Posts Tagged: Richard Allen

Michailo + Irakli ~ Release

The lead story of Release is not the music, but the source.  Michail Todua (Michailo) is currently in the sixth year of a nine-year stent in a Georgian prison, having been convicted of carrying a trace amount of MDMA (ecstasy).  Under Georgian law,

Michailo + Irakli ~ Release

The lead story of Release is not the music, but the source.  Michail Todua (Michailo) is currently in the sixth year of a nine-year stent in a Georgian prison, having been convicted of carrying a trace amount of MDMA (ecstasy).  Under Georgian law,

V/A ~ THESIS DRIVE 2/3

The THESIS PROJECT continues with another wonderful series, this one meant to accompany listeners while they travel.  The length of the compositions ~ presented here by William Ryan Fritch, Drombeg, Hotel Neon and Marcus Fischer ~ invites immersion.  Three pieces are over twenty minutes

V/A ~ THESIS DRIVE 2/3

The THESIS PROJECT continues with another wonderful series, this one meant to accompany listeners while they travel.  The length of the compositions ~ presented here by William Ryan Fritch, Drombeg, Hotel Neon and Marcus Fischer ~ invites immersion.  Three pieces are over twenty minutes

Kate Carr ~ Contact

Scientists often note that we spend a lot of time, money and effort trying to contact aliens, while failing to pay attention to some of earth’s most intelligent creatures (dolphins and whales).  Kate Carr’s Contact takes the observation one step further,

Kate Carr ~ Contact

Scientists often note that we spend a lot of time, money and effort trying to contact aliens, while failing to pay attention to some of earth’s most intelligent creatures (dolphins and whales).  Kate Carr’s Contact takes the observation one step further,

Jambinai ~ ONDA

When a post-rock band plays the closing ceremony of the Winter Olympics, it’s fair to say that the genre has legs; but in order for a genre to have legs, it must prove itself worthy of reinvention.  This is exactly

Jambinai ~ ONDA

When a post-rock band plays the closing ceremony of the Winter Olympics, it’s fair to say that the genre has legs; but in order for a genre to have legs, it must prove itself worthy of reinvention.  This is exactly

Lilien Rosarian ~ a day in bel bruit

a day in bel bruit is a gorgeous surprise: an album that arrives without warning, from an artist we’ve never met, who nails it the first time out.  a day in bel bruit has it all, from concept to cover to memorable

Lilien Rosarian ~ a day in bel bruit

a day in bel bruit is a gorgeous surprise: an album that arrives without warning, from an artist we’ve never met, who nails it the first time out.  a day in bel bruit has it all, from concept to cover to memorable

Haav ~ Flyt

The Norwegian word Flyt means “flux, flow or float” (nice alliteration!), and the subtitle of Haav‘s album is Water Music.  This appealing set investigates the rhythmic and textural properties of water in myriad forms, from dripping pipes to flowing streams to snow and ice.

Haav ~ Flyt

The Norwegian word Flyt means “flux, flow or float” (nice alliteration!), and the subtitle of Haav‘s album is Water Music.  This appealing set investigates the rhythmic and textural properties of water in myriad forms, from dripping pipes to flowing streams to snow and ice.

Ezra Fike ~ Mail Room

Oh, the summer job.  Ezra Fike has finished a stint at a print shop / mail room, and he’s taken something with him.  No, not the proceeds, not a souvenir cartridge or roll, but the sound.  In so doing, he’s made something

Ezra Fike ~ Mail Room

Oh, the summer job.  Ezra Fike has finished a stint at a print shop / mail room, and he’s taken something with him.  No, not the proceeds, not a souvenir cartridge or roll, but the sound.  In so doing, he’s made something

Ten Tracks That Sound Like Summer

Summer music gives us a reason to get out of bed and helps us look forward to the day.  It’s the perfect music to accompany a trip to the beach or to score a backyard barbecue.  Summer music can be

Ten Tracks That Sound Like Summer

Summer music gives us a reason to get out of bed and helps us look forward to the day.  It’s the perfect music to accompany a trip to the beach or to score a backyard barbecue.  Summer music can be