Posts Tagged: Richard Allen

Wataru Sato ~ midnight solitude

There’s only one proper time and way to write this review: midnight, alone.  In this hour of introspection, there’s room for contemplation, for dreaming, for regret, for hope.  But I’m not completely alone; the music of Wataru Sato provides the company. Some may

Wataru Sato ~ midnight solitude

There’s only one proper time and way to write this review: midnight, alone.  In this hour of introspection, there’s room for contemplation, for dreaming, for regret, for hope.  But I’m not completely alone; the music of Wataru Sato provides the company. Some may

Oiseaux-Tempête ~ AL-‘AN ! الآن

It may seem strange for an instrumental site to be interested in lyrics, but the primarily instrumental Parisian collective Oiseaux-Tempête has always been political, and today’s political climate is more charged than ever.  How would they react on their new album?

Oiseaux-Tempête ~ AL-‘AN ! الآن

It may seem strange for an instrumental site to be interested in lyrics, but the primarily instrumental Parisian collective Oiseaux-Tempête has always been political, and today’s political climate is more charged than ever.  How would they react on their new album?

Gianluca Favaron ~ Blank Spaces (I Don’t Want To Be Happy)

Gianluca Favaron has recorded some of our favorite drone albums.  This makes us look forward to every release, but it also raises the bar.  Would the artist continue to impress with his latest tape?  Absolutely. Our only concern is that the

Gianluca Favaron ~ Blank Spaces (I Don’t Want To Be Happy)

Gianluca Favaron has recorded some of our favorite drone albums.  This makes us look forward to every release, but it also raises the bar.  Would the artist continue to impress with his latest tape?  Absolutely. Our only concern is that the

The Inward Circles ~ And Right Lines Limit and Close All Bodies

Richard Skelton is a man of many guises.  This April he returns as The Inward Circles, continuing to invoke history, nature and the mysteries of the human mind. This is his fourth release and third album under this name, and arrives with a bonus: an

The Inward Circles ~ And Right Lines Limit and Close All Bodies

Richard Skelton is a man of many guises.  This April he returns as The Inward Circles, continuing to invoke history, nature and the mysteries of the human mind. This is his fourth release and third album under this name, and arrives with a bonus: an

Olivier Alary ~ Fiction/Non-Fiction

A certain sadness permeates Olivier Alary‘s works for film, many of which are collected here for the first time.  But this doesn’t mean the composer is sad; he simply knows how to score the emotion.  One film is about a family

Olivier Alary ~ Fiction/Non-Fiction

A certain sadness permeates Olivier Alary‘s works for film, many of which are collected here for the first time.  But this doesn’t mean the composer is sad; he simply knows how to score the emotion.  One film is about a family

Zu ~ Jhator

Zu‘s Jhator is one of the early highlights of the spring season, a toothy, moody, cavernous record inspired by Tibetan funeral practices.  These side-long tracks use repetition and propulsion to inspire a trance-like state. By the end, one feels as if one has

Zu ~ Jhator

Zu‘s Jhator is one of the early highlights of the spring season, a toothy, moody, cavernous record inspired by Tibetan funeral practices.  These side-long tracks use repetition and propulsion to inspire a trance-like state. By the end, one feels as if one has

Iceland Symphony Orchestra ~ Recurrence

A sense of wonder develops when one realizes one is listening to one of the year’s best albums.  This takes a while to solidify ~ first impressions are hard to trust ~ but by the tenth play or so, it hardens.

Iceland Symphony Orchestra ~ Recurrence

A sense of wonder develops when one realizes one is listening to one of the year’s best albums.  This takes a while to solidify ~ first impressions are hard to trust ~ but by the tenth play or so, it hardens.

Nordic Affect ~ Raindamage

The compositions of Daniel Bjarnason, Valgeir Sigurðsson, Anna Thorvaldsdottir and more are brought to life by Nordic Affect and the Iceland Symphony Orchestra on a pair of Sono Luminus releases.  Together, they represent a strain of both Icelandic music and modern composition: one that appeals as much

Nordic Affect ~ Raindamage

The compositions of Daniel Bjarnason, Valgeir Sigurðsson, Anna Thorvaldsdottir and more are brought to life by Nordic Affect and the Iceland Symphony Orchestra on a pair of Sono Luminus releases.  Together, they represent a strain of both Icelandic music and modern composition: one that appeals as much