Posts Tagged: Richard Allen

Odalie ~ Optimistic Nihilism

A long spiral path at the Museum of Natural History traces the history of earth from its humble origins to the present day.  Around and around the circle goes, yielding no sign of humanity until one arrives at a minuscule

Odalie ~ Optimistic Nihilism

A long spiral path at the Museum of Natural History traces the history of earth from its humble origins to the present day.  Around and around the circle goes, yielding no sign of humanity until one arrives at a minuscule

Nainita Desai ~ Tesselation

We first encountered Nainita Desai in 2021 as the composer of The Reason I Jump, one of our top film scores of that year.  Now she has composed the score for what may be one of the greatest light installations

Nainita Desai ~ Tesselation

We first encountered Nainita Desai in 2021 as the composer of The Reason I Jump, one of our top film scores of that year.  Now she has composed the score for what may be one of the greatest light installations

Various Artists ~ 14 Soundscapes

An open call from Italy’s Biodiversità Records has led to an incredible array of soundscapes; the fourth in a biennial series, 14 Soundscapes takes listeners around the world to enjoy a variety of natural and composed biophanies, while raising awareness of

Various Artists ~ 14 Soundscapes

An open call from Italy’s Biodiversità Records has led to an incredible array of soundscapes; the fourth in a biennial series, 14 Soundscapes takes listeners around the world to enjoy a variety of natural and composed biophanies, while raising awareness of

Scolpaig ~ Spaceport One / Will Parker ~ Red Lake, Black Mine

Difficult Art & Music has been having a wonderful three-year anniversary celebration.  First there came the compilation I Only Like Difficult Art (and music), a double album (one CD, one LP) in which half of the tracks were taken from the back

Scolpaig ~ Spaceport One / Will Parker ~ Red Lake, Black Mine

Difficult Art & Music has been having a wonderful three-year anniversary celebration.  First there came the compilation I Only Like Difficult Art (and music), a double album (one CD, one LP) in which half of the tracks were taken from the back

Tekamolo ~ best tunes for your answering machine

Here’s a curious sonic nugget from Estonia’s Hidden Harmony Recordings: a beat tape on wax from an established artist operating under a pseudonym.  In light of this knowledge, we can’t call it an intriguing debut album; we just don’t know

Tekamolo ~ best tunes for your answering machine

Here’s a curious sonic nugget from Estonia’s Hidden Harmony Recordings: a beat tape on wax from an established artist operating under a pseudonym.  In light of this knowledge, we can’t call it an intriguing debut album; we just don’t know

Baleine ~ II

We came for the cover and stayed for the music.  The graphics by Hector Morcrette and Nicolas Fourgeaud make us eager for surf season, even if we’re about to surf on the Rainbow Bridge right into the center of a

Baleine ~ II

We came for the cover and stayed for the music.  The graphics by Hector Morcrette and Nicolas Fourgeaud make us eager for surf season, even if we’re about to surf on the Rainbow Bridge right into the center of a

Olivia Font ~ Invictam

What are the feelings that follow a loss?  Olivia Font uses Invictam as a study of aftermath.  Although the subject matter is grief, the LP’s trajectory leans toward recovery and triumph, personified in the cover image and title, which means invincible or

Olivia Font ~ Invictam

What are the feelings that follow a loss?  Olivia Font uses Invictam as a study of aftermath.  Although the subject matter is grief, the LP’s trajectory leans toward recovery and triumph, personified in the cover image and title, which means invincible or

Katarina Gryvul ~ SPOMYN

Ukrainian composer Katarina Gryvul stunned us in 2022 with the indelible Tysha,  This year, on the heels of an astonishing collaboration with The National Museum in Warsaw, she returns with a set that is even wilder and more intense. SPOMYN means recollection, and the album

Katarina Gryvul ~ SPOMYN

Ukrainian composer Katarina Gryvul stunned us in 2022 with the indelible Tysha,  This year, on the heels of an astonishing collaboration with The National Museum in Warsaw, she returns with a set that is even wilder and more intense. SPOMYN means recollection, and the album