Posts Tagged: Richard Allen

Rebecca Foon & Aliayta Foon-Dancoes ~ Reverie

What a joy to hear these sisters playing together! Cellist Rebecca Foon is well-known as an integral member of Thee Silver Mt. Zion and Esmerine, while violinist Aliayta Foon-Dancoes has won awards for her own work.  Those who saw Esmerine live on

Rebecca Foon & Aliayta Foon-Dancoes ~ Reverie

What a joy to hear these sisters playing together! Cellist Rebecca Foon is well-known as an integral member of Thee Silver Mt. Zion and Esmerine, while violinist Aliayta Foon-Dancoes has won awards for her own work.  Those who saw Esmerine live on

Concepción Huerta ~ El Sol de los Muertos

As Grand River has chosen wind as her subject and Concepción Huerta has chosen fire, the Umor Rex label may be working toward an Elements series.  El Sol de los Muertos (The Sun of the Dead) features a volcano on its

Concepción Huerta ~ El Sol de los Muertos

As Grand River has chosen wind as her subject and Concepción Huerta has chosen fire, the Umor Rex label may be working toward an Elements series.  El Sol de los Muertos (The Sun of the Dead) features a volcano on its

Grails ~ Miracle Music

Seeing the “devotional” tag sneak back to the top of Grails‘ Bandcamp list, one knows to expect another shift.  Since 2003, the chameleonic band has kept fans interested in their every move, while two individual members have thrown curveballs under

Grails ~ Miracle Music

Seeing the “devotional” tag sneak back to the top of Grails‘ Bandcamp list, one knows to expect another shift.  Since 2003, the chameleonic band has kept fans interested in their every move, while two individual members have thrown curveballs under

Michelle Helene Mackenzie & Stefan Maier / Olivia Block ~ Orchid Mantis / Breach

Portraits GRM’s ongoing split series continues with a pair of site-specific recordings from Michelle Helene Mackenzie & Stefan Maier and Olivia Block.  When considered together, they operate as a meditation on nature, time and human intrusion.  Each composition fills an

Michelle Helene Mackenzie & Stefan Maier / Olivia Block ~ Orchid Mantis / Breach

Portraits GRM’s ongoing split series continues with a pair of site-specific recordings from Michelle Helene Mackenzie & Stefan Maier and Olivia Block.  When considered together, they operate as a meditation on nature, time and human intrusion.  Each composition fills an

Ludwig Göransson ~ Sinners (Original Motion Picture Score)

Warning: Contains minor spoilers!  It’s been two weeks since I’ve seen the film, and one week since I’ve seen the film again, and I can’t get the music out of my head.  Ludwig Göransson‘s Sinners may not only be the best film

Ludwig Göransson ~ Sinners (Original Motion Picture Score)

Warning: Contains minor spoilers!  It’s been two weeks since I’ve seen the film, and one week since I’ve seen the film again, and I can’t get the music out of my head.  Ludwig Göransson‘s Sinners may not only be the best film

Dalton Alexander ~ I Wonder How Many Are Still Alive

If the album title looks slightly but not completely familiar, it’s because we reviewed Almost Home If I’m Still Alive last year.  That LAAPS LP included Dalton Alexander‘s entire first album, plus three tracks from his second.  This year, I Wonder

Dalton Alexander ~ I Wonder How Many Are Still Alive

If the album title looks slightly but not completely familiar, it’s because we reviewed Almost Home If I’m Still Alive last year.  That LAAPS LP included Dalton Alexander‘s entire first album, plus three tracks from his second.  This year, I Wonder

Gwen Sainte-Rose ~ Collines / Racines

With physical releases on the wane, it’s comforting to open the Collines / Racines box to find small posters, photo cards, and ephemera foraged in the forests of Belgium.  Reading that the objects were collected by “the musician and her acolytes,”

Gwen Sainte-Rose ~ Collines / Racines

With physical releases on the wane, it’s comforting to open the Collines / Racines box to find small posters, photo cards, and ephemera foraged in the forests of Belgium.  Reading that the objects were collected by “the musician and her acolytes,”

Fletina ~ Vesun

Despite having released fifteen recordings in under two and a half years, Scottish sound artist Fletina remains enigmatic, the artist’s details as smudged as their recordings and even (in most cases) their cover art.  Two of the more specific recordings,

Fletina ~ Vesun

Despite having released fifteen recordings in under two and a half years, Scottish sound artist Fletina remains enigmatic, the artist’s details as smudged as their recordings and even (in most cases) their cover art.  Two of the more specific recordings,