Posts Tagged: Richard Allen
Širom ~ In the Wind of Night, Hard-Fallen Incantations Whisper
Whenever we review a Širom album, we delight in listing the instruments that may be unfamiliar to Western ears: ribab, qeychak, balafon, fipple flute, gembri, morin khuur, balafon, tampura brač. “‘We don’t want to play something that sounds like it already
Širom ~ In the Wind of Night, Hard-Fallen Incantations Whisper
Whenever we review a Širom album, we delight in listing the instruments that may be unfamiliar to Western ears: ribab, qeychak, balafon, fipple flute, gembri, morin khuur, balafon, tampura brač. “‘We don’t want to play something that sounds like it already
Kelly Moran ~ Don’t Trust Mirrors
Kelly Moran is an incredibly versatile performer whose music straddles the categories of ambient, electronic and modern composition. On Don’t Trust Mirrors, she completes a circle, returning to prepared piano and synth after a gorgeous foray into solo piano on last
Kelly Moran ~ Don’t Trust Mirrors
Kelly Moran is an incredibly versatile performer whose music straddles the categories of ambient, electronic and modern composition. On Don’t Trust Mirrors, she completes a circle, returning to prepared piano and synth after a gorgeous foray into solo piano on last
Various Artists ~ Of Landfall and Wildfires
Exactly one year ago today, Hurricane Helene hit an unsuspecting Asheville, North Carolina and a swath of surrounding areas, causing momentous flooding and devastation. To mark the one-year anniversary, Asheville imprint Ceremony of Seasons releases a massive 30-track, 3 hour, 20
Various Artists ~ Of Landfall and Wildfires
Exactly one year ago today, Hurricane Helene hit an unsuspecting Asheville, North Carolina and a swath of surrounding areas, causing momentous flooding and devastation. To mark the one-year anniversary, Asheville imprint Ceremony of Seasons releases a massive 30-track, 3 hour, 20
Tunnel ~ Personas
What’s black and white and red all over? The entire history of the webuildmachines label up to this point, which makes the new color palette of Personas all the more striking. Ryan Miller is the label’s founder and flagship artist, typically
Tunnel ~ Personas
What’s black and white and red all over? The entire history of the webuildmachines label up to this point, which makes the new color palette of Personas all the more striking. Ryan Miller is the label’s founder and flagship artist, typically
Grandbrothers ~ Elsewhere
When your musical identity changes, are you still you? This is the question faced by Erol Sarp and Lukas Vogel, whose first ten years of recording as Grandbrothers were marked by a singular approach: every sound in their music, direct or indirect,
Grandbrothers ~ Elsewhere
When your musical identity changes, are you still you? This is the question faced by Erol Sarp and Lukas Vogel, whose first ten years of recording as Grandbrothers were marked by a singular approach: every sound in their music, direct or indirect,
Cheryl E. Leonard ~ near the bear
Today is the first day of fall, which means the air should be growing slowly colder in the Northern Hemisphere. And yet, year to year, the air is growing swiftly warmer around the world. This is the impetus for forms
Cheryl E. Leonard ~ near the bear
Today is the first day of fall, which means the air should be growing slowly colder in the Northern Hemisphere. And yet, year to year, the air is growing swiftly warmer around the world. This is the impetus for forms
Martina Testen / Simon Šerc ~ Nokturno
Biodukt, one of our favorite field recording albums of all time, was released in March of 2020, the week the whole world shut down. The timing could not have been more fortuitous; the album, which tracked the sounds of Italian
Martina Testen / Simon Šerc ~ Nokturno
Biodukt, one of our favorite field recording albums of all time, was released in March of 2020, the week the whole world shut down. The timing could not have been more fortuitous; the album, which tracked the sounds of Italian
Ard Bit ~ Field Recordings – 06 Vietnam
Spoiler alert: if you don’t want to know the last sound on this album, stop reading now! We start at the end because that closing note – technically, the last note of the quarter-hour bonus track that comes with the
Ard Bit ~ Field Recordings – 06 Vietnam
Spoiler alert: if you don’t want to know the last sound on this album, stop reading now! We start at the end because that closing note – technically, the last note of the quarter-hour bonus track that comes with the
a closer listen 