Posts Tagged: Richard Allen
2023 Spring Music Preview ~ Electronic
Our Electronic music preview contains twice as much music as every other category. Sub-genres continue to shift, but the overall categories remain the same, from ambient-electronic to industrial. This is a good time to point out that most of the
2023 Spring Music Preview ~ Electronic
Our Electronic music preview contains twice as much music as every other category. Sub-genres continue to shift, but the overall categories remain the same, from ambient-electronic to industrial. This is a good time to point out that most of the
2023 Spring Music Preview ~ Drone
Our definition of drone has continued to expand, and now includes everything from steady hum to walls of sound, from cello drone to factory noise. Sustain and decay are typical elements, as emphasized in Owen Coggins’ book of the same
2023 Spring Music Preview ~ Drone
Our definition of drone has continued to expand, and now includes everything from steady hum to walls of sound, from cello drone to factory noise. Sustain and decay are typical elements, as emphasized in Owen Coggins’ book of the same
2023 Spring Music Preview ~ Ambient
By now, most people in the northern climates are preparing for spring; but spring is more than cherry blossoms and returning flocks. Spring is a state of mind: a warming, a flowering, an emergence. Spring is a feeling that, to
2023 Spring Music Preview ~ Ambient
By now, most people in the northern climates are preparing for spring; but spring is more than cherry blossoms and returning flocks. Spring is a state of mind: a warming, a flowering, an emergence. Spring is a feeling that, to
Umber ~ Sometimes that light, that shine, seemed like a pretty nice thing
It’s been ten years since we featured Umber on our site, although according to Bandcamp we’ve only missed one album. Alex Steward has come back strong in 2023, and remains as positive as ever. The title itself is so encouraging that it’s
Umber ~ Sometimes that light, that shine, seemed like a pretty nice thing
It’s been ten years since we featured Umber on our site, although according to Bandcamp we’ve only missed one album. Alex Steward has come back strong in 2023, and remains as positive as ever. The title itself is so encouraging that it’s
ALT ~ Beavers / Disputed Territory
We’ve been reviewing the field recording and soundscape work of Abby Lee Tee for years. But when the artist announced a new moniker ~ ALT ~ and a sidestep to turntablism, we raised an eyebrow; after all, this is a significant left turn, indie
ALT ~ Beavers / Disputed Territory
We’ve been reviewing the field recording and soundscape work of Abby Lee Tee for years. But when the artist announced a new moniker ~ ALT ~ and a sidestep to turntablism, we raised an eyebrow; after all, this is a significant left turn, indie
Lia Kohl ~ The Ceiling Reposes
The title is taken from a love poem by William Jay Smith. The full stanza: “Now touch the air softly / swing gently the broom. / I’ll love you ’til windows are all of a room; / And the table
Lia Kohl ~ The Ceiling Reposes
The title is taken from a love poem by William Jay Smith. The full stanza: “Now touch the air softly / swing gently the broom. / I’ll love you ’til windows are all of a room; / And the table
Francesco Fabris & Ben Frost ~ Vakning
Few field recording artists experience risk recording in urban, suburban and forest environments, but the Room40 roster revels in extremes: Antarctic storms, sub-zero temperatures, and now the boiling opposite. Vakning was recorded at Iceland’s Fagradalsfjall and pairs well with Alyssa Moxley’s Underdrift:
Francesco Fabris & Ben Frost ~ Vakning
Few field recording artists experience risk recording in urban, suburban and forest environments, but the Room40 roster revels in extremes: Antarctic storms, sub-zero temperatures, and now the boiling opposite. Vakning was recorded at Iceland’s Fagradalsfjall and pairs well with Alyssa Moxley’s Underdrift:
Secret of Elements ~ Rebuilding Notre Dame OST
As Notre Dame burned on April 15, 2019, the entire world felt a tug in the throat. History and hope were going up in flames. The symbolism of the cathedral stretched far beyond France, even beyond religion. Thanks to heroic
Secret of Elements ~ Rebuilding Notre Dame OST
As Notre Dame burned on April 15, 2019, the entire world felt a tug in the throat. History and hope were going up in flames. The symbolism of the cathedral stretched far beyond France, even beyond religion. Thanks to heroic
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