Posts Tagged: Richard Allen

glacis ~ love, if you love me, lie beside me now

Happy Piano Day!  And what better way to celebrate than with a new piano EP?  This tiny treasure comes courtesy of Euan Alexander Millar-McMeeken (glacis), and it’s his fourth in a row.  For 22 1/2 minutes, the composer weaves a web

glacis ~ love, if you love me, lie beside me now

Happy Piano Day!  And what better way to celebrate than with a new piano EP?  This tiny treasure comes courtesy of Euan Alexander Millar-McMeeken (glacis), and it’s his fourth in a row.  For 22 1/2 minutes, the composer weaves a web

Shūnya ~ Birth & Death

The title of Shūnya’s latest album is explained by the dedication: “for my dad who passed and for my son who entered.”  A highly personal album, Birth & Death comes across as tender and life-affirming, landing much more on the birth

Shūnya ~ Birth & Death

The title of Shūnya’s latest album is explained by the dedication: “for my dad who passed and for my son who entered.”  A highly personal album, Birth & Death comes across as tender and life-affirming, landing much more on the birth

Daghraven ~ #1

Is it too early for Halloween?  Because here comes Daghraven with some dark sounds, just as the earth is turning light again.  For those who enjoy listening to haunted music, there’s never a bad time for a release, but the

Daghraven ~ #1

Is it too early for Halloween?  Because here comes Daghraven with some dark sounds, just as the earth is turning light again.  For those who enjoy listening to haunted music, there’s never a bad time for a release, but the

Gizeh Records: Dark Peak Series

Manchester’s Gizeh Records has been one of our favorite labels for years, and now they’ve stepped it up a notch with the sublimely shadowed Dark Peak series.  The first installments, from Æmaeth and Anders Brørby, set the bar high, leaving nothing to

Gizeh Records: Dark Peak Series

Manchester’s Gizeh Records has been one of our favorite labels for years, and now they’ve stepped it up a notch with the sublimely shadowed Dark Peak series.  The first installments, from Æmaeth and Anders Brørby, set the bar high, leaving nothing to

S/QU/NC/R ~ OUA_BF

Once in a while, we receive a sonic document that breaks the boundaries of art and becomes important in other arenas: historical, political, personal.  OUA_BF is one of those recordings.  Without the background, it’s an engaging piece, but with the background,

S/QU/NC/R ~ OUA_BF

Once in a while, we receive a sonic document that breaks the boundaries of art and becomes important in other arenas: historical, political, personal.  OUA_BF is one of those recordings.  Without the background, it’s an engaging piece, but with the background,

Fovea Hex ~ The Salt Garden 1

As the natural heir to This Mortal Coil, Fovea Hex is a collaborative effort that produces sacred-toned music in both the vocal and instrumental fields.  Thanks to a measured release pace, the group tends to fall off the radar every few years,

Fovea Hex ~ The Salt Garden 1

As the natural heir to This Mortal Coil, Fovea Hex is a collaborative effort that produces sacred-toned music in both the vocal and instrumental fields.  Thanks to a measured release pace, the group tends to fall off the radar every few years,

The Cray Twins ~ The Pier

The Pier is a strange album that just gets stranger as it moves along, like a stream that picks up debris while it flows.  In this case, the stream is drone and the debris is a mixture of field recordings, classical

The Cray Twins ~ The Pier

The Pier is a strange album that just gets stranger as it moves along, like a stream that picks up debris while it flows.  In this case, the stream is drone and the debris is a mixture of field recordings, classical

Le Révélateur ~ Hyper

Dekorder’s creative Hybrid Series returns with Le Révélateur‘s Hyper, a glorious slice of experimental electronics cut into the black grooved side of a picture disc.  The record is not only suitable for wall display, it offers a remarkable pair of musical pieces as

Le Révélateur ~ Hyper

Dekorder’s creative Hybrid Series returns with Le Révélateur‘s Hyper, a glorious slice of experimental electronics cut into the black grooved side of a picture disc.  The record is not only suitable for wall display, it offers a remarkable pair of musical pieces as