Posts Tagged: Richard Allen

Rumour Cubes ~ Appearances of Collections

Four years on, London’s Rumour Cubes have finally made good on the promise shown on their debut EP, We Have Sound Houses Also.  Not that The Narrow State was a throwaway, but it simply added three new songs to those found on the EP.

Rumour Cubes ~ Appearances of Collections

Four years on, London’s Rumour Cubes have finally made good on the promise shown on their debut EP, We Have Sound Houses Also.  Not that The Narrow State was a throwaway, but it simply added three new songs to those found on the EP.

Pan & Me ~ Ocean Noise

Ocean Noise is a much quieter project than its predecessor, Paal.  Four years have passed since Christophe Mevel (Pan & Me) stepped out from the shadow of The Dale Cooper Quartet & The Dictaphones, and in that time he’s deepened his sonic

Pan & Me ~ Ocean Noise

Ocean Noise is a much quieter project than its predecessor, Paal.  Four years have passed since Christophe Mevel (Pan & Me) stepped out from the shadow of The Dale Cooper Quartet & The Dictaphones, and in that time he’s deepened his sonic

Ak’chamel ~ Lowlands of Hteklum

Is Ak’chamel good, evil, or somewhere in between?  The dense religious fervor of the Texas trio’s latest album seems to suggest the latter, although prior incarnation Ak’chamel, the Giver of Illness veered heavily to the dark side.  The trio wears masks and robes

Ak’chamel ~ Lowlands of Hteklum

Is Ak’chamel good, evil, or somewhere in between?  The dense religious fervor of the Texas trio’s latest album seems to suggest the latter, although prior incarnation Ak’chamel, the Giver of Illness veered heavily to the dark side.  The trio wears masks and robes

This Patch of Sky ~ S/T

Rare is the band that improves with every release, but this Oregon septet has done it again.  This self-titled album – the band’s fourth – is its best yet, representing another leap forward.  To those unfamiliar with the band: it’s

This Patch of Sky ~ S/T

Rare is the band that improves with every release, but this Oregon septet has done it again.  This self-titled album – the band’s fourth – is its best yet, representing another leap forward.  To those unfamiliar with the band: it’s

Inscape ~ American Aggregate

As the often misquoted William Congreve writes, “music hath charms to soothe a savage breast, to soften rock, or bend a knotted oak.”  The music of the Inscape collective possesses such charms.  The American heart has been bruised, hardened and knotted in

Inscape ~ American Aggregate

As the often misquoted William Congreve writes, “music hath charms to soothe a savage breast, to soften rock, or bend a knotted oak.”  The music of the Inscape collective possesses such charms.  The American heart has been bruised, hardened and knotted in

Monist ~ New Romans: A History

Constantinople became Istanbul, Datsun became Nissan, Prince became a glyph for a bit, then became Prince again.  Now ontopsych has become Monist.  What’s in a name?  Apparently, a lot.  While a rose by any other name would still smell as

Monist ~ New Romans: A History

Constantinople became Istanbul, Datsun became Nissan, Prince became a glyph for a bit, then became Prince again.  Now ontopsych has become Monist.  What’s in a name?  Apparently, a lot.  While a rose by any other name would still smell as

Chapelier Fou ~ Deltas

The cover of Deltas says it all: the music of Chapelier Fou is bright and happy, twinkling and colorful, creative and adventuresome.  On his third album, Metz (France) artist Louis Warynski doesn’t defy genres as much as invite them in. A delta is a convergence of

Chapelier Fou ~ Deltas

The cover of Deltas says it all: the music of Chapelier Fou is bright and happy, twinkling and colorful, creative and adventuresome.  On his third album, Metz (France) artist Louis Warynski doesn’t defy genres as much as invite them in. A delta is a convergence of

This Will Destroy You ~ Another Language

An eerie feeling must have enveloped the members of This Will Destroy You when they realized that their band name was about to become prescient.  Over the last few years, the band has been haunted by stress fractures, tragedies, and the loss

This Will Destroy You ~ Another Language

An eerie feeling must have enveloped the members of This Will Destroy You when they realized that their band name was about to become prescient.  Over the last few years, the band has been haunted by stress fractures, tragedies, and the loss