Posts Tagged: Richard Allen

Problems That Fix Themselves ~ Which Is Worse

Already Dead Tapes has just reached its 150th release.  This would be a remarkable accomplishment for any label, but this label has done it in only five years, the last 50 arriving in the last year alone.  To celebrate, the

Problems That Fix Themselves ~ Which Is Worse

Already Dead Tapes has just reached its 150th release.  This would be a remarkable accomplishment for any label, but this label has done it in only five years, the last 50 arriving in the last year alone.  To celebrate, the

Michel Banabila & Oene van Geel ~ Music for viola and electronics

The title may be bland, but the music is not.  Music for viola and electronics is music for barren trees and weakening temperatures, shuttered doors and deserted streets.  Its elegant beauty arrives just in time to score the starkest segment of

Michel Banabila & Oene van Geel ~ Music for viola and electronics

The title may be bland, but the music is not.  Music for viola and electronics is music for barren trees and weakening temperatures, shuttered doors and deserted streets.  Its elegant beauty arrives just in time to score the starkest segment of

United Bible Studies ~ Doineann / Howlround ~ Torridon Gate

A Year in the Country’s Artifacts Shop opened on the first of January, setting out to uncover one “artifact” a day for the entire year.  In focusing on “the bucolic countryside dream”, the site has already championed The Advisory Circle,

United Bible Studies ~ Doineann / Howlround ~ Torridon Gate

A Year in the Country’s Artifacts Shop opened on the first of January, setting out to uncover one “artifact” a day for the entire year.  In focusing on “the bucolic countryside dream”, the site has already championed The Advisory Circle,

Erik Friedlander ~ Nothing On Earth Soundtrack

How best to score a film about a photographer in Greenland?  The potential pitfalls are numerous.  One needs to translate the wide open spaces and sparse topography without seeming dull or chilly; and to portray the dazzling allure of the

Erik Friedlander ~ Nothing On Earth Soundtrack

How best to score a film about a photographer in Greenland?  The potential pitfalls are numerous.  One needs to translate the wide open spaces and sparse topography without seeming dull or chilly; and to portray the dazzling allure of the

ACL Singles Chart ~ November 2014

This year, we’ve already featured a hundred songs on our Singles Chart, and we still have room for ten more before we choose the top tracks of 2014!  These songs are catchy, short, and ready for radio.  They could rule

ACL Singles Chart ~ November 2014

This year, we’ve already featured a hundred songs on our Singles Chart, and we still have room for ten more before we choose the top tracks of 2014!  These songs are catchy, short, and ready for radio.  They could rule

Lawrence English + Werner Dafeldecker ~ Shadow of the Monolith

I recently heard an Australian speaker commenting on tourists.  “I love when people come to Australia and say that they’re just passing through.  Passing through to where?  The South Pole?”  In this case, the answer is yes, as this collaborative

Lawrence English + Werner Dafeldecker ~ Shadow of the Monolith

I recently heard an Australian speaker commenting on tourists.  “I love when people come to Australia and say that they’re just passing through.  Passing through to where?  The South Pole?”  In this case, the answer is yes, as this collaborative

Horla ~ Orogenèse

The Le Cabanon label is relatively new to the business, having opened shop last year with Bruma’s Architect Method.  This year’s release is a dark slice of industrial beats and breaks, including a short story in the physical edition (not screened

Horla ~ Orogenèse

The Le Cabanon label is relatively new to the business, having opened shop last year with Bruma’s Architect Method.  This year’s release is a dark slice of industrial beats and breaks, including a short story in the physical edition (not screened

Drunken Sufis ~ Fiber Optic Tap

A beautiful oddity from Bad Friend Records, Fiber Optic Tap is a keepsake cassette, each copy featuring a frame from the video.  Great attention has been given to this release, so much that one wonders if the bad friend might be a

Drunken Sufis ~ Fiber Optic Tap

A beautiful oddity from Bad Friend Records, Fiber Optic Tap is a keepsake cassette, each copy featuring a frame from the video.  Great attention has been given to this release, so much that one wonders if the bad friend might be a