Posts Tagged: Richard Allen

Ian William Craig & Daniel Lentz ~ In a Word

FRKWYS Vol. 16: In a Word is the latest volume of an intergenerational project.  We last visited the project with Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith & Suzanne Ciani’s Volume 13, which ended up on our list of the Best Ambient Albums of the

Ian William Craig & Daniel Lentz ~ In a Word

FRKWYS Vol. 16: In a Word is the latest volume of an intergenerational project.  We last visited the project with Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith & Suzanne Ciani’s Volume 13, which ended up on our list of the Best Ambient Albums of the

Phoria ~ Caught a Black Rabbit

From 2010-16, Phoria released a handful of electronically-minded, lyric-based EPs and one LP, then went quiet for four years, only to emerge as a modern composition ensemble.  Whenever a band switches from the vocal to the instrumental, we feel like they’ve been

Phoria ~ Caught a Black Rabbit

From 2010-16, Phoria released a handful of electronically-minded, lyric-based EPs and one LP, then went quiet for four years, only to emerge as a modern composition ensemble.  Whenever a band switches from the vocal to the instrumental, we feel like they’ve been

Berlin Atonal ~ More Light

COVID-19 has cancelled your festival.  Now what? Berlin Atonal has responded with a slew of creative offerings.  The biggest and the best is a 5-record box set, More Light, featuring new music from Caterina Barbieri, Paul Jebanasam + Roly Porter and more.

Berlin Atonal ~ More Light

COVID-19 has cancelled your festival.  Now what? Berlin Atonal has responded with a slew of creative offerings.  The biggest and the best is a 5-record box set, More Light, featuring new music from Caterina Barbieri, Paul Jebanasam + Roly Porter and more.

PARKEN: Live in the Park

Here’s another fun festival that one can only find online: nine concerts curated by Robert Schwarz as part of Vienna’s PARKEN festival.  While most of the concerts took place before COVID-19, the artists were unable to tour this year, so this is

PARKEN: Live in the Park

Here’s another fun festival that one can only find online: nine concerts curated by Robert Schwarz as part of Vienna’s PARKEN festival.  While most of the concerts took place before COVID-19, the artists were unable to tour this year, so this is

Rael Jones ~ Mother Echo

Losing a parent is traumatic, but remembering a parent can be therapeutic, as proven by Rael Jones on Mother Echo.  The album is a heartfelt tribute to the composer’s mother, released on the fifth anniversary of her death.  Piano and string quartet combine

Rael Jones ~ Mother Echo

Losing a parent is traumatic, but remembering a parent can be therapeutic, as proven by Rael Jones on Mother Echo.  The album is a heartfelt tribute to the composer’s mother, released on the fifth anniversary of her death.  Piano and string quartet combine

Gidge ~ New Light

The music of Gidge flows like a stream, streams like sunlight, and rolls like mountains.  The USA’s Pacific Northwest is the inspiration for the second full-length release from this Umeå, Sweden duo, whose growing discography also includes EPs and a film score.

Gidge ~ New Light

The music of Gidge flows like a stream, streams like sunlight, and rolls like mountains.  The USA’s Pacific Northwest is the inspiration for the second full-length release from this Umeå, Sweden duo, whose growing discography also includes EPs and a film score.

Reid Willis ~ Mother Of

A lifelong struggle with anxiety has culminated in the release of Mother Of, which seems suited to our times.  The “mother” is the universe, all of us children in her womb.  And so as the album begins with the sound of

Reid Willis ~ Mother Of

A lifelong struggle with anxiety has culminated in the release of Mother Of, which seems suited to our times.  The “mother” is the universe, all of us children in her womb.  And so as the album begins with the sound of

William Basinski ~ Lamentations

A low, slow, bell tolls during the opening minutes of Lamentations.  The album title references the Jewish book of mourning; the track title references John Donne. We are in a time of lamentation right now, and the bell tolls for all

William Basinski ~ Lamentations

A low, slow, bell tolls during the opening minutes of Lamentations.  The album title references the Jewish book of mourning; the track title references John Donne. We are in a time of lamentation right now, and the bell tolls for all