Posts Tagged: Richard Allen

Post Rock Road Trip: Day Three

Today our post-rock road trip acts like a European backpacker, making its pit stops in Scotland, the U.K. and Greece, staying in hostels and taking in new music from The Gothenburg Address, Those Amongst Us Are Wolves and Sleepstream.  We’ve been

Post Rock Road Trip: Day Three

Today our post-rock road trip acts like a European backpacker, making its pit stops in Scotland, the U.K. and Greece, staying in hostels and taking in new music from The Gothenburg Address, Those Amongst Us Are Wolves and Sleepstream.  We’ve been

Post-Rock Road Trip: Day Two

On the second day of our road trip, we turn north to Canada, the home of many post-rock originators.  Canada’s new breed includes An Ant and An Atom, North Atlantic Drift, Northumbria and Music for Money, all of whom skirt on the edges

Post-Rock Road Trip: Day Two

On the second day of our road trip, we turn north to Canada, the home of many post-rock originators.  Canada’s new breed includes An Ant and An Atom, North Atlantic Drift, Northumbria and Music for Money, all of whom skirt on the edges

Post-Rock Road Trip: Day One

We’re looking for the world’s best instrumental post-rock.  This week, we’ll be traveling around the planet and covering a few releases daily, starting in the U.S. with Unconditional Arms and Wander from the west and Tides of Man, Cavallo and Ghosts of Sailors at Sea from the east.

Post-Rock Road Trip: Day One

We’re looking for the world’s best instrumental post-rock.  This week, we’ll be traveling around the planet and covering a few releases daily, starting in the U.S. with Unconditional Arms and Wander from the west and Tides of Man, Cavallo and Ghosts of Sailors at Sea from the east.

Cinchel ~ A House Once Lived That Never Was

Jason Shanley (Cinchel) has surprised us once again.  The last time we reviewed Cinchel, we encountered quarter-hour drones on limited edition vinyl sealed with green wax.  This time out, we find a gorgeous zine and 25 short tracks spanning the

Cinchel ~ A House Once Lived That Never Was

Jason Shanley (Cinchel) has surprised us once again.  The last time we reviewed Cinchel, we encountered quarter-hour drones on limited edition vinyl sealed with green wax.  This time out, we find a gorgeous zine and 25 short tracks spanning the

David Vélez ~ The Wait

“The wait” refers to time spent waiting in the darkness of the Columbian forest, making field recordings and wondering if one is going to be eaten by a jaguar, bitten by a pit viper, squeezed by an anaconda, brushed by

David Vélez ~ The Wait

“The wait” refers to time spent waiting in the darkness of the Columbian forest, making field recordings and wondering if one is going to be eaten by a jaguar, bitten by a pit viper, squeezed by an anaconda, brushed by

Geins’t Naït + Laurent Petitgand ~ Je vous dis

When the work of a decades-old recording act still sounds potent, we know that we are in the presence of talent.  The post-industrial sounds of Geins’t Naït are balanced here by the modern composition of Laurent Petitgand, to this date best known for his

Geins’t Naït + Laurent Petitgand ~ Je vous dis

When the work of a decades-old recording act still sounds potent, we know that we are in the presence of talent.  The post-industrial sounds of Geins’t Naït are balanced here by the modern composition of Laurent Petitgand, to this date best known for his

Roll the Dice ~ Until Silence

There’s nothing that can’t be improved by adding an orchestra.  Stockholm duo Roll the Dice was already an industry favorite, thanks in great part to their 2011 breakthrough album, In Dust.  Until Silence puts them over the top.  This is sonic experimentation at

Roll the Dice ~ Until Silence

There’s nothing that can’t be improved by adding an orchestra.  Stockholm duo Roll the Dice was already an industry favorite, thanks in great part to their 2011 breakthrough album, In Dust.  Until Silence puts them over the top.  This is sonic experimentation at

Thomas Ankersmit ~ Figueroa Terrace

In our Spring Music Preview, we commented on the fact that Thomas Ankersmit and Valerio Tricoli followed up their Forma II collaboration by releasing albums on the same day.  While both albums are experimental, Ankersmit concentrates on the electronic aspect of the production

Thomas Ankersmit ~ Figueroa Terrace

In our Spring Music Preview, we commented on the fact that Thomas Ankersmit and Valerio Tricoli followed up their Forma II collaboration by releasing albums on the same day.  While both albums are experimental, Ankersmit concentrates on the electronic aspect of the production