Posts Tagged: Richard Allen

Halina Rice ~ Elision

Elision may be Halina Rice‘s second album, but she hasn’t been quiet for the last five years; during that time, she worked on the “New Worlds” project, which showcased four club-worthy tracks, “each with their own visual identity and virtual world.”  The

Halina Rice ~ Elision

Elision may be Halina Rice‘s second album, but she hasn’t been quiet for the last five years; during that time, she worked on the “New Worlds” project, which showcased four club-worthy tracks, “each with their own visual identity and virtual world.”  The

Dominic Voz ~ Right to the City

Dominic Voz loves his current city of Chicago, just as he loves his former city of Portland.  But loving one’s city sometimes means speaking the truth.  Right to the City falls into an honored tradition of musical truth-telling, exemplified by Stevie Wonder’s

Dominic Voz ~ Right to the City

Dominic Voz loves his current city of Chicago, just as he loves his former city of Portland.  But loving one’s city sometimes means speaking the truth.  Right to the City falls into an honored tradition of musical truth-telling, exemplified by Stevie Wonder’s

Boy Is Fiction ~ Deeper Than Static

As the seasons change, there is comfort to be found in the ritual of cycles: green to red, light to dark, warm to cool.  Boy Is Fiction slides easily into the comfort of shoegaze, breakbeat, glitch.  For many, these genres

Boy Is Fiction ~ Deeper Than Static

As the seasons change, there is comfort to be found in the ritual of cycles: green to red, light to dark, warm to cool.  Boy Is Fiction slides easily into the comfort of shoegaze, breakbeat, glitch.  For many, these genres

Innerwoud ~ Furie

Furie is as dark as its cover art, nearly black in tone, like the sudden skies of autumn when one emerges from the office.  Released on the first Friday of fall, Innerwoud ‘s album has found its proper season. if the moniker

Innerwoud ~ Furie

Furie is as dark as its cover art, nearly black in tone, like the sudden skies of autumn when one emerges from the office.  Released on the first Friday of fall, Innerwoud ‘s album has found its proper season. if the moniker

Apta ~ Starlight

Apta‘s Starlight is the second entry in Clay Pipe Music’s Mini CD Library series, and it comes with a bonus: a tiny box to hold all five releases.  If the curve of the star on the cover is meant to match the

Apta ~ Starlight

Apta‘s Starlight is the second entry in Clay Pipe Music’s Mini CD Library series, and it comes with a bonus: a tiny box to hold all five releases.  If the curve of the star on the cover is meant to match the

Aaron Martin ~ The End of Medicine

Alex Lockwood’s documentary “The End of Medicine” is about the next pandemic, already brewing beneath the radar, ready to transfer from animals to humans.  Even those immune to horror films may be terrified when they learn what happens when livestock

Aaron Martin ~ The End of Medicine

Alex Lockwood’s documentary “The End of Medicine” is about the next pandemic, already brewing beneath the radar, ready to transfer from animals to humans.  Even those immune to horror films may be terrified when they learn what happens when livestock

Ian William Craig ~ Music for Magnesium_173

One doesn’t listen to an Ian William Craig album as much as experience it.  This is again the case with Music for Magnesium_173, which finds the composer at the top of his abilities and still rising.  Surprisingly, the album is the score to

Ian William Craig ~ Music for Magnesium_173

One doesn’t listen to an Ian William Craig album as much as experience it.  This is again the case with Music for Magnesium_173, which finds the composer at the top of his abilities and still rising.  Surprisingly, the album is the score to

V/A ~ CLAP. An anatomy of applause

CLAP is the sort of anthology that should come with a book, as the topic is so fertile and easy to understand and yet so infrequently covered.  Why do we clap?  What are the differences between various forms of applause?  What

V/A ~ CLAP. An anatomy of applause

CLAP is the sort of anthology that should come with a book, as the topic is so fertile and easy to understand and yet so infrequently covered.  Why do we clap?  What are the differences between various forms of applause?  What