Posts Tagged: Richard Allen

Hildur Guðnadóttir ~ This Will Be Us

Hildur Guðnadóttir celebrates two decades of music on This Will Be Us, placing old compositions in new skins with Robert Ames and the DSO Berlin.  When initially recording her first album, Mount A (as Lost in Hilderness), she set out to “involve

Hildur Guðnadóttir ~ This Will Be Us

Hildur Guðnadóttir celebrates two decades of music on This Will Be Us, placing old compositions in new skins with Robert Ames and the DSO Berlin.  When initially recording her first album, Mount A (as Lost in Hilderness), she set out to “involve

Bow and Arrow ~ Bow and Arrow

Lea Bertucci and Michael Beharie team up as Bow and Arrow on a self-titled debut Bertucci describes as “devotional music for the age of alienation.”  Mingling plainchant with spectral instrumentation, the duo creates a space in which revelation might occur. In

Bow and Arrow ~ Bow and Arrow

Lea Bertucci and Michael Beharie team up as Bow and Arrow on a self-titled debut Bertucci describes as “devotional music for the age of alienation.”  Mingling plainchant with spectral instrumentation, the duo creates a space in which revelation might occur. In

AUDUS ~ RESET

Once in a while it’s great to hear that the old ways are being honored, cherished and kept alive.  On RESET, ALDUS enlists the aid of a turntablist and delves into trip-hop timbres, referencing the musical heritage of Sheffield.  The

AUDUS ~ RESET

Once in a while it’s great to hear that the old ways are being honored, cherished and kept alive.  On RESET, ALDUS enlists the aid of a turntablist and delves into trip-hop timbres, referencing the musical heritage of Sheffield.  The

Bibio & Dorian Concept ~ Answers

Bibio has the distinction of having appeared on our lists of Best Spring Albums and Favorite Fall Albums while also popping up in a Lost Children summer mix. Now teaming up with the pastoral synthesist Dorian Concept, the artist has produced

Bibio & Dorian Concept ~ Answers

Bibio has the distinction of having appeared on our lists of Best Spring Albums and Favorite Fall Albums while also popping up in a Lost Children summer mix. Now teaming up with the pastoral synthesist Dorian Concept, the artist has produced

Caspian ~ Caspian

Can Caspian really be 21 years old?  You Are the Conductor was released in 2005, instantly launching the Beverly, MA post-rock band into the upper ranks. These past two decades have been kind to the quintet, although six years have passed since the

Caspian ~ Caspian

Can Caspian really be 21 years old?  You Are the Conductor was released in 2005, instantly launching the Beverly, MA post-rock band into the upper ranks. These past two decades have been kind to the quintet, although six years have passed since the

Nero’s Day at Disneyland ~ Grand Reopening

How long has hyperpop been around?  A lot longer than one might suspect.  Nero’s Day at Disneyland has been active for over two decades, while the last album proper from Lauren Bousfield’s project even predates our site.  Listening to 2005’s

Nero’s Day at Disneyland ~ Grand Reopening

How long has hyperpop been around?  A lot longer than one might suspect.  Nero’s Day at Disneyland has been active for over two decades, while the last album proper from Lauren Bousfield’s project even predates our site.  Listening to 2005’s

Max Richter ~ While the Flood Rages

While the Flood Rages is Max Richter‘s third collaboration with choreographer Wayne McGregor, following Infra and Woolf Works. Commissioned by the National Ballet of Canada and the Royal Opera House and inspired by Margaret Atwood’s acclaimed MaddAddam trilogy, the new album is intended not

Max Richter ~ While the Flood Rages

While the Flood Rages is Max Richter‘s third collaboration with choreographer Wayne McGregor, following Infra and Woolf Works. Commissioned by the National Ballet of Canada and the Royal Opera House and inspired by Margaret Atwood’s acclaimed MaddAddam trilogy, the new album is intended not

Ümlaut ~ Listening from (the) Inside

At home, it’s natural to fill empty aural spaces with music, television or podcasts.  But when we turn off such inputs, we discover that our homes create quiet soundtracks of their own, enhanced by contributions from our yards and neighbors,

Ümlaut ~ Listening from (the) Inside

At home, it’s natural to fill empty aural spaces with music, television or podcasts.  But when we turn off such inputs, we discover that our homes create quiet soundtracks of their own, enhanced by contributions from our yards and neighbors,