Posts Tagged: Richard Allen
ACL 2018 ~ The Year’s Best Winter Music
Thanks to climate change, many of us are experiencing longer, colder winters. It’s no surprise that winter music is also on the rise. This was a particularly good year for the genre, as demonstrated in two early-year round-ups. Now that
ACL 2018 ~ The Year’s Best Winter Music
Thanks to climate change, many of us are experiencing longer, colder winters. It’s no surprise that winter music is also on the rise. This was a particularly good year for the genre, as demonstrated in two early-year round-ups. Now that
ACL 2018 ~ The Year in Review
“In times of crisis, the wise build bridges while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another as if we were one single tribe.” Although these words are spoken by a fictional character (T’Challa
ACL 2018 ~ The Year in Review
“In times of crisis, the wise build bridges while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another as if we were one single tribe.” Although these words are spoken by a fictional character (T’Challa
Cities & Memory ~ Sounding Nature
The latest albums from Cities & Memory highlight the variety of nature’s sounds. One set is pure, the other musically adorned. They serve as an entry point to an even larger body of work spanning “55 countries and almost 500 sounds.” There’s
Cities & Memory ~ Sounding Nature
The latest albums from Cities & Memory highlight the variety of nature’s sounds. One set is pure, the other musically adorned. They serve as an entry point to an even larger body of work spanning “55 countries and almost 500 sounds.” There’s
Francisco López ~ Sonic Fields Vlieland
Field recordings often capture sonic environments so that they can be shared with others across the globe. In its current form as a USB memory card, Sonic Fields Vlieland is now one of these; but it began as something even more site-specific.
Francisco López ~ Sonic Fields Vlieland
Field recordings often capture sonic environments so that they can be shared with others across the globe. In its current form as a USB memory card, Sonic Fields Vlieland is now one of these; but it began as something even more site-specific.
Lafidki ~ Derichan / Sabiwa ~ 輪迴
A pair of new tapes from London’s Chinabot collective highlight the ethnicity of its artists while exploring new sonic territories. Lafidki‘s Derichan (Bestial) embeds field recordings in abrasive textures, while Sabiwa‘s 輪迴 (Reincarnation) blends vocal acrobatics with harsh beats. Lafidki (Saphy Vong) has never
Lafidki ~ Derichan / Sabiwa ~ 輪迴
A pair of new tapes from London’s Chinabot collective highlight the ethnicity of its artists while exploring new sonic territories. Lafidki‘s Derichan (Bestial) embeds field recordings in abrasive textures, while Sabiwa‘s 輪迴 (Reincarnation) blends vocal acrobatics with harsh beats. Lafidki (Saphy Vong) has never
Ricardo Donoso ~ Calibrate
With Calibrate, Ricardo Donoso continues to offer the best of 21st-century industrial dance music. Preserving the sci-fi and factory tinges of 80s industrial, he adds THX-volume drama and grime-tinged, off-kilter beats, resulting in a sound unique to this era. “Rendering the Ineffable” is
Ricardo Donoso ~ Calibrate
With Calibrate, Ricardo Donoso continues to offer the best of 21st-century industrial dance music. Preserving the sci-fi and factory tinges of 80s industrial, he adds THX-volume drama and grime-tinged, off-kilter beats, resulting in a sound unique to this era. “Rendering the Ineffable” is
Bjarni Gunnarsson ~ Lueur
Four years have passed since the last release from Tartaruga Records (Glottalstop’s unique Woodsmoke), and two since Bjarni Gunnarsson‘s Paths. Neither artist nor label is in a hurry. Their patience defies the pace of the outside world. Lueur (Glow) is an intricate
Bjarni Gunnarsson ~ Lueur
Four years have passed since the last release from Tartaruga Records (Glottalstop’s unique Woodsmoke), and two since Bjarni Gunnarsson‘s Paths. Neither artist nor label is in a hurry. Their patience defies the pace of the outside world. Lueur (Glow) is an intricate
Styrofoam ~ We Can Never Go Home
The title is sad, but the music is upbeat. Active from 2000-2010, Belgium’s Styrofoam then went silent for nearly a decade. We Can Never Go Home is a welcome return to the sound of a warmer time, an indication that in some
Styrofoam ~ We Can Never Go Home
The title is sad, but the music is upbeat. Active from 2000-2010, Belgium’s Styrofoam then went silent for nearly a decade. We Can Never Go Home is a welcome return to the sound of a warmer time, an indication that in some
