now this is the perfect