Posts Tagged: Richard Allen

Rob St. John & Tommy Perman ~ Water of Life

Water of Life may be the evolution of field recordings.  Presented in an enormously appealing package, the 45 is accompanied by letterpress artwork and a series of essays that address Edinburgh’s water flow.  As the first edition of the larger Imagining

Rob St. John & Tommy Perman ~ Water of Life

Water of Life may be the evolution of field recordings.  Presented in an enormously appealing package, the 45 is accompanied by letterpress artwork and a series of essays that address Edinburgh’s water flow.  As the first edition of the larger Imagining

Radio Cegeste ~ The New Zealand Storm Petrel

We last encountered Radio Cegeste with 2012’s to orient themselves with coastlines, a collaboration with Lee Noyes that investigated hidden hisses and sub-level tones.  The new work echoes that theme by bringing to light a species previously thought to be extinct.  The New

Radio Cegeste ~ The New Zealand Storm Petrel

We last encountered Radio Cegeste with 2012’s to orient themselves with coastlines, a collaboration with Lee Noyes that investigated hidden hisses and sub-level tones.  The new work echoes that theme by bringing to light a species previously thought to be extinct.  The New

Seaworthy ~ The Rainbow Lorikeet

Looking for something to tweet about?  The Birds of a Feather series has returned!  (Sorry, couldn’t resist!)  The latest pair of releases begins with Seaworthy‘s ode to the Rainbow Lorikeet, a curious, colorful and talkative parrot that was accidentally released

Seaworthy ~ The Rainbow Lorikeet

Looking for something to tweet about?  The Birds of a Feather series has returned!  (Sorry, couldn’t resist!)  The latest pair of releases begins with Seaworthy‘s ode to the Rainbow Lorikeet, a curious, colorful and talkative parrot that was accidentally released

David Andree + Josh Mason ~ Call, Response

When an album is released on New Year’s Day, is it too early to speculate that it might make a year-end list?  Perhaps ~ but we know what we enjoy, and Call, Response is yet another winner from Own Records.  Arriving only

David Andree + Josh Mason ~ Call, Response

When an album is released on New Year’s Day, is it too early to speculate that it might make a year-end list?  Perhaps ~ but we know what we enjoy, and Call, Response is yet another winner from Own Records.  Arriving only

ACL Singles Chart ~ January 2014

What if instrumental-based music had its own Top Ten?  We’ve often wished this were true, before realizing we could make our own.  Consider this feature the Fantasy Football section of ACL, an alternate universe in which the music we enjoy

ACL Singles Chart ~ January 2014

What if instrumental-based music had its own Top Ten?  We’ve often wished this were true, before realizing we could make our own.  Consider this feature the Fantasy Football section of ACL, an alternate universe in which the music we enjoy

2014: The Next 50

Happy New Year!  By now we’ve put the old year to bed and are ready for something new.  Here’s an advance look at first quarter releases, including our top picks for the upcoming season and a host of streaming samples!

2014: The Next 50

Happy New Year!  By now we’ve put the old year to bed and are ready for something new.  Here’s an advance look at first quarter releases, including our top picks for the upcoming season and a host of streaming samples!

Rich’s Picks: Soundtracks

During the movie nomination season, the tight Best Original Score category is of particular interest to A Closer Listen.  Here are five nominees for your Oscar consideration, plus two bonuses: scores released in 2013 for films released in 2012 and 2014.

Rich’s Picks: Soundtracks

During the movie nomination season, the tight Best Original Score category is of particular interest to A Closer Listen.  Here are five nominees for your Oscar consideration, plus two bonuses: scores released in 2013 for films released in 2012 and 2014.

ACL 2013: Guest Lists

Guest lists from Jayne Amara Ross and Frédéric D. Oberland (The Freemartin Calf, Oiseaux-Tempête), Bryan Ruhe (Ruhe), David Vélez (The Field Reporter), Monique Recknagel (Sonic Pieces) and David Colohan (Raising Holy Sparks, United Bible Studies) round out the year! Happy post-Christmas to all!

ACL 2013: Guest Lists

Guest lists from Jayne Amara Ross and Frédéric D. Oberland (The Freemartin Calf, Oiseaux-Tempête), Bryan Ruhe (Ruhe), David Vélez (The Field Reporter), Monique Recknagel (Sonic Pieces) and David Colohan (Raising Holy Sparks, United Bible Studies) round out the year! Happy post-Christmas to all!