Posts Tagged: Richard Allen

Judd Greenstein/yMusic ~ Together

It’s hard to believe that it’s been a decade since composer Judd Greenstein last worked with the sextet yMusic.  And yet, Together was meant for an earlier debut.  COVID changed not only the timing of the release, but the nature of the work.  The rewritten version

Judd Greenstein/yMusic ~ Together

It’s hard to believe that it’s been a decade since composer Judd Greenstein last worked with the sextet yMusic.  And yet, Together was meant for an earlier debut.  COVID changed not only the timing of the release, but the nature of the work.  The rewritten version

Corey Fuller & Richard Skelton ~ THESIS 20 – Isolarii

No man is an island, writes John Donne.  But during the pandemic, we have felt more like islands than at any other time.  Separated from loved ones, unable to travel, sporadically locked down, we have dreamt of reconnection as our wanderlust

Corey Fuller & Richard Skelton ~ THESIS 20 – Isolarii

No man is an island, writes John Donne.  But during the pandemic, we have felt more like islands than at any other time.  Separated from loved ones, unable to travel, sporadically locked down, we have dreamt of reconnection as our wanderlust

Sunhaus ~ Formations

Life’s little pleasures include opening the blinds in the morning, watching the snow fall, and seeing sunlight glittering off the dew.  Sunhaus‘s debut album sounds like all these and more, and becomes yet another little pleasure.  Written by an Australian

Sunhaus ~ Formations

Life’s little pleasures include opening the blinds in the morning, watching the snow fall, and seeing sunlight glittering off the dew.  Sunhaus‘s debut album sounds like all these and more, and becomes yet another little pleasure.  Written by an Australian

Virago ~ Listening for Bells

Listening for Bells is a bright, exuberant release, a rush of spring air in the midst of winter.  This is the first studio release from Michigan quartet Virago, expanding to a sextet for this performance.  The core of alto sax, violin, cello

Virago ~ Listening for Bells

Listening for Bells is a bright, exuberant release, a rush of spring air in the midst of winter.  This is the first studio release from Michigan quartet Virago, expanding to a sextet for this performance.  The core of alto sax, violin, cello

Läuten der Seele ~ S/T

We were first attracted to this project by the unusual preview tracks: one pairing organ and brass, the other reminiscent of the Viennese children’s song “The more we get together, the happier we’ll be.”  The latter track, “I walked through

Läuten der Seele ~ S/T

We were first attracted to this project by the unusual preview tracks: one pairing organ and brass, the other reminiscent of the Viennese children’s song “The more we get together, the happier we’ll be.”  The latter track, “I walked through

Australian Bird Calls ~ Songs of Disappearance

My mom heard about this album before me. This is a bit disconcerting, considering the nature of our site, but until recently, the Bowerbird Collective hadn’t heard of us, we hadn’t heard of them, and most people hadn’t heard of

Australian Bird Calls ~ Songs of Disappearance

My mom heard about this album before me. This is a bit disconcerting, considering the nature of our site, but until recently, the Bowerbird Collective hadn’t heard of us, we hadn’t heard of them, and most people hadn’t heard of

bvdub ~ Violet Opposition

Patient composition meets patient listening in the world of prolific artist bvdub, whose latest album features only four tracks, each approximately twenty minutes long and covering an entire side of magenta and yellow vinyl. As the word gliding seems a perfect match

bvdub ~ Violet Opposition

Patient composition meets patient listening in the world of prolific artist bvdub, whose latest album features only four tracks, each approximately twenty minutes long and covering an entire side of magenta and yellow vinyl. As the word gliding seems a perfect match

Sven Helbig ~ Skills

What does it take to master a skill?  Sven Helbig‘s album is a loving tribute to generations of artisans, engravers, doctors, debaters, and of course musicians, kindly including new skills such as skateboarding and programming.  Ironically, Helbig, a skilled drummer

Sven Helbig ~ Skills

What does it take to master a skill?  Sven Helbig‘s album is a loving tribute to generations of artisans, engravers, doctors, debaters, and of course musicians, kindly including new skills such as skateboarding and programming.  Ironically, Helbig, a skilled drummer