Posts Tagged: Richard Allen
2021 Winter Music Preview ~ Ambient and Drone
With over 200 releases listed, this is once again our biggest Winter Music Preview ever, and the largest instrumental music preview on the planet! Winter is a fitting season for ambient music, which seems tailor-made for the soft, the still
2021 Winter Music Preview ~ Ambient and Drone
With over 200 releases listed, this is once again our biggest Winter Music Preview ever, and the largest instrumental music preview on the planet! Winter is a fitting season for ambient music, which seems tailor-made for the soft, the still
Where Will Music Head in 2021?
What’s next for the music industry? With so many artists recording and releasing music from home, the entire landscape of music has changed. In this article, we take some educated guesses on where music may be headed next. Formats The
Where Will Music Head in 2021?
What’s next for the music industry? With so many artists recording and releasing music from home, the entire landscape of music has changed. In this article, we take some educated guesses on where music may be headed next. Formats The
Music to Play on Christmas Day
Merry Christmas to all our readers who celebrate it! We realize that this is going to be a difficult Christmas for a lot of people who won’t be able to gather as they would like; and that many will spend
Music to Play on Christmas Day
Merry Christmas to all our readers who celebrate it! We realize that this is going to be a difficult Christmas for a lot of people who won’t be able to gather as they would like; and that many will spend
ACL 2020 ~ Top Ten Field Recording & Soundscape
In 2020, the global soundscape changed quicker and more significantly than it had at any point in history. The work of field recording artists was given added significance, as they documented sounds that had never been heard before, had not
ACL 2020 ~ Top Ten Field Recording & Soundscape
In 2020, the global soundscape changed quicker and more significantly than it had at any point in history. The work of field recording artists was given added significance, as they documented sounds that had never been heard before, had not
ACL 2020 ~ The Year’s Best Winter Music
Winter music is more than a seasonal score; it also represents a state of mind. We’ve all been wintering this year: hunkering down, staying in, waiting for the storm to pass. Will we simply survive, or will we be able
ACL 2020 ~ The Year’s Best Winter Music
Winter music is more than a seasonal score; it also represents a state of mind. We’ve all been wintering this year: hunkering down, staying in, waiting for the storm to pass. Will we simply survive, or will we be able
ACL 2020 ~ The Year’s Best Album Covers
What is an album cover? The answer seems obvious, but it’s not. For years, an album cover was a 12″ x 12″ image that graced the front of a record sleeve. Once in a while, the cover was obscured by
ACL 2020 ~ The Year’s Best Album Covers
What is an album cover? The answer seems obvious, but it’s not. For years, an album cover was a 12″ x 12″ image that graced the front of a record sleeve. Once in a while, the cover was obscured by
ACL 2020 ~ The Happiest Music of the Year
The year was so rough that we feared there would be no happy music. Thankfully, we found that we had reviewed plenty in every genre! The very concept of happiness is difficult to define, and a wide definition includes inner
ACL 2020 ~ The Happiest Music of the Year
The year was so rough that we feared there would be no happy music. Thankfully, we found that we had reviewed plenty in every genre! The very concept of happiness is difficult to define, and a wide definition includes inner
ACL 2020 ~ The Year’s Best Packaging
Earlier this year, we feared we would be unable to publish this article as labels paused physical production and artists recorded at home. Yet our fears were misplaced, as plenty of fine physical editions were produced! In an odd twist,
ACL 2020 ~ The Year’s Best Packaging
Earlier this year, we feared we would be unable to publish this article as labels paused physical production and artists recorded at home. Yet our fears were misplaced, as plenty of fine physical editions were produced! In an odd twist,
