Posts Tagged: Richard Allen
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
Sontag Shogun x Lau Nau ~ Päiväkahvit
Sometimes the meaning of an album title is hidden until we look it up, so we were delighted to discover that Päiväkahvit is the Finnish word for afternoon coffee. The LP is meant to accompany the “waning afternoon light,” although it sounds
Sontag Shogun x Lau Nau ~ Päiväkahvit
Sometimes the meaning of an album title is hidden until we look it up, so we were delighted to discover that Päiväkahvit is the Finnish word for afternoon coffee. The LP is meant to accompany the “waning afternoon light,” although it sounds
Various Artists ~ For LA, Vol. 4
LA cannot seem to catch a break this year: first wildfires, then deportations, then protests, then troops. Curated by Hollie Kenniff and mastered by Taylor Deupree, For LA, Vol. 4 continues to address the lingering effects of the first. A treasure trove
Various Artists ~ For LA, Vol. 4
LA cannot seem to catch a break this year: first wildfires, then deportations, then protests, then troops. Curated by Hollie Kenniff and mastered by Taylor Deupree, For LA, Vol. 4 continues to address the lingering effects of the first. A treasure trove
GoGo Penguin ~ Necessary Fictions
In 2023, GoGo Penguin responded to an onslaught of losses with Everything’s Going to Be Okay, a sentiment extended on their seventh album and the trio’s second with drummer Jon Scott. Necessary Fictions implies that we tell ourselves stories to get us
GoGo Penguin ~ Necessary Fictions
In 2023, GoGo Penguin responded to an onslaught of losses with Everything’s Going to Be Okay, a sentiment extended on their seventh album and the trio’s second with drummer Jon Scott. Necessary Fictions implies that we tell ourselves stories to get us
Various Artists ~ Blackout Tape
How does one make music when the power keeps going out? This is the challenge felt by Ukrainian musicians, as well as all musicians in times of war. Blackout Tape is the first release from Kyiv’s 20ft Records, familiar with air
Various Artists ~ Blackout Tape
How does one make music when the power keeps going out? This is the challenge felt by Ukrainian musicians, as well as all musicians in times of war. Blackout Tape is the first release from Kyiv’s 20ft Records, familiar with air
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