Posts Tagged: Richard Allen

Debuts & Downloads: Post-Rock Round-Up

5 countries, 5 post-rock bands!  Our last Debuts & Downloads feature of 2013 shines a spotlight on Besides, Children & Lions, Ending Satellites, Krobak and twincities.  Learn their names now; these artists are seeking to make waves in 2014! Poland’s Besides only

Debuts & Downloads: Post-Rock Round-Up

5 countries, 5 post-rock bands!  Our last Debuts & Downloads feature of 2013 shines a spotlight on Besides, Children & Lions, Ending Satellites, Krobak and twincities.  Learn their names now; these artists are seeking to make waves in 2014! Poland’s Besides only

Fold ~ Salvation

The sound of Fold is compelling, while its ethos is worth celebrating: “live trip-hop with speech samples conveying truth & positive messages”.  Past samples have included speeches from Dr. Martin Luther King and Jimmy Carter.  A large portion of the profits support

Fold ~ Salvation

The sound of Fold is compelling, while its ethos is worth celebrating: “live trip-hop with speech samples conveying truth & positive messages”.  Past samples have included speeches from Dr. Martin Luther King and Jimmy Carter.  A large portion of the profits support

Faccioli/Gastaldello ~ Dissangue

Grit is the key element of Dissangue (“to bleed”).  Ambient music is in abundance these days, but grit gives this release an edge.  The piano is present, and does its best to soothe.  But so are dark murmurings of drone and dissonance, feedback

Faccioli/Gastaldello ~ Dissangue

Grit is the key element of Dissangue (“to bleed”).  Ambient music is in abundance these days, but grit gives this release an edge.  The piano is present, and does its best to soothe.  But so are dark murmurings of drone and dissonance, feedback

Shoganai ~ ショウガナイ

From time to time, established artists are tempted to see if they can make it under a different name.  Sadly, new releases can get buried without the name brand recognition.  We wouldn’t want this to happen to Bas van Huizen.  Last

Shoganai ~ ショウガナイ

From time to time, established artists are tempted to see if they can make it under a different name.  Sadly, new releases can get buried without the name brand recognition.  We wouldn’t want this to happen to Bas van Huizen.  Last

Jilk ~ Retreat to Sleep

Bristol’s Jilk has been quiet for a couple of years, but has just come roaring back with a vengeance.  Retreat to Sleep comes with a download of Demonstrations (2005-2007), now remastered, and was preceded by a trio of free EPs containing seven additional new

Jilk ~ Retreat to Sleep

Bristol’s Jilk has been quiet for a couple of years, but has just come roaring back with a vengeance.  Retreat to Sleep comes with a download of Demonstrations (2005-2007), now remastered, and was preceded by a trio of free EPs containing seven additional new

Hammock ~ Oblivion Hymns

One of the ambient/post-rock field’s few “big name acts”, Hammock has helped to popularize the modern instrumental scene, as the duo’s music has been used to promote events ranging from the Winter Olympics to the Super Bowl.  When an act becomes this

Hammock ~ Oblivion Hymns

One of the ambient/post-rock field’s few “big name acts”, Hammock has helped to popularize the modern instrumental scene, as the duo’s music has been used to promote events ranging from the Winter Olympics to the Super Bowl.  When an act becomes this

Daníel Bjarnason ~ Over Light Earth

I first encountered the work of Daníel Bjarnason in 2008, when I picked up a CD, unheard, in a Reykjavik shoppe.  The suite “All Sounds to Silence Come” was immediately enthralling, and I suspected that the young composer might be the

Daníel Bjarnason ~ Over Light Earth

I first encountered the work of Daníel Bjarnason in 2008, when I picked up a CD, unheard, in a Reykjavik shoppe.  The suite “All Sounds to Silence Come” was immediately enthralling, and I suspected that the young composer might be the

Tristan Louth-Robins ~ The Path Described

“It’s only recently that I have begun to recognize and appreciate the environment that I grew up (in) and its role in (my) development”, writes Tristan Louth-Robins, whose field recordings seek to preserve the memories of his youth.  The statement is

Tristan Louth-Robins ~ The Path Described

“It’s only recently that I have begun to recognize and appreciate the environment that I grew up (in) and its role in (my) development”, writes Tristan Louth-Robins, whose field recordings seek to preserve the memories of his youth.  The statement is