Posts Tagged: Richard Allen

Tambour ~ Chapitre I

We first encountered Tambour (Montreal’s Simon P. Castonguay) on a split release with Julien Marchal, but three minutes of solo piano was not enough to form a lasting impression.  Now the composer has returned with a string quartet, and the results are

Tambour ~ Chapitre I

We first encountered Tambour (Montreal’s Simon P. Castonguay) on a split release with Julien Marchal, but three minutes of solo piano was not enough to form a lasting impression.  Now the composer has returned with a string quartet, and the results are

Gilles Gobeil ~ Les lointains

The final piece of our empreintes DIGITALes triptych demonstrates the diversity of the label, as well as the intelligence of its artists.  Québec’s Gilles Gobeil has over 25 years of recordings under his belt, but has not released a solo album since

Gilles Gobeil ~ Les lointains

The final piece of our empreintes DIGITALes triptych demonstrates the diversity of the label, as well as the intelligence of its artists.  Québec’s Gilles Gobeil has over 25 years of recordings under his belt, but has not released a solo album since

Georges Forget ~ Le dernier présent

With tracks inspired by a Terence Malick film, a Melville novel, and poems by Baudelaire and the French sailing champion Olivier de Kersauson, Le dernier présent wears its literary heart on its sleeve.  Yet it is an album of few words, the most obvious

Georges Forget ~ Le dernier présent

With tracks inspired by a Terence Malick film, a Melville novel, and poems by Baudelaire and the French sailing champion Olivier de Kersauson, Le dernier présent wears its literary heart on its sleeve.  Yet it is an album of few words, the most obvious

Åke Parmerud ~ Growl

What do birdsong, vinyl crackle, techno beats and heavy metal growls have in common?  They all appear on Åke Parmerud’s latest collection.  This seemingly disparate set of subjects unites to form a surprisingly coherent whole.  The Gothenburg artist has defied the

Åke Parmerud ~ Growl

What do birdsong, vinyl crackle, techno beats and heavy metal growls have in common?  They all appear on Åke Parmerud’s latest collection.  This seemingly disparate set of subjects unites to form a surprisingly coherent whole.  The Gothenburg artist has defied the

Nicolas Perret & Silvia Ploner ~ Nýey

This one is a real gem.  Anyone who enjoys podcasts and Ted Talks is immediately advised to check out Nicolas Perret & Silvia Ploner‘s Nýey, which began as a radio show and is now adapted for disc.  The recording is an

Nicolas Perret & Silvia Ploner ~ Nýey

This one is a real gem.  Anyone who enjoys podcasts and Ted Talks is immediately advised to check out Nicolas Perret & Silvia Ploner‘s Nýey, which began as a radio show and is now adapted for disc.  The recording is an

Flying Hórses ~ Tölt

Flying Hórses (Jade Bergeron and Raphael Weinroth-Browne) may be a Montreal duo, but they have one foot in Reykjavik, where parts of their album were recorded and the entire project was mastered.  By mixing longer compositions with shorter interludes, the

Flying Hórses ~ Tölt

Flying Hórses (Jade Bergeron and Raphael Weinroth-Browne) may be a Montreal duo, but they have one foot in Reykjavik, where parts of their album were recorded and the entire project was mastered.  By mixing longer compositions with shorter interludes, the

Tobias Fischer & Lara Cory ~ Animal Music: Sound and Song in the Natural World

This new book/CD set, a joint release from Strange Attractor and Gruenrekorder, will have a treasured place on my shelf aside Bernie Krause’s The Great Animal Orchestra, David Rothenberg’s Thousand Mile Song and Cathy Lane & Angus Carlyle’s In the Field: The Art of Field

Tobias Fischer & Lara Cory ~ Animal Music: Sound and Song in the Natural World

This new book/CD set, a joint release from Strange Attractor and Gruenrekorder, will have a treasured place on my shelf aside Bernie Krause’s The Great Animal Orchestra, David Rothenberg’s Thousand Mile Song and Cathy Lane & Angus Carlyle’s In the Field: The Art of Field

Apologies ~ A Disgrace to Modern Science

If you’re driving somewhere exciting (a date, a party, a sporting event) and are only twenty minutes away from your destination, pop this in the player and let it rip.  A Disgrace to Modern Science is a pure psychedelic rock jam

Apologies ~ A Disgrace to Modern Science

If you’re driving somewhere exciting (a date, a party, a sporting event) and are only twenty minutes away from your destination, pop this in the player and let it rip.  A Disgrace to Modern Science is a pure psychedelic rock jam