Posts Tagged: Richard Allen

Ten Tracks That Sound Like Summer

Summer is as much about the feeling of summer as the season itself; in like manner, summer music is as much about the sound as it is the season of release. Many summer albums are not released in summer, while

Ten Tracks That Sound Like Summer

Summer is as much about the feeling of summer as the season itself; in like manner, summer music is as much about the sound as it is the season of release. Many summer albums are not released in summer, while

Richard Skelton ~ The Second Chamber

We’ve been covering Richard Skelton for so long that our earliest reviews appeared on another site.  While the composert’s sound has evolved over the years, it has retained an elegiac, heartfelt quality. The Second Chamber celebrates the 20th anniversary of

Richard Skelton ~ The Second Chamber

We’ve been covering Richard Skelton for so long that our earliest reviews appeared on another site.  While the composert’s sound has evolved over the years, it has retained an elegiac, heartfelt quality. The Second Chamber celebrates the 20th anniversary of

Silence Quartet ~ Denial

When people feel powerless in the face of societal upheaval, it becomes more common to live in denial. This is the starting point for Silence Quartet‘s album, which translates this questionable coping mechanism into music.  The fact that these tracks

Silence Quartet ~ Denial

When people feel powerless in the face of societal upheaval, it becomes more common to live in denial. This is the starting point for Silence Quartet‘s album, which translates this questionable coping mechanism into music.  The fact that these tracks

galen tipton & Shmu ~ dewCLAWS

Last summer we covered galen tipton & Holly Waxwing‘s keepsakeFM, which six months later became one of our top twenty albums of the year, as well as one of the happiest.  The vibe continues on dewCLAWS as tipton collaborates with Shmu, while inviting seven

galen tipton & Shmu ~ dewCLAWS

Last summer we covered galen tipton & Holly Waxwing‘s keepsakeFM, which six months later became one of our top twenty albums of the year, as well as one of the happiest.  The vibe continues on dewCLAWS as tipton collaborates with Shmu, while inviting seven

Machine Listening ~ Environments 12: new concepts in acoustic enrichment

Hearing of the Environments series, we wondered how we missed such a thing, until we saw the dates: an album a year from 1969-79, each side portraying a single environment.  The final installment offered “Alpine Blizzard” and “Country Thunderstorm,” with

Machine Listening ~ Environments 12: new concepts in acoustic enrichment

Hearing of the Environments series, we wondered how we missed such a thing, until we saw the dates: an album a year from 1969-79, each side portraying a single environment.  The final installment offered “Alpine Blizzard” and “Country Thunderstorm,” with

Exformal Records ~ Exformal Zones

Copenhagen’s Exformal Records is less than a year old, and is making a major move with its latest batch. Mads Kjeldgaard’s label launched as an experimental imprint, its highlight to date a 12-hour album from the founder himself, originally available with a

Exformal Records ~ Exformal Zones

Copenhagen’s Exformal Records is less than a year old, and is making a major move with its latest batch. Mads Kjeldgaard’s label launched as an experimental imprint, its highlight to date a 12-hour album from the founder himself, originally available with a

Sleep Number ~ Sunspill

This is the first day of summer in the Northern Hemisphere, the summer solstice, the longest day of the year. As followers have come to expect, it is also the day to uncork a new edition of VISUALS Wine’s Ritual

Sleep Number ~ Sunspill

This is the first day of summer in the Northern Hemisphere, the summer solstice, the longest day of the year. As followers have come to expect, it is also the day to uncork a new edition of VISUALS Wine’s Ritual

Matmos ~ Metallic Life Review

Those of us who are musically inclined find it hard to resist tapping on an empty pipe or an exposed bell, just to hear the sound.  Matmos (Drew Daniel and M.C. Schmidt) have been doing such things for years and recording

Matmos ~ Metallic Life Review

Those of us who are musically inclined find it hard to resist tapping on an empty pipe or an exposed bell, just to hear the sound.  Matmos (Drew Daniel and M.C. Schmidt) have been doing such things for years and recording