Posts Tagged: Richard Allen
Stephen Whittington / Zephyr Quartet ~ Windmill
With its trio of August releases, Cold Blue Music reaches the milestone of 50. The label is known as the home of John Luther Adams, but there’s a lot more talent on its roster. Australian composer Stephen Whittington is a prime
Stephen Whittington / Zephyr Quartet ~ Windmill
With its trio of August releases, Cold Blue Music reaches the milestone of 50. The label is known as the home of John Luther Adams, but there’s a lot more talent on its roster. Australian composer Stephen Whittington is a prime
Falling Into Birds ~ S/T
The cover is intriguing. The angles are askew, the focus is fuzzy, and birds and eggs decorate the distorted landscape. Then there’s that duck, whose eyes lie on one side of its head like a flatfish. The message: this isn’t
Falling Into Birds ~ S/T
The cover is intriguing. The angles are askew, the focus is fuzzy, and birds and eggs decorate the distorted landscape. Then there’s that duck, whose eyes lie on one side of its head like a flatfish. The message: this isn’t
Joydah ~ Jouissance
On the surface, Jouissance is a perfect summer album, tailor-made for a drive to the beach, sunroof down, passengers using their hands as planes. The flow is exquisite, the beats divine, the samples so cleverly integrated that their origins are completely obscured.
Joydah ~ Jouissance
On the surface, Jouissance is a perfect summer album, tailor-made for a drive to the beach, sunroof down, passengers using their hands as planes. The flow is exquisite, the beats divine, the samples so cleverly integrated that their origins are completely obscured.
Alder & Ash ~ Clutched in the Maw of the World
Clutched in the Maw of the World confirms everything that we proclaimed last year about the talents of Alder & Ash (Adrian Copeland). Copeland has the skill and ambition to rival his contemporaries, and to do for the cello what Colin Stetson
Alder & Ash ~ Clutched in the Maw of the World
Clutched in the Maw of the World confirms everything that we proclaimed last year about the talents of Alder & Ash (Adrian Copeland). Copeland has the skill and ambition to rival his contemporaries, and to do for the cello what Colin Stetson
Alder & Ash ~ Psalms for the Sunder
Once in a while, we get our wish. Last year we lamented the fact that Psalms for the Sunder was available only in digital form. This year, thanks to the fine folks at Lost Tribe Sound, not only do we get a
Alder & Ash ~ Psalms for the Sunder
Once in a while, we get our wish. Last year we lamented the fact that Psalms for the Sunder was available only in digital form. This year, thanks to the fine folks at Lost Tribe Sound, not only do we get a
I/O ~ Anyone, Anywhere
Boston post-rock septet I/O has come a long way in three years. 2014’s Saudade was a solid debut, albeit nondescript. Anyone, Anywhere adds brass and strings and dares listeners to dismiss it. The tasteful integration of these elements, along with careful sequencing, lifts the band’s
I/O ~ Anyone, Anywhere
Boston post-rock septet I/O has come a long way in three years. 2014’s Saudade was a solid debut, albeit nondescript. Anyone, Anywhere adds brass and strings and dares listeners to dismiss it. The tasteful integration of these elements, along with careful sequencing, lifts the band’s
poemme ~ Soft Ice
With Soft Ice, Polar Seas has found an album to match the name of the label. This is our second winter album of the season (hello, Australia!). It’s also a sleep album, specifically designed to operate as an aural pillow. Just listening
poemme ~ Soft Ice
With Soft Ice, Polar Seas has found an album to match the name of the label. This is our second winter album of the season (hello, Australia!). It’s also a sleep album, specifically designed to operate as an aural pillow. Just listening
Jeff Hassay ~ Beach Boys House: Dirt Sounds
An audiological artefact, a meditation on time, an objet d’art ~ Beach Boys House: Dirt Sounds is all three. One of the year’s most original recordings is also one of the year’s most precious – and some might say precocious –
Jeff Hassay ~ Beach Boys House: Dirt Sounds
An audiological artefact, a meditation on time, an objet d’art ~ Beach Boys House: Dirt Sounds is all three. One of the year’s most original recordings is also one of the year’s most precious – and some might say precocious –
a closer listen 