Posts Tagged: Richard Allen
Mai Mai Mai ~ Πέτρα (Petra)
Last year, we reviewed Delta, the follow-up to Theta; Πέτρα is an appendix to a trilogy that will end with next year’s Φ. Mai Mai Mai is evolving as rapidly as the protagonist of Splice, and each installment has grown more ominous. We like where this
Mai Mai Mai ~ Πέτρα (Petra)
Last year, we reviewed Delta, the follow-up to Theta; Πέτρα is an appendix to a trilogy that will end with next year’s Φ. Mai Mai Mai is evolving as rapidly as the protagonist of Splice, and each installment has grown more ominous. We like where this
toy.bizarre/EMERGE ~ split
Here’s a great test for A Closer Listen staffers: play one side of an LP containing collaged field recordings, and another side containing these same field recordings, enhanced by drones. Then challenge them to label the sides. Even after learning the answer,
toy.bizarre/EMERGE ~ split
Here’s a great test for A Closer Listen staffers: play one side of an LP containing collaged field recordings, and another side containing these same field recordings, enhanced by drones. Then challenge them to label the sides. Even after learning the answer,
Tania Giannouli Ensemble ~ Transcendence
Tania Giannouli is a jazz pianist, and her previous album, Forest Stories (with Paulo Chagas) would have fallen into our Jazz category. So why have we placed her new collection in Modern Composition? The answer is simple. With the expansion to an
Tania Giannouli Ensemble ~ Transcendence
Tania Giannouli is a jazz pianist, and her previous album, Forest Stories (with Paulo Chagas) would have fallen into our Jazz category. So why have we placed her new collection in Modern Composition? The answer is simple. With the expansion to an
V/A ~ Framework500
Framework Radio is one of the world’s top promoters and producers of field recordings and soundscapes. To celebrate their 500th edition, the label has produced a 3-disc set featuring many of the genre’s top artists, backed by an original website
V/A ~ Framework500
Framework Radio is one of the world’s top promoters and producers of field recordings and soundscapes. To celebrate their 500th edition, the label has produced a 3-disc set featuring many of the genre’s top artists, backed by an original website
Gianluca Favaron + Stefano Gentile ~ Entretien
Gianluca Favaron‘s albums – and the compositions within each album – eschew verses and choruses in favor of sonic arcs. The black and white photographs of Stefano Gentile are a natural inspiration for this sort of music, suggestive and abstract. A ridiculously
Gianluca Favaron + Stefano Gentile ~ Entretien
Gianluca Favaron‘s albums – and the compositions within each album – eschew verses and choruses in favor of sonic arcs. The black and white photographs of Stefano Gentile are a natural inspiration for this sort of music, suggestive and abstract. A ridiculously
A Guide for Reason ~ XIII – XIV
In the digital age, one has a begrudging admiration for the few artists who still insist on doing things the old school way. Mike Fazio (A Guide for Reason) is one of these. After three years of commercial silence, he
A Guide for Reason ~ XIII – XIV
In the digital age, one has a begrudging admiration for the few artists who still insist on doing things the old school way. Mike Fazio (A Guide for Reason) is one of these. After three years of commercial silence, he
Le Millipede ~ S/T
Le Millipede is one man (Mathias Götz), but as seen in the studio version of the “Happy Planet Index” video, he’s got plenty of friends. With dozens of instruments to incorporate, the more the merrier. Seeing this colorful array (including harmonium,
Le Millipede ~ S/T
Le Millipede is one man (Mathias Götz), but as seen in the studio version of the “Happy Planet Index” video, he’s got plenty of friends. With dozens of instruments to incorporate, the more the merrier. Seeing this colorful array (including harmonium,
New Label: Ventil Records
Those who only know Peter Kutin from last year’s excellent sound collage Burmese Days may be surprised at the sound of the new label founded by Kutin and Florian Kindlinger. Only one of the first two releases is field recording related,
New Label: Ventil Records
Those who only know Peter Kutin from last year’s excellent sound collage Burmese Days may be surprised at the sound of the new label founded by Kutin and Florian Kindlinger. Only one of the first two releases is field recording related,
a closer listen 