Posts Tagged: Richard Allen
Kaada ~ Closing Statements
If we were masters of our own fates, we might all have great exit lines. We’d plan them years in advance, store them up and exhale them with our final breaths. Yet in reality, most final words are more maudlin
Kaada ~ Closing Statements
If we were masters of our own fates, we might all have great exit lines. We’d plan them years in advance, store them up and exhale them with our final breaths. Yet in reality, most final words are more maudlin
Institute of Landscape Architecture ~ Melting Landscapes
Melting Landscapes is a success on all levels: concept, execution, presentation and sound. This being said, Christophe Girot (Chair) and the staff and students of Zürich’s Institute of Landscape Architecture would likely trade all of their artistic successes for political movement. Climate
Institute of Landscape Architecture ~ Melting Landscapes
Melting Landscapes is a success on all levels: concept, execution, presentation and sound. This being said, Christophe Girot (Chair) and the staff and students of Zürich’s Institute of Landscape Architecture would likely trade all of their artistic successes for political movement. Climate
VLMV ~ Stranded, Not Lost
Many of the year’s best post-rock albums have been so subtle they border on ambience. Stranded, Not Lost is the latest of these, marking the premiere appearance of VLMV, formerly ALMA, comprised of alumni from Codes in the Clouds (one of whom
VLMV ~ Stranded, Not Lost
Many of the year’s best post-rock albums have been so subtle they border on ambience. Stranded, Not Lost is the latest of these, marking the premiere appearance of VLMV, formerly ALMA, comprised of alumni from Codes in the Clouds (one of whom
Nonturn ~ Territory
The cover image contains paint, but it’s not a painting; it’s the scraped paint left by cars confronting a concrete post. The surrealistic swirl extends to the music as well. Territory may contain field recordings, but it’s not a field recording
Nonturn ~ Territory
The cover image contains paint, but it’s not a painting; it’s the scraped paint left by cars confronting a concrete post. The surrealistic swirl extends to the music as well. Territory may contain field recordings, but it’s not a field recording
Zura Zaj ~ Small Obstacles
On the surface, Small Obstacles is all about the sea: as the liner notes proclaim, The journey, the waves. The swell of the tide, the motion of drift. The opening sound is midway between a breath and a shore. We’ve been yearning
Zura Zaj ~ Small Obstacles
On the surface, Small Obstacles is all about the sea: as the liner notes proclaim, The journey, the waves. The swell of the tide, the motion of drift. The opening sound is midway between a breath and a shore. We’ve been yearning
Félix Blume ~ Death in Haiti: Funeral Brass Bands and Sounds from Port au Prince
Death in Haiti is in turns painful and exultant, drenched in loss and life-affirming. The cries of a woman who has lost her mother are nearly unbearable; the brass bands are triumphant to the point of being transcendent. This is the
Félix Blume ~ Death in Haiti: Funeral Brass Bands and Sounds from Port au Prince
Death in Haiti is in turns painful and exultant, drenched in loss and life-affirming. The cries of a woman who has lost her mother are nearly unbearable; the brass bands are triumphant to the point of being transcendent. This is the
Maciek Dobrowolski ~ Ephemera
Loss and gratitude mingle at the core of this gorgeous album, which was inspired by W.B. Yeats’ heartrending poem Ephemera. On the surface, the poem bears the weight of fading love and the sorrow of age. But read again, and
Maciek Dobrowolski ~ Ephemera
Loss and gratitude mingle at the core of this gorgeous album, which was inspired by W.B. Yeats’ heartrending poem Ephemera. On the surface, the poem bears the weight of fading love and the sorrow of age. But read again, and
The Return of Experimedia
Jeremy Bible’s Experimedia is one of the world’s most comprehensive and consistent online music outlets. But Experimedia is also a record label. This week, the label returns after a three-year hiatus, presenting Matthias Urban‘s Passagen and Pascal Savy‘s Dislocations. While the releases may share a common genre, their
The Return of Experimedia
Jeremy Bible’s Experimedia is one of the world’s most comprehensive and consistent online music outlets. But Experimedia is also a record label. This week, the label returns after a three-year hiatus, presenting Matthias Urban‘s Passagen and Pascal Savy‘s Dislocations. While the releases may share a common genre, their
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