Posts Tagged: Richard Allen

The 40 Best Books On Music ~ Part Two

Welcome to the second part of our choices for the 40 best books on music. If you’ve read the first half (or had a cheeky scroll down the page), you will have noticed that our selections cast the net wide,

The 40 Best Books On Music ~ Part Two

Welcome to the second part of our choices for the 40 best books on music. If you’ve read the first half (or had a cheeky scroll down the page), you will have noticed that our selections cast the net wide,

The 40 Best Books On Music ~ Part One

It’s probably time to retire the phrase ‘writing about music is like dancing about architecture.’ If its origins are vague – you can read about it on its own Wikipedia page – it still sounds like the phrase that gets

The 40 Best Books On Music ~ Part One

It’s probably time to retire the phrase ‘writing about music is like dancing about architecture.’ If its origins are vague – you can read about it on its own Wikipedia page – it still sounds like the phrase that gets

R. Weis ~ Cempazúchitl (Party with the Dead)

Last year’s Día de los Muertos street celebration is now this year’s hit Day of the Dead release.  Recorded in Oaxaca de Juárez, México by R. Weis exactly a year ago today, Cempazúchitl is fun, exuberant, and like the holiday yet despite

R. Weis ~ Cempazúchitl (Party with the Dead)

Last year’s Día de los Muertos street celebration is now this year’s hit Day of the Dead release.  Recorded in Oaxaca de Juárez, México by R. Weis exactly a year ago today, Cempazúchitl is fun, exuberant, and like the holiday yet despite

Evgueni Galperine ~ Theory of Becoming

With Theory of Becoming, the Ukrainian-Russian composer Evgueni Galperine has come full circle.  He was once asked to write film music based on a series of stills, and at the Gent album premiere, four filmmakers were asked to “create images in response to

Evgueni Galperine ~ Theory of Becoming

With Theory of Becoming, the Ukrainian-Russian composer Evgueni Galperine has come full circle.  He was once asked to write film music based on a series of stills, and at the Gent album premiere, four filmmakers were asked to “create images in response to

We Stood Like Kings ~ Away

Following their initial silent film trilogy and a set of classical reworks, Brussels post-rockers We Stood Like Kings have returned to the cinematic world, with a twist.  This time they are not only rescoring an animated film, but a recent one: Gints Zilbalodis’

We Stood Like Kings ~ Away

Following their initial silent film trilogy and a set of classical reworks, Brussels post-rockers We Stood Like Kings have returned to the cinematic world, with a twist.  This time they are not only rescoring an animated film, but a recent one: Gints Zilbalodis’

Baldruin ~ Kleine Freuden

What are the odds that three albums of one-minute songs would all be released in a three-week stretch?  Perhaps inspired by Minute Papillon and One Minute Older, which both appeared in our Best Compilations feature, Ever Given, Ümlaut and Baldruin have each unveiled new

Baldruin ~ Kleine Freuden

What are the odds that three albums of one-minute songs would all be released in a three-week stretch?  Perhaps inspired by Minute Papillon and One Minute Older, which both appeared in our Best Compilations feature, Ever Given, Ümlaut and Baldruin have each unveiled new

Molly Joyce ~ Perspective

How are we defined, and who has the right to define a human being?  Is disability a weakness, and is anyone truly whole?  These questions and more are tackled on Molly Joyce‘s ambitious Perspective, a musical collage incorporating 47 interviews with persons

Molly Joyce ~ Perspective

How are we defined, and who has the right to define a human being?  Is disability a weakness, and is anyone truly whole?  These questions and more are tackled on Molly Joyce‘s ambitious Perspective, a musical collage incorporating 47 interviews with persons

Daniel Avery ~ Ultra Truth

Daniel Avery has pulled out all the stops for Ultra Truth.  There’s a little bit of everything here, then something more.  The album straddles multiple genres, from ambient to modern composition to electronic to pop.  The release was announced six months in

Daniel Avery ~ Ultra Truth

Daniel Avery has pulled out all the stops for Ultra Truth.  There’s a little bit of everything here, then something more.  The album straddles multiple genres, from ambient to modern composition to electronic to pop.  The release was announced six months in