Posts Tagged: Richard Allen
Soiled ~ Splices and phases
An unusual album from an enigmatic artist, Splices and phases delivers on the promise of its title by including multiple genres, often within single tracks. The album goes through phases, and seems spliced from a large sonic soundboard. For example, the opening
Soiled ~ Splices and phases
An unusual album from an enigmatic artist, Splices and phases delivers on the promise of its title by including multiple genres, often within single tracks. The album goes through phases, and seems spliced from a large sonic soundboard. For example, the opening
Chris Silver T ~ Salty spots
Sadly yet inevitably, summer is ending, and is now hanging on by a very thin thread. At this time of year, the beach days are numbered – we’re back at our desks, dreaming of the sea. Pablo Neruda writes, “Whoever
Chris Silver T ~ Salty spots
Sadly yet inevitably, summer is ending, and is now hanging on by a very thin thread. At this time of year, the beach days are numbered – we’re back at our desks, dreaming of the sea. Pablo Neruda writes, “Whoever
Death Blues ~ Ensemble
We all wear masks. Some are masks of calm, meant to hide unrest. Some are forced smiles, meant to disguise resentment. We put on happy faces for the kids. We charge forward in battle, pretending to be brave. We apply
Death Blues ~ Ensemble
We all wear masks. Some are masks of calm, meant to hide unrest. Some are forced smiles, meant to disguise resentment. We put on happy faces for the kids. We charge forward in battle, pretending to be brave. We apply
ACL Singles Chart ~ September 2014
Arriving on the heels of our Fall Music Preview is our monthly ACL Singles Chart, including the catchiest short tracks of the month. Eight of them are new to the site, and the other two are among the year’s best.
ACL Singles Chart ~ September 2014
Arriving on the heels of our Fall Music Preview is our monthly ACL Singles Chart, including the catchiest short tracks of the month. Eight of them are new to the site, and the other two are among the year’s best.
Fall Music Preview: The Next 100
Back to work, back to school, back to the daily grind: shorter days, cooler nights and questions of how the summer flew by so fast. Fortunately, our end-of-summer sadness is offset by the anticipation of fall music. Some of the year’s
Fall Music Preview: The Next 100
Back to work, back to school, back to the daily grind: shorter days, cooler nights and questions of how the summer flew by so fast. Fortunately, our end-of-summer sadness is offset by the anticipation of fall music. Some of the year’s
Troy Schafer ~ Untitled No. 1
After releasing an excursion into solo violin, a “survey of a broken tape recorder” and a business card filled with five minutes of feedback, Troy Schafer returns to the wild experimentalism of his 2012 release, Supreme Happiness Forever. That cassette packed multiple albums
Troy Schafer ~ Untitled No. 1
After releasing an excursion into solo violin, a “survey of a broken tape recorder” and a business card filled with five minutes of feedback, Troy Schafer returns to the wild experimentalism of his 2012 release, Supreme Happiness Forever. That cassette packed multiple albums
Thomas Tilly ~ le Cébron / Statics and sowers
Summer and winter rest on opposite sides of opaque vinyl like opposing hemispheres. Need to cool down? Try Side A. Shivering? Flip to Side B. There’s always different weather somewhere, and le Cébron / Statics and sowers is a reminder that
Thomas Tilly ~ le Cébron / Statics and sowers
Summer and winter rest on opposite sides of opaque vinyl like opposing hemispheres. Need to cool down? Try Side A. Shivering? Flip to Side B. There’s always different weather somewhere, and le Cébron / Statics and sowers is a reminder that
Heinali ~ Music to Sleep Under Snow
This year’s winter-themed releases have been arriving before the autumn-themed releases, a strange turn of events for the Northern Hemisphere. But Heinali‘s native Ukraine has been experiencing a political winter, which lends his latest release a touch of unintentional metaphor.
Heinali ~ Music to Sleep Under Snow
This year’s winter-themed releases have been arriving before the autumn-themed releases, a strange turn of events for the Northern Hemisphere. But Heinali‘s native Ukraine has been experiencing a political winter, which lends his latest release a touch of unintentional metaphor.
a closer listen 