Posts Tagged: Richard Allen
Cicada ~ Farewell
One of our favorite recent discoveries, Taiwanese female chamber ensemble Cicada, came to our attention via their compilation Ocean. That album combined most of their two latest albums under a single theme. The latest set collects earlier works in similar fashion, packaging
Cicada ~ Farewell
One of our favorite recent discoveries, Taiwanese female chamber ensemble Cicada, came to our attention via their compilation Ocean. That album combined most of their two latest albums under a single theme. The latest set collects earlier works in similar fashion, packaging
c. reider / jeph jerman ~ pop variations
During the heyday of vinyl consumption, format aficionados would return a copy of a record when it contained too many pops and clicks ~ even quicker when it contained scratches and skips. A pristine copy was a cherished copy. This
c. reider / jeph jerman ~ pop variations
During the heyday of vinyl consumption, format aficionados would return a copy of a record when it contained too many pops and clicks ~ even quicker when it contained scratches and skips. A pristine copy was a cherished copy. This
Glenn Jones ~ Fleeting
One can’t help but notice Glenn Jones‘ unified cover aesthetic: a finger-picking cat, a finger-picking squirrel, a finger-picking four-leaf clover (our favorite), a finger-picking dog, and now a finger-picking hare (although this may be the same finger-picking hare as seen on
Glenn Jones ~ Fleeting
One can’t help but notice Glenn Jones‘ unified cover aesthetic: a finger-picking cat, a finger-picking squirrel, a finger-picking four-leaf clover (our favorite), a finger-picking dog, and now a finger-picking hare (although this may be the same finger-picking hare as seen on
Stefano Guzzetti ~ Leaf
Mere months after the review of Stefano Guzzetti‘s last album comes the review of another, this one more springlike in nature but no less lovely. As the birds precede the piano, and the piano precedes the strings, so do the strings
Stefano Guzzetti ~ Leaf
Mere months after the review of Stefano Guzzetti‘s last album comes the review of another, this one more springlike in nature but no less lovely. As the birds precede the piano, and the piano precedes the strings, so do the strings
Daniel Wohl ~ Holographic
When an instrumental composer is noticed by NPR, Pitchfork and The New York Times, the tendency is to think of compromise and crossover. Yet this is not the case with Daniel Wohl ~ one might instead credit the extraordinary promotional efforts and contacts of the
Daniel Wohl ~ Holographic
When an instrumental composer is noticed by NPR, Pitchfork and The New York Times, the tendency is to think of compromise and crossover. Yet this is not the case with Daniel Wohl ~ one might instead credit the extraordinary promotional efforts and contacts of the
Amonism + The Revenant Sea ~ The Hidden
It’s hard not to hear The Hidden as an elegy, given the imminent demise of J&C Tapes. This cassette is part of the final batch released by the 3-year-old label. Late last year, founder Steve Dewhurst sent a heartfelt letter to fans
Amonism + The Revenant Sea ~ The Hidden
It’s hard not to hear The Hidden as an elegy, given the imminent demise of J&C Tapes. This cassette is part of the final batch released by the 3-year-old label. Late last year, founder Steve Dewhurst sent a heartfelt letter to fans
Yann Novak ~ We Love Our Parents, We Fear Snakes
The most important segment of this 48-minute piece may be the section that one can’t hear. The opening is so quiet that it falls into the realm of silence, although it is not silence, but a seeming void from which sound will
Yann Novak ~ We Love Our Parents, We Fear Snakes
The most important segment of this 48-minute piece may be the section that one can’t hear. The opening is so quiet that it falls into the realm of silence, although it is not silence, but a seeming void from which sound will
Richard J. Birkin ~ Vigils
Vigils is a short but beautiful album, as long as one ignores the elephant in the room. Fortunately, it’s a small elephant ~ a long vocal track embedded at the album’s center. After 15 minutes of lovely piano, plus the contributions
Richard J. Birkin ~ Vigils
Vigils is a short but beautiful album, as long as one ignores the elephant in the room. Fortunately, it’s a small elephant ~ a long vocal track embedded at the album’s center. After 15 minutes of lovely piano, plus the contributions
a closer listen 